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Category: Mine Museums and Tours

  • LAST CHANCE MINING MUSEUM (JUNEAU, ALASKA)

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    The Museum is located in the Compressor Building of the former Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company. The building was used by the mining company from 1912 until 1944. The museum”s collection includes one of the world”s largest mining air compressors, a host of industrial mining tools and artifacts associated with hard rock gold mining, as…

  • KENNECOTT HISTORIC MILL TOUR (KENNECOTT, ALASKA)

    KENNECOTT HISTORIC MILL TOUR (KENNECOTT, ALASKA)

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    Tour historic mine buildings and learn the history of the copper mine. The Kennecott Copper Corporation abruptly abandoned the town in 1938, leaving behind the mining equipment. Click Here for More Information on the Kennecott, Alaska – Historic Mill Tour [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxSZkTQoTu0[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”400px” center=”61.551493,-142.915649″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Kennecott, Alaska”]

  • EL DORADO GOLD MINE (FOX, ALASKA)

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    The El Dorado Gold Mine is a gold mine and tourist attraction at the unincorporated community of Fox, Alaska, near Fairbanks, Alaska. Originally founded in the early 1900s, the El Dorado mine underwent a gradual transformation in the latter half of the 20th century into an informational mine and tour destination. The El Dorado Gold…

  • ALDRICH COAL MINING MUSEUM (MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA)

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    The museum is located in the company store of the former Montevallo Coal Mine and teaches the history of the coal mining industry in Alabama. Click Here for More Information on the Aldrich Coal Mine Museum [flexiblemap address=”137 County Road 203, Montevallo, AL 35115, United States ” title=”ALDRICH COAL MINING MUSEUM” zoom=”14″ width=”500″ height=”400″ directions=”true”…