Jualin Mine is a defunct gold mine located within the

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, Alaska approximately northwest of downtown

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. The Jualin gold deposit was discovered by prospector Frank Cook in 1895 and was initially mined by the Jualin Mining Company. A stamping mill with a daily capacity of of ore was installed early in the mine's operation. The mine operated intermittently from 1896 to 1901 and again from 1905 to 1908, when it was closed at a depth of 210 feet due to water infiltration and power shortages. In 1912, the mine was purchased by a Belgian group, which began investing in better equipment and deeper drilling. In 1914, the shaft was deepened to 325 feet, and mining took place at the 310-foot level. A drainage and haulage tunnel was planned to extend south of the mine to allow easy access to the mining levels, but the outbreak of World War I halted this effort when the extension was only long. Following the end of the war, the mine was purchased by a new company named the Southeastern Alaska Mining Corporation, which aimed to put the mine back into service. This effort failed, however, and the mine remained unused until the late 20th century, when

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, a

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of Coeur Mining, purchased mining rights to the Jualin and nearby

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s. Today, Coeur Alaska leases the Jualin from Hyak Mining Company, which owns the property. The Jualin site is home to administration and support buildings for the Kensington mine, but Coeur Alaska is exploring the Jualin site for mining potential. From 1896 to 1919, of gold were extracted from the mine, making it the fourth most-productive mine in the

Juneau Mining District The Juneau mining district is a gold mining area in the U.S. state of Alaska. In 1880 a local inhabitant, Chief Kowee, revealed to prospectors Joe Juneau and Richard Harris the presence of gold in what is now named Gold Creek in Silver Bow Basi ...

(behind Alaska-Juneau (AJ), Perseverance and Treadwell) before the modern era.Redman, p. 5

References

* Redman, Earl
History of the Juneau Gold Belt: 1869-1965
U.S. Bureau of Mines: Juneau, 1985. * Southeastern Alaska Mining Corporation
"Report on Jualin Mine,"
Jan. 15, 1929. Retrieved Sept. 13, 2014.
"Says Showing Jualin Mine is Excellent,"
Daily Alaska Dispatch. Sept. 13, 1914. Retrieved Sept. 13, 2014.

Notes

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