A-J Mine / Gastineau Mill Enterprises - Juneau, Alaska

Address:500 Sheep Creek Mine Rd
Juneau, Alaska
Tel: (907) 463-5017

In order to get a close-up look at what life was like during the Alaska Panhandle's gold rush days of the mid-1800s, A-J Mine/Gastineau Mill Enterprises is the place to go. Visitors to this historical attraction are given the chance to take Juneau's only underground mining tour. The riding tour takes visitors to the conveyor tunnel and ore crushing plant. While wearing hardhats, visitors will see how old gold mining equipment was used. Guides who have actual mining experience explain about the region's mining history. Guests can also view original pictures of the mine when it was fully operational and view authentic items from a bygone era.