Northern Mining History / Alaska
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Alaskan copper mine, once giant of America
"During the two decades preceding and those following World War I, when the United States produced more than half the world's copper, the mines at Kennecott, Alaska were among the... — Updated 1/20/2022
Bill Ellis blazes trail of Alaska discovery
Throughout the relatively short modern history of Alaska, many nameless and oft unrecognized explorers have contributed to the Last Frontier state in ways that future generations will... — Updated 9/30/2021
Dyea, Alaska: The lost sibling to Skagway
If one were to stand in the dense, silent coastal forest at the head of the Taiya Inlet today, it would be nearly impossible to imagine that 123 years prior, this Southeast Alaska locale... — Updated 8/12/2021
Forgotten chain of Alaska mining history
After the United States' purchase of Alaska, and before the boom brought on by the Klondike Gold Rush, a small island just off the Alaska Peninsula would have gold-bearing quartz... — Updated 5/27/2021
The Alaskan business as old as America
"Less than a year after the formal transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States, there was formed under California law a corporation named the Alaska Commercial Company. Its home... — Updated 1/28/2021
Thousand-mile ride from Dawson to Nome
Over a century ago, a gold rush pioneer set out on an incredible journey of more than one thousand miles across the breadth of Alaska upon his two-wheeled iron steed, braving the brutal... — Updated 1/18/2021
Friendliest mining ghost town in Alaska
Resting on the eastern fringe of the Misty Fjords National Monument, at the head of Portland Canal, the Southeast Alaska mining town of Hyder survives through a symbiotic relationship... — Updated 12/3/2020
