public mining sites in alaska

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  Gold Panning in Alaska, Alaska Kids' Corner, State of Alaska

  2024528 · Today, gold panning in Alaska has all but disappeared, but a number of gold mines still operate in parts of the state. Visitors to Alaska may partake in a variety of gold mining experiences from tours that provide stocked sand in which to pan for gold to solo back country expeditions on public mining sites to even making a claim yourself.

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  Indian Valley Mine | Gold panning, historic mine & gift shop …

  We're located at Mile 104 on the Seward Highway just a short 20 minute drive south of Anchorage, Alaska. Indian Valley Mine & Gifts is family owned and operated by Roger and Arlene Cowles. We're open every day 9am to 6pm from May 15 to September 15. The main cabin and the assay building at Indian Valley Mine are some of the oldest structures ...

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  Debate over Pebble mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region …

  20231113 · The company trying to build a huge copper and gold mine in the salmon-rich Bristol Bay will keep fighting for the project, despite a decision by the federal government to keep the proposed development site off-limits to large-scale metals mining.

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  Independence Mine State Historical Park, Alaska

  5  · Independence Mine State Historical Park is a huge, abandoned gold mine that sits at the top of Hatcher Pass, a photogenic alpine passage that cuts through the Talkeetna Mountains in the Mat-Su Valley. The scenic journey above tree line and exploration of this this intriguing 761-acre park make for one of the finest day trips in Alaska.

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  Home – Alaska Division of Mining, Land, and Water

  Land Sales Mining Lands Section - Easements, Leases, Permits, and Material Sales Appraisals Aquatic Farming Contract Initiation and Revenue Recovery Dam Safety Land Use Planning Municipal Entitlements Navigability Project Realty (Public Land Title) Shore Fishery Statewide Abatement of Impaired Land (SAIL) Surveys, Easement Vacations & Plats ...

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  Mineral Property Management – Alaska Division of Mining, …

  In maintaining the records, the section maintains and administers an annual average of about 50,000 mining claims and leasehold locations, 6,000 prospecting sites, 75 upland mining leases, 44 coal leases (same as FY '99), and 32 offshore mining leases. The section also issues courtesy billings and performs audits to assure 6 (i) revenues are ...

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  Salt Chuck Mine, Mill Area - Alaska

  202319 · The Alaska Department of Natural Resource's Prince of Wales Area Plan identifies the area around the site as “intensive public recreation use.” The Forest Service has public-use cabins and a campground in the area, and Salt Chuck Bay is used for subsistence clamming and crabbing. Lake Ellen Creek supports five species of …

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  Graphite Creek Project, Alaska - Mining …

  Red Dog Operations – Fly in, fly out; Experience the untamed beauty of Alaska. One of the largest zinc deposits in the world—Red Dog Mine—is located 170 kilometres north of the Article Circle in northwest Alaska. Discovered by a Local Bush pilot and prospector Bob Baker, he named Red Dog Creek in the mid-1950s after his faithful companion, a red …

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  Fort Knox Mine – Alaska Division of Mining, Land, and Water

  201957 · Project Description The Fort Knox Mine is an open pit, truck-and-shovel operation using carbon-in-pulp, heap leach and gravity processes to recover gold. The mine is located approximately 25 highway miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, on primarily State of Alaska and private lands within the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The project is …

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