Swainbank / Dakota Mining Corp. / Novus Resources / Kennecott / Hecla Mining / Reference Cited Swainbank / Cominco Alaska Inc. / Polar Mining Inc. / Consolidated Nevada Goldfields Inc. / Cripple Creek Venture / NANA Corp. / Yellow Eagle Mining Inc. / Alaska Gold Co. / Little Eldorado Group / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
Niblack Mine / Ester Dome / Fort Knox Mine / Greens Creek Mine / Red Dog Mine / Fort Knox / /
IndustryTerm
mineral products / placer mining / peat mining / telephone listing / historic mining regions / open-pit placer gold mining / hard rock mining employment / base metal / /
NaturalFeature
Wales Island / Yukon River / Donlin Creek / Talkeetna Mountains / Calder Bay / Illinois Creek / Iron Creek / /
OperatingSystem
Fork / /
Organization
Natural Resources’ Division of Geological / Alaska's State government / Natural Resources’ Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys / Value Unit / Alaska Department of Natural Resources / U.S. Bureau / Division of Geological / The Greens / Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys / Geophysical Surveys / /
Person
Prince / / /
Position
mineral commodity specialist / Major / Prince of Wales Island / /
ProvinceOrState
Alaska / /
Region
northwestern Alaska / southeastern Alaska / central Alaska / /
THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA In 1997, Alaska climbed to 17th from 21st[removed]among the 50 States in total nonfuel mineral production value,1 according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The estimated value for 1997