Downtown Juneau in Juneau Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Alaska Juneau Mill
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 10, 2010
1. Alaska Juneau Mill Marker
At the Alaska Juneau mill from 1917-1944, ore was sorted, crushed, and treated to extract gold. Electric-powered engines hauled trains of 40 ore cars along the main haulage route from the mine two miles away in Silver Bow Basin to the AJ mill, steepest in the world. Ore fell between levels. Water came via flume from Gold Creek; in winter, the steam power plant pumped sea water from Gastineau Channel. Mill tailings or waste rock built the airport, Egan Drive, and one-third of downtown Juneau. Noted for its innovations, the AJ mill crushed almost 100 million tons of ore that produced 3½ million ounces of gold, worth billions today, making Juneau the lode (hard rock) mining capital of the world. Miners Cove is at the Warehouse No. 1 site in this 1939 photo.
1. Miners Cove (former site of Warehouse No. 1)
2. Steam Power Plant (building still standing)
3. Warehouse No. 2
4. Main office
5. Warehouse No. 3
6. Plywood Mill (not part of AJ mill)
7. Fuel Oil tanks
8. Alaska Juneau mill (foundation visible from tram and Gastineau Channel
9. Waste tram
10. Main Haulage Route (snowshed-covered train track and 3 tunnels to mine)
Erected by Miners Cove Historical Program. (Marker Number 3.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these
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Location. 58° 17.629′ N, 134° 23.783′ W. Marker is in Juneau, Alaska, in Juneau Borough. It is in Downtown Juneau. It can be reached from South Franklin Street half a mile north of Mr. Roberts Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 720 S Franklin St, Juneau AK 99801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Alaska, in Tlingit and Haida & Tsimshian Region. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, the Inside Passage, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ladle (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Juneau (CL-52) Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Southeast Alaska Commercial Fishing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alaska Commercial Fishermen's Memorial in Juneau (approx. 0.2 miles away); Haa Aanν (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shangukeidν Kootιeyaa (approx. Ό mile away); Commercial Fishing (approx. Ό mile away); Gold! (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Juneau.
Also see . . .
1. Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company. Wikipedia (Submitted on May 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
2. Alaska-Juneau Tailings. (Submitted on May 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 10, 2010
2. Alaska Juneau Mill
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 10, 2010
3. Alaska Juneau Mill
Photographed by David Boyle, January 16, 2012
4. Alaska Juneau Mill Ruins
The A. J. Mill (what's left of it) in 2012.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,817 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on January 16, 2012, by David Boyle of Juneau, Alaska. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
