In 1882, the Alaska Coal Company was formed to work at Unga Island. This was the first significant coal mining operation undertaken by Americans on the Alaskan Peninsula. The majority of the coal mined at the time was used by steamships, railroads, and canneries. In 1914 the Alaska Engineering Commission was created by President …

Alaska Department of Natural Resources Fact sheet: GENERALLY ALLOWED USES ON STATE LAND Division of Mining, Land and Water • August 2011 As provided in 11 AAC 96.020, the following uses and activities are generally allowed on state land managed by the Division of Mining, Land and Water (these uses and activities may be restricted in …

The Mining department's goals for Mines@150 include upgrading facilities, scholarships, and continuing to build on student experiences both in the classroom and out in the field. When you give, you are ensuring Mines becomes even more distinctive and highly sought-after by future students, alumni, industry, and government partners over the ...

Mining Claims. A mining claim is a parcel of land for which the claimant has asserted a right of possession and the right to develop and extract a discovered, valuable, mineral deposit. This right does not include exclusive surface rights (see Public Law 84-167). There are three basic types of minerals on federally-administered lands: locatable ...

Photo credit: Fairbanks Gold Mining Co. The Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys compiles summaries of mineral activity and publishes an annual report of mineral activity, in accordance with Alaska Statue 27.05.050-060 . The reported value of Alaska's mineral industry in 2020 totaled $3.2 billion, a increase of 5 percent from 2019.

KETCHIKAN MINING DISTRICT, ALASKA, 1991: PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND VICINITY By Kenneth M. Maas, Jan C. Still, and Peter E. Bittenbender U. S. DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary BUREAU of MINES T S Ary, Director OFR 81-92. CONTENTS ... Many mining companies and prospectors provided the Bureau …

Water Risks in the Mining Sector USA - Alaska1 As of August 2016 1. Overview of mining in Alaska Mining has historically played a major role in Alaska's economy. Much of Alaska's transport infrastructure was originally built to service Alaska's mines, and a number of Alaska's major communities like Fairbanks,

The Usibelli Coal Mine, a family-owned mine located outside Healy, is the only operating coal mine in Alaska. The mine has been in continuous operation since 1943 and celebrated its 75th year mining Alaska coal in 2018. The mine fuels approximately 32 percent of Interior Alaska's electrical generation in 2020. The mine employs approximately ...

SOUTHWESTERN EXPLORATION DEPARTMENT P.O. BOX,5795, TUCSON, ARIZONA 8,5703 October lG, 1969 1150 NORTH 7TH AVENUE TELEPHONE 602-792-3010 Hr. Gene Chisholm 27132 Cottonwood Sunnymead, California 92388 Alaska Mine Maricopa Co., Arizona Dear Mr. Chisholm: This will acknowledge with thanks your letter of October 9

Department of Mining & Mineral Engineering. University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 755800 Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5800 1760 Tanana Loop ... Mineral Industry Research Laboratory (MIRL) College of Engineering & Mines University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 755960 Fairbanks, AK 99775-5960 (907) 474-7730 or (877) 474-7390 Fax: (907) …

Usibelli Coal Mine is the state's only active coal mine, providing coal for Interior Alaska power plants. According to the McKinley Research Group 2, formerly the McDowell …

And Laney, F. B., 1920: The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology., Bulletin 1, P. 69. Deposit 1920 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 1

Report on cooperation between the territory of Alaska and the United States in making mining investigations and in the inspection of mines for the biennium ending March 31, 1929, (including a report on the operation of the prospectors' aid act) Authors: Stewart, B.D. Publication Date: 1929; Publisher: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines ...

Production for Alaska during 1950-65. The lode mines in Alaska were virtually inactive during 1942-65. Of the total value of $722,122,186 of gold (28,859,- 718 ounces) produced in Alaska from 1880 to 1957, $504,076,577 came from placer mines (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1957, p. 83, 85). During 1958-59 the gold

In a first for extraction-friendly Alaska, the Department of Justice last week announced an indictment against mining company XS Platinum, Inc. (XSP), and five of its officers and employees. The XSP executives stand accused of five felony counts centered on a conspiracy to knowingly dump mine waste into Southwest Alaska's Salmon River, …

North of 60 Mining News archives search page ... Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Department of Transportation and Public Facilities... — Updated 8/24/2023 ... place to fund its 30% share of development expenses at Manh Choh and Kinross Gold Corp. on track to have that eastern Alaska mine pouring its first gold bar next year, Contango ...

