Treadwell gold mine

The Treadwell gold mine was on the south side of Douglas Island, .5-mile (0.80 km) east of downtown Douglas and southeast of downtown Juneau, owned and operated by John Treadwell. Composed of four sub-sites, Treadwell was in its time the largest hard rock gold mine in the world, employing over 2,000 people. Between 1881 and 1922, over 3 million troy ounces of gold were extracted. Not much remains today except for a few crumbling buildings and a "glory hole". Although John Treadwell had twelve years of experience in both placer and lode mines, he was a carpenter and builder by trade who had come to Alaska prior to the Klondike Gold Rush.

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1881  Wikimedia, Wikidata
gold mine, Q30, 

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Location: 58.2756, -134.393, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Mendenhall Ice Caves ⓘ
  ice caves in Alaska

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  Alaska-Gastineau Mine ⓘ
  American former gold mine

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  Treadwell gold mine ⓘ
  mine on Douglas Island, AK active 1881-1922

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1881 Treadwell gold mine

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Juneau, birds-eye view, ca 1912 (THWAITES 194)

Glory Hole, Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Co, Douglas Island, nd (NOWELL 13)

Tlingit Indian women selling baskets, Treadwell gold mines, Douglas Island, Alaska, ca 1894 (LAROCHE 243)

Stamp mill 1908

Treadwell Gold Mining Company buildings, Douglas Island, Alaska, ca 1897 (LAROCHE 196)

Mining operations at Treadwell Gold Mining Co, Douglas Island, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 280)

Mill, Treadwell gold mine, 1887

Treadwells Gold Mine, AK

Treadwell Mine by James Everett Stuart, 1892

Földrajzi Közlemények 1902-XXX-IV, Treadwell aranybánya (aranymosó)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Mendenhall Ice Caves	ice cave	Wikidata
site	mine		Alaska-Gastineau Mine	gold mine, mine	Wikidata
site	mine	1881	Treadwell gold mine	gold mine	Wikidata
commons	image		Juneau, birds-eye view, ca 1912 (THWAITES 194)		Commons
commons	image		Glory Hole, Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Co, Douglas Island, nd (NOWELL 13)		Commons
commons	image		Tlingit Indian women selling baskets, Treadwell gold mines, Douglas Island, Alaska, ca 1894 (LAROCHE 243)		Commons
commons	image		Stamp mill 1908		Commons
commons	image		Treadwell Gold Mining Company buildings, Douglas Island, Alaska, ca 1897 (LAROCHE 196)		Commons
commons	image		Mining operations at Treadwell Gold Mining Co, Douglas Island, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 280)		Commons
commons	image		Mill, Treadwell gold mine, 1887		Commons
commons	image		Treadwells Gold Mine, AK		Commons
commons	image		Treadwell Mine by James Everett Stuart, 1892		Commons
commons	image		Földrajzi Közlemények 1902-XXX-IV, Treadwell aranybánya (aranymosó)		Commons