Massive mining truck finds permanent home at Britannia Mine Museum | Daily Hive

A retired Cat® 793C Mining Truck installed at Britannia Mine Museum. (Finning Canada)

A ginormous new addition has arrived at Britannia Mine Museum, where visitors this summer will be able to get up close to one of the mining industry’s largest machines as part of a new interactive exhibit focused on heavy equipment and modern resource extraction.

The museum’s seasonal exhibition, “Giants at Work: Big Jobs, Bigger Machines,” spotlights the recently installed Cat® 793C Mining Truck — a massive haul truck donated by Finning Canada that once operated at a mine in northern British Columbia.

While the mining truck is now a permanent fixture of the museum, the seasonal exhibit, now open, runs through Sept. 7, 2026 and explores the evolution of industrial mining equipment, from early hand tools to today’s data-driven and automated systems.

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Standing more than 21 ft. tall and weighing 350,000 lbs., the truck now dominates the museum grounds at Britannia Beach. The rear axle alone weighs 54,000 lbs., while the truck frame is 94,000 lbs.

The historic museum and its new truck are impossible to miss — located next to the Sea to Sky Highway, just south of the Sea to Sky Gondola and Squamish.

According to the museum, the truck logged more than 78,500 operating hours during its working life and transported upwards of 43 million metric tons of material before being retired and relocated to the site.

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A retired Cat® 793C Mining Truck installed at Britannia Mine Museum. (Finning Canada)

“We’re excited to debut the Cat® 793C Mining Truck as our newest attraction at the Britannia Mine Museum,” said Cheryl Hendrickson, executive director of the Britannia Mine Museum, in a statement.

“It allows visitors to experience the immense scale of these mining giants firsthand, encouraging a deeper and more informed understanding of modern mining.”

The truck’s installation itself was a major logistical undertaking. A four-person Finning Canada crew spent a week assembling the machine on-site after it arrived in six separate transport loads.

The exhibit is designed to appeal to both mining enthusiasts and families, with interactive stations aimed at explaining the engineering principles behind modern excavation, hauling and earthmoving equipment. Visitors will also be introduced to the range of careers involved in operating and maintaining the machinery used in large-scale mining operations.

Among the exhibit’s features is a CAT Mining Truck Simulator — a separate ticketed attraction that allows guests to virtually operate a haul truck in a simulated mine environment. The simulator gives participants the opportunity to navigate hauling routes and experience the coordination required to control machinery of that scale.

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