...school & received his diploma from Juneau-Douglas High School.John had many jobs throughout Alaska. He worked at mining sites in the interior of Alaska, on the Alaska State Pipeline & the Conservation Corps. John helped with the construction...
...coming Jan. 1, a cross-country ski outing is planned out of Independence Mine State Historical Park, a former gold mining site, according to Bill Kiger, interpretation and education manager for Alaska State Parks."We want to start the year...
...The renegotiated International Seabed Authority ? provides property rights for U.S. firms to develop deep-sea mining sites that require security of tenure before they can justify the large investments required." All the conditions deemed essential...
...finding the gold, is developing it: It costs more here than in many other places, Szumigala said, noting that remote mining sites require infrastructure like roads and power lines to be built. Plus, work during winter months is limited."You've...
...could not presume to say whether the injuries were life threatening or not.The survivors were flying from Niblack, a mining site on southeast Prince of Wales Island about 27 miles away from Ketchikan, to Ketchikan, and they crashed en route, Dooley...
...continued with archival research in the Yukon Territory and Alaska in 1995, and included personal exploration of Klondike mining sites. Prof. Terrence Cole and the staff of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, helped her with "the logistics of life...
...homes - a dirt road leading up through the woods - is also a desirable route for the city's industrial access to its mining sites. The rock quarry will be carved out of Blackerby Ridge and the gravel pit will be farther to the north, potentially...
...neighboring streams will not be affected. The timber at the mining site has little commercial value and would remain standing. The mining site will be nearly invisible from the water. A complete...
...Creek to Echo Cove, officially established in 1907-1909 by the territory of Alaska, to service Juneau Gold Belt mining sites. The strip of land with gold bearing-rock known as Juneau Gold Belt ran from north of Berners Bay to south of Point...
...left many mysteries along the banks of the Yukon including complete towns that were abandoned, along with numerous mining sites and cabins. Kissel was walking though one of the abandoned town sites when he found a 1902 newspaper with headlines...
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