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Aerial view of Kensington Mine Comet portal. Kensington mine is a gold mine located 45 mi (72 km) north of Juneau, Alaska. [1] The mine is owned by Coeur Alaska Inc., a subsidiary company of Coeur Mining. [2] In 1928 the mine halted operations, and since then Coeur Alaska has attempted to resume operations. [2]
The mine site is within the City and Borough of Juneau and the Tongass National Forest. Development and ore production occurred at the Kensington mine site from 1897 through 1938. The adjacent, also underground, Jualin mine was discovered in 1895 and operated from 1896 to 1928. Together the mines produced 40,513 ounces of gold from 75,208 tons ...
In 2005 Coeur Alaska Inc., a subsidiary of Coeur d'Alene Mines, successfully applied for a tailings disposal permit from the USACE. The permit allowed Coeur Alaska to dispose of 4.5 million tons of tailings from the Kensington gold mine, 45 mi (72 km) north of Juneau, into Lower Slate Lake. The mine operated in the early 20th century, but had ...
Coeur Announces 2012 Summary Highlights, 2013 Production Guidance and New Expansion Initiative at its Rochester Operation COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation ...
This list of gold mines in the United States is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
The collapse of the open-pit gold mine that killed at least 16 people has underscored the dangers of working in a poorly regulated industry. But it has also shown the crucial role that mining ...
Kensington Mine is an underground gold mine located in the Alaskan panhandle about 75 km northwest of Juneau, Alaska. The Kensington property consists of 14,000 acres of mineral claims held by Coeur Alaska, [ 20 ] a subsidiary of Coeur Mining.
A tour guide died at a Colorado gold mine after an elevator experienced a mechanical issue hundreds of feet below ground, trapping a dozen tourists for several hours, authorities said. The ...