Gold In Alaska Map
Gold is found and has been mined throughout alaska.
Gold in alaska map. Caribou creek mining area minor gold producing creek on the glenn highway. Gold mining started in 1870 from placers southeast of juneau alaska. The one time cannery site was also the location of the headquarters of several copper mines in the copper mountain and jumbo mountain area. Gold has been reported throughout alaska.
The gold and coal fields of alaska. Crow creek mine alaska s most popular recreational mining site. But as with any gold bearing state some regions are richer than others. Beginning in the mid 19th century gold was discovered in a succession of strikes along the western coast of the united states in an ascending arc from california to alaska.
Chugach national forest detailed guide to mining sites on the kenai peninsula including bertha creek sixmile creek resurrection creek and crescent creek. Copper river seward fairbanks and kateel river. The great california gold rush of 1849 was followed by many other rushes in succeeding decades culminating in the klondike gold rush of 1897 and the nome gold rush of 1899 both in alaska. Cache creek cabins mine on cache creek in the petersville area north of anchorage.
The gold sites are noted and shown with a numerical number next to each site. Enable javascript to see google maps. Our alaska gold maps are so large they have to be divided into four separate maps based on alaska s meridians. In 1910 the population for sulzer was listed at 50 in the.
Russian explorers discovered placer gold in the kenai river in 1848 but no gold was produced. Gibson draper and smith s map of the rocky mountain gold regions map of the rocky mountain gold regions map of the rocky mountains gold regions relief shown by hachures. This map was published in 1897 soon after gold was discovered in bonanza creek alongside the klondike river itself a. The gold sites are shown adjacent to access roads and streams.
After the united states purchased seward s folly and miners had left the disappointment of mining in the cassiar gold locations gold was discovered southeast of juneau around windham and sumdum bays. Below we ll examine the areas of alaska s most noteworthy gold discoveries. Alaska gold maps a portion of the gold map in the area of fairbanks is shown below. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps.
Gold was found in alaska as early as 1848 in kenai river on a peninsula with the same name by a russian mining engineer. Chicken gold camp gold panning recreational mining and a. The gold sites and cluster of mines were located to the west of denver along clear creek near idaho springs. Alaska s fifth meridian umiat is located in the extreme north of the state and has no gold claims that we could find.
Aptly named hope is a small town of less than 200 people. Maps panning instructions and more. Except in the vast swamps of the yukon flats and along the north slope between the brooks range and the beaufort sea. Hope hope s resurrection creek.
Each area remains a reliable producer of gold to this day. Together with the principal steamer routes and trails.