Palmer Project . The proposed Palmer mine is at the headwaters of the Chilkat River complex, which hosts five species of wild pacific salmon. The volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit is located 17 miles upstream of the …

Dawson mined intermittently until 1952. There apparently was no further mining at the Harris River Mine. The Dawson mine was restaked in 1976, and from 1979 to 1981, MAPCO, Inc. explored the property and drilled several holes. Discovery Gold Explorations, Inc. drilled 5 holes in 1984 and several more holes in 1985 (Harris, 1985).

Guide to the Alaska-Pacific Consolidated Mining Company records1885-1989. Collection number: HMC-0023. Creator: Alaska-Pacific Consolidated Mining Company. Title: Alaska-Pacific Consolidated Mining Company records. Dates: 1885-1989, bulk 1935-1951. Volume of collection: 62.95 cubic feet.

MAJOR MINES IN ALASKA. The infographic tells about the different stages it takes to create an active and operating mine. In Alaska, we have six large operating and …

The Alaska Mining Claims Mapper is a custom view of land-records data related to mining that is provided by the Alaska Mapper application. ... State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources 550 W. 7th Ave, Suite 1360. Anchorage, AK …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The nation's top environmental official said he fully supports his agency's decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska's …

Mining Claims. Open Submenu. Locating a Mining Claim; Annual Maintenance and Assessment ... Alaska_Mining_2019-Mining-Claim-Info-Guide.pdf (PDF / 4.3 ) Publication Date. Thu, 05/02/2019 ... Category: Brochure. Keywords. Fees. Minerals. Mining Claim. Reclamation. Bureau of Land Management Home Page. U.S. …

Alaska leads in zinc production in the U.S. and is a major producer of gold. It also produces gemstones, construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, lead, and silver. Metals contribute over 90% of the value of minerals mined in the State. The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Alaska extracted from Table 5 ...

Mining Engineering. One of only 13 ABET accredited mining programs in the United States, and the only one of its kind in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. College of Engineering …

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 131 Broadview Road. New Stanton, PA 15672. Bureau of Mining Programs (pa.gov) Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Rachel Carson State Office Building. 400 Market Street. Harrisburg, PA 17105-8476.

Deep in the Salmon River Mountains, an Idaho mining company, Perpetua Resources, is proposing a vast open-pit gold mine that would also produce 115 million pounds of antimony — an element that ...

Federal Mining Claims Information for Alaska Mining claim rights are valid against a challenge by the United States and other claimants . only after the discovery of a valuable mineral deposit. Valuable Deposit. Although federal statutes do not describe what constitutes a "valuable mineral deposit" under the General Mining Law of 1872, as ...

Exploratory drilling will resume this season at a controversial mine project in Southeast Alaska. Constantine Metal Resources announced one of its biggest work seasons yet after a slow year in 2020.

Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Mining Collection ... Mining Records Curator . Arizona Geological Survey : 1520 West Adams St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 ... PRIMARY NAME: ALASKA MINE ALTERNATE NAMES: COPPER PENNY SILVER THREAD TWO SISTERS RAINBOW CLAIMS WELDON HILL MARICOPA COUNTY …

70.14 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD OF REVIEW 1952-70. History: Established by the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act (66 Stat. 692), July 16, 1952, as a quasi-judicial body to decide coal operators' appeals of actions of federal mine inspectors or of the Director of the Bureau of Mines pursuant to the act. Deactivated March 30, 1970 ...

You are here: DEC / water / wastewater / Mining Section Mining Section The Mining permit section ensures the technical accuracy of State wastewater discharge permits. Our …

Division of Water - APDES Program - Mining Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau; 555 Cordova Street; Anchorage, Alaska 99501; Phone: 907-269-6285; 610 University Avenue; Fairbanks, Alaska 99709

Mining. Mining and mining support services are key economic drivers in Alaska. We offer coverage of the state's major producing mines including Greens Creek, Red Dog, Fort Knox, Kensington, Pogo, and Usibelli Coal Mine, as well as the companies that operate them, and the commodities they produce (zinc, lead, gold, silver, and coal, …

Greens Creek Mine approximately 40-50 inches per year coastal Alaska, steep mountains Kensington Mine approximately 63 to 81 inches annually coastal Alaska, steep mountains Pogo Mine less than 20 inches per year interior Alaska, low mountains The Pebble Mine and its host environment are not comparable with other Alaska mines or their ...