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Eerie Alaska mining town left abandoned for almost 100 years is making a comeback
The town was once a thriving copper mining community, home to hundreds of workers, but is now a popular tourist destination ...
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Alaska could get $1.3M in federal funding to clean up derelict coal mines
The Biden administration announced on Dec. 20 that $1.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will go toward cataloging and reclaiming Alaska’s derelict coal mines over a 15-year period.
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‘World’s largest undeveloped gold mine’ faces legal challenges from Canada and Alaska tribal nations
The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says the outcome of the Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project, if it ...
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Eerie abandoned town left untouched for decades is now hosting events
The once-thriving community was a copper mining town and home to hundreds of workers, with visitors able to explore the area ...
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Man dies exploring abandoned Southeast Alaska mine
A Washington state man died while exploring an abandoned mine on Prince of Wales Island earlier this month ... which those ...
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This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build 2 more?
Most large mines in Alaska sit beside mills where workers ... and hundreds of people worked at multiple operations across the area. Abandoned mineshafts still dot valley walls, and tunnels bore ...
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Rock hunting trip ends in 50-year-old’s death at abandoned Alaska gold mine, cops say
Fellow rock hunters tried to save a 50-year-old from Washington state after a medical emergency in an abandoned gold mine in Alaska, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Fellow rock hunters ...