Benefit s of British Columbia s Mining Supply Chain 4 Me tr o V anc ouv er L o w er Mainland V anc ouv er Island Supplier s 1265 270 Communities 20 25 Spend 941000000 105000000 One P r o vince One E conom y B ring ing T oge ther U rb an and R ur al C ommuni ties Mining inject ed almost 1 billion int o 1 265 M etr o V ancouv er businesses in 20 18 a k e y sour ce o f economic activity and jobs f or BC s largest urban centr e The number s cle arly sho w mining and smelting benefit BC s urb an c entr es in addition t o rur al and Indig enous c ommunities 1265 or 34 of the 3730 BC b ased businesses tha t supplied ma t erials g oods and ser vic es in 2018 t o the mining indus tr y ar e loc a t ed in 20 urb an municip alities in Me tr o V anc ouv er The indus tr y pur chased 941 million w orth of ma t erials g oods and ser vic es fr om Me tr o V anc ouv er s 1265 mine supplier s On V anc ouv er Island BC s mines and smelt er s pr ocur ed 105 million w orth of ma t erials g oods and ser vic es fr om 270 supplier s