Tag: exploration

• larry heady in his element on prince of wales island

  

  (featured photo:  Larry Heady at mouth of mine) As I have been writing blogs on the mines of Kasaan Peninsula, I was thinking about some of my field trips to mines and outcrops on the Island. As I wrote, I could not help thinking of an old friend, Larry Heady. By the time I arrived […]

  alaskarainforestrealty

  April 18, 2017

  Mines and commercial ventures, Prince of Wales History, Uncategorized

  exploration, Geology, kasaan, Larry Heddy, mines, prince of wales, prince of wales island, Rock Spheres, Uncatagorized

• lichtenstadter and mount andrew mine kasaan peninsula

  

  Lichtenstadter and the Mount Andrew Mine Abundant natural resources have attracted prehistoric native peoples, European explorers/traders, and Americans to Prince of Wales Island. The Island’s has a long history of natural resource development. Mining has been an important part of that history. This blog continues our series of blogs about mining on the Kasaan Peninsula. […]

  alaskarainforestrealty

  April 12, 2017

  Mines and commercial ventures, Prince of Wales History, Uncategorized

  commercial, exploration, hiking, kasaan, mines, prince of wales, prince of wales island, South Thorne, southeast alaska, thorne bay