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The yield from the Mines in the Juneau Gold Belt during the period 1880–1983 was worth $157,000,000 from 6.7 million oz gold, 3.1 million oz silver, and 45 million lbs lead. [11] Period 1985– Since 1985, many mining establishments are examining possibilities of restarting some of the mines like the great Alaska Juneau Mine.
The Ahafo mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Republic of Ghana and in the world. [1] [2] The mine is located in the center of the country in Brong-Ahafo Region. [2] The mine has estimated reserves of 17 million ounces of gold. [needs update] [2] [3] [4]
The camp was the site of one of the largest gold finds in the Juneau mining district. It was established between 1910 and 1913 by the Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company and operated until 1944, producing more than $80 million worth of gold. The largest surviving structure of the camp is its air compressor building, which was 84 feet (26 m) long ...
The city of Juneau was founded there that year. The strike sparked the Juneau gold rush, which resulted in the development of many placer and lode mines including the largest, at the time, gold mines in the world - the Treadwell complex of lode mines on Douglas Island (across a narrow sea channel from Juneau) and the AJ lode mine, in Juneau itself.
Rhodes said he used to run Sutter Gold Mine Tours that would specialize in Gold Country mines. He said his business would attract 25,000-30,000 patrons per year, which was his rough estimate for ...
The Alaska-Juneau mine was located 3 miles (4.8 km) from Juneau. [3] The property also included the Lane & Hayward mine and the Bennet mine. The company's two stamp mills, driven exclusively by water power, were located on Gold Creek. [4] Its 30-stamp mill was in operation from 1896 to 1914. [1]
Treadwall Mining. The Juneau gold belt is located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska.This belt is approximately 100 miles (160 km) in length, north/northwest-trending, [1] and extends from Berners Bay southeastward to Windham Bay, 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Juneau, and includes Douglas Island.
The first gold placer claims of 4 Oct 1880 by Harris and Juneau were followed by quartz claims in the name of their employers Pilz and Fuller. These sixteen claims were subsequently the properties of the Ebner Gold Mining Company and the Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company. By 1 Jan 1881, 71 placer claims had been registered in the area. [2]