Jualpa Mining Camp
National Register of Historic Places

Jualpa Mining Camp

Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
Listed
August 4, 1993
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
93000733

About this property

The Jualpa Mining Camp, also known as the Last Chance Basin Camp, is a former gold mining camp, just outside the city of Juneau, Alaska. Its main building is now operated as the Last Chance Mining Museum by the Gastineau Channel Historical Society. The camp was located on the southern banks of Gold Creek, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Juneau, near what is now the end of Basin Road. The camp was the site of one of the largest gold finds in the Juneau mining district. It was established between 1910 and 1913 by the Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company and operated until 1944, producing more than $80 million worth of gold. The largest surviving structure of the camp is its air compressor building, which was 84 feet (26 m) long, and still houses the compressor used by the company. Also surviving are a variety of railroad-related resources, which the company used to bring or to its mill on the Gastineau Channel, an electrical transformer house, powder magazine, and cable hoist. The camp, with a total of 21 contributing buildings and structures, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Location

1001 Basin Rd.
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
58.30588, -134.38636

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

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When was Jualpa Mining Camp listed on the National Register?

Jualpa Mining Camp was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Jualpa Mining Camp?

Jualpa Mining Camp is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jualpa Mining Camp?

The period of significance for Jualpa Mining Camp is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1910.

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