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Kensington Mine, Lynn Canal
Kensington is a complex of underground mines and associated milling facilities on the southern flank of Lions Head Mountain in the Kakuhan Range between Lynn Canal to the west and Berners Bay to the east, about 47 miles (76 km) west-northwest of Juneau and 28 miles (45 km) south-southeast of Haines, Alaska.
Island Copper Mine, Rupert Inlet
Island Copper was an open pit mine located at the northern end of Vancouver Island on Rupert Inlet at the head of Quatsino Sound, about 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of Coal Harbour and 8.5 miles (14 km) south of Port Hardy, British Columbia.
Treadwell Mine, Douglas Island
Treadwell is a historical gold mine on the eastern coast of Douglas Island on Gastineau Channel, about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southeast of the community of Douglas and 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.
Red Dog Mine, Chukchi Sea
Red Dog is a zinc and lead mine about 46 miles (74 km) inland from the Chukchi Sea coast and connected by road to an export terminal, about 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Kotzebue and 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Kivalina, Alaska.
Ross Adams Mine, Kendrick Bay
The Ross Adams Mine is a historical uranium-thorium site located on Kendrick Bay in the Tongass National Forest on the southeastern slopes of Bokan Mountain, about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Hydaburg and 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska.
Ocean Roar, Walker Creek
Ocean Roar is a small group of buildings at the mouth of Walker Creek, and formerly a community on the North Pacific Coast Railroad, about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southwest of Tomales and 16 miles (26 km) west of Petaluma, California.
Indian Valley, Turnagain Arm
Indian is an Alaska Railroad siding and small community at the entrance to a deep valley on the northern shore of Turnagain Arm, about 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Portage and 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Anchorage, Alaska.
Rainbow Valley, Turnagain Arm
Rainbow Valley is a watershed located on Turnagain Arm between Rainbow Peak to the west and Indianhouse Mountain to the east, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south-southeast of Anchorage and 17 miles (27 km) west-northwest of Girdwood, Alaska.
Sumdum Mine, Sanford Cove
Sumdum is a historical mine and community located at the head of Sanford Cove, an embayment on the southern shore of Endicott Arm, about 64 miles (103 km) north-northwest of Petersburg and 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.
Copper City, Hetta Inlet
Copper City is an abandoned mining community located on the eastern shore of Hetta Inlet, on the southwest coast of Prince of Wales Island, about 5.5 miles (9 km) north of Lime Point and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Hydaburg.
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