Alaska is probably most famous for being mined for gold in the past. Today there are currently copper, gold, and jade mines in Alaska.
gold, zinc, silver, coal, crushed stone, lead, molybdenum, and sand and gravel.
Gold, silver, lead, zinc,
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Alaska-Gastineau Mine ended in 1921.
Alaska-Gastineau Mine was created in 1912.
gold was found in Alaska
A mine on Prince of Wales Island.
That would be Hecla Greens Creek Mining.
People today are still searching for the Mother Lode that must be there, somewhere.
Alaska, Missouri, and Tennessee accounted for 97 percent of U.S. zinc production, with the Red Dog Mine in Alaska accounting for 75 percent of that total.
Some examples of sights to see in Alaska are: Glacier Bay; Denali national park; Kodiak Island; El Dorado gold mine, and the Pioneer Park at Fairbanks.
Lead mining is located primarily in Missouri, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana. Ninety-seven percent of U.S. lead product was extracted from nine mines in Alaska and Missouri in 2000.
1966, I lost mine in the 1967 Fairbanks, Alaska flood. This lovely wife of mine just bought me a 2012 Charger. Only took 46 years to replace my 1966.
E.M MacKevett has written: 'Geology of the Red Devil Quicksilver Mine, Alaska' -- subject(s): Mercury ores, Geology
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