Kasna Creek Mining District

The Kasna Creek Mining District encompasses a historic copper mining claim on the Alaska Peninsula of southwestern Alaska. The claim is located in the watershed of Kasna Creek, located on the south side of Kontrashibuna Lake, east of Port Alsworth, and was first staked in 1906 by Charles Brooks and Count Charles Von Hardenberg. They were reported in 1909 to have built a house and storage building near the mouth of the creek.[3] Although never developed, the claim continued to be of interest to mining companies into the 1950s, and was initially excluded from the nearby Lake Clark National Park and Preserve because of outstanding claims.[4]

Kasna Creek Mining District
LocationAddress restricted[1]
Nearest cityPort Alsworth, Alaska
Area176.9 acres (71.6 ha)
Built1906 (1906)
NRHP reference No.10000017[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 2010

The area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[2]

See also

References
  1. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Mineral Resources of Alaska: Bulletin, Issue 442. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. 1910. pp. 198–99.
  4. Proposed Lake Clark National Park, Alaska: final environmental statement. Washington, DC: United States Department of the Interior. 1974.


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