Benefit s of British Columbia s Mining Supply Chain 6 A Div erse B ill ionD oll ar S upply C h ain E mplo ying Thousands I n M e tr o V ancouv er E ach dir ect job at a mine or smelt er in BC supports at least tw o jobs in supply or services man y o f these jobs ar e locat ed in M etr o V ancouv er T r aditional mining c ommunities lik e Kamloops Princ e t on Princ e Geor g e and T umbler Ridg e under s t and the mining indus tr y pr o vides f amily supporting jobs inc omes and opportunities the y see them e v er y day L ess w ellkno wn ar e the ec onomic and emplo yment benefit s mining and smelting pr o vide f or BC s urb an popula tion V anc ouv er is British Columbia s lar g es t urb an mining c ommunity with 485 mining supplier s g ener a ting 248 million in r e v enue in 2018 Surr e y s 190 mining supplier s g ener a t ed 111 million in r e v enue Burnab y s 140 mine supplier s g ener a t ed 202 million in r e v enue fr om the mining sec t or On V anc ouv er Island the indus tr y spend thr ough the City of Vic t oria s 45 mining supplier s t o t aled 36 million in 2018 while 275 million flo w ed thr ough the 115 mine supplier s in Campbell Riv er 1 2