ðə bˌiːˌaɪsˈiː ɡɹˈuː ɪn pˈaʊɚ ænd ˈɪnfluːəns ˌoʊvɚ ðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi æz ɪts kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ðə səplˈaɪ ʌv lˈeɪbɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd, ænd ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪkli ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl, tˈaʊn ɐlˈaʊd ɪt tə dˈɪkteɪt tˈɜːmz tə bˈoʊθ ðə mˈaɪnɪŋ kˈʌmpəniz ænd pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz ɪn stˈeɪt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
The BIC grew in power and influence over the 20th century as its control over the supply of labour in the isolated, and economically influential, town allowed it to dictate terms to both the mining companies and politicians in state government.