McLeese Lake, British Columbia

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This article is about the community. For the lake, see McLeese Lake.

McLeese Lake is an unincorporated community on British Columbia Highway 97 in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is named for the lake of the same name, which itself was named for Robert McLeese, a pioneer storekeeper, hotelier and steamboat owner and also politician.[1]

McLeese Lake is home to the Gibraltar Mine, Canada's second-largest open pit copper mine, which is located approximately 10km north of town. In addition to copper, the Gibraltar Mine also mines Molybdenum.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Province of British Columbia - GeoBC". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Mining Data Solutions: Gibraltar Mine". Mining Data Online. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

Coordinates: 52°25′12″N 122°17′43″W / 52.42000°N 122.29528°W / 52.42000; -122.29528

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