Organized Village of Kasaan
Tribal Response Program
The state of Rhode
Island could fit into
Alaska 425 times.
The state boasts the
lowest population
density in the nation.
586,400 Square
Miles.
Alaska is 2 times the
size of Texas .
33,000 miles of
coastline.
1,400 miles North to
South.
2,700 miles East to
West.
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Most
communities
only accessible
by boat or
airplane.
The only three
communities
that you can
drive to in
Southeast
Alaska are
Skagway,
Haines, and
Hyder.
Southeast Alaska
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Prince of Wales Island
135 miles long.
45 miles wide.
POW has an area
of 2,577 sq mi
(6,675 km²),
slightly larger than
the State of
Delaware.
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Kasaan Brownfields Project
The Kasaan TRP is in
its fifth year of funding.
There are currently 35
possible Brownfields
sites located.
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Goodro Mine (1916)
Started as a gold
and Copper mine
1906-07.
Small shipments of
ore were sent out
from 1909-1914
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The discovery of the
precious metals
platinum and
palladium gave birth
to the Salt Chuck
Mining Co..
Salt Chuck Mine (1970)
Due to the small
part of total metallic
content in ore,
Palladium cannot be
seen and is thus not
discovered.
Palladium is not
detected in usual
assay.
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Palladium (46)
Palladium is #46 on the
periodic table of
elements.
Valued at two times the
price of gold.
Palladium has a high
demand for laboratory
utensils as well as
jewelry, dental, and
industrial uses due to
its alloying properties
with other metals.
www.corrosionsource.com/handbook/periodic/
Production at Salt Chuck ceased in 1947-1948
Activity at the Salt
Chuck mine stopped in
1947-1948.
Tailings piles left in
tidelands and uplands,
structures left to rot.
Salt Chuck Cleanup
U-55 Mine / Ross Adams Mine
•  Uranium-1955
•  Original claims
staked by Don
Ross and Kelley
Adams
•  Discovery
prompted by a
bonus offered by
the Atomic Energy
Commission and
the Territory of
Alaska
• Site located on
Bokan Mtn.,
P.O.W.
Open-Pit Uranium Mining
All Uranium Ore
brought to a barge
at tidewater where
it was shipped to
Washington for
processing.
Newmont
Exploration Ltd. did
exploration activity
in 1968,1969, 1970.
Mining activity at
Bokan Mtn. ceased
in 1971.
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Uranium (92)
Uranium is number
92 on the periodic
table of elements.
Uranium is used to
power nuclear
power plants.
It is also used to
fuel nuclear
weapons.
www.corrosionsource.com/handbook/periodic/
Ross Adams mine
lies on federal
property.
After hours of
research Department
of Agriculture lawyers
found Newmont
Mining to be the last
remaining company
to have mined on
Bokan Mtn..
Newmont Mining has
agreed to pay for
much of the clean up
activity at this site.
Bokan Mtn. Cleanup
Thanks to:
The OVK and Kasaan Tribal Council.
The ADEC, Anne Marie Palmieri, Sonja Benson,
John Carnahan, & Deborah Williams
The EPA, Marie Goolie, Tami Fordham, Susan
Morales, Ken Marcy, Deborah Burgess
The Forest Service, Michael Wilcox
Kai Environmental Consulting Services, LLC
Blue Skies Solutions, LLC
Skunk Cabbage Designs
Works Cited
Palmieri, Anne Marie. "NPL Listing." Personal interview. 1 Sept.
2009.
"Periodic Table of Elements." Corrosionsource.com - The One-Stop
Materials and Corrosion Information Resource. Web. 04 Sept. 2009.
http://www.corrosionsource.com/handbook/periodic/
Roppel, Patricia. Fortunes from the earth an history of the
base
and industrial minerals of southeast Alaska. Manhattan, Kan.,
USA: Sunflower UP, 1991. Print.
Wilcox, Michael. "Salt Chuck, Ross Adams Mine." Personal
interview. 27 Aug. 2009.
Thank You
Haw’aa
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