In the first phase of the project, the U.S. Geological Survey will work with state agencies to inventory Alaska’s abandoned mines. They’ll then pinpoint which mines pose the greatest threats t ...

A Washington state man died while exploring an abandoned mine on Prince ... rock hunting in the Salt Chuck Mine near Thorne Bay. The mine historically produced gold, silver, copper, and palladium ...

(Seabridge Gold) A major Canadian mining prospect upstream from Southeast Alaska is drawing legal challenges from both sides ...

Kennicott in Alaska ... the abandoned town. Decades after local workers left and the settlement was abandoned, Kennicott has been reclaimed and preserved, reports BBC Travel. The mine closed ...