page_title: Port Snettisham
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Port Snettisham / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Port Snettisham
context_page_description: Port Snettisham is a narrow fjord 30 miles southeast of Juneau in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a semi protected deep water port that was developed to transport many mineral deposits found in the Snettisham Peninsula. Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey of the Royal Navy discovered the fjord on August 12, 1794; George Vancouver named it after the town of Snettisham in England.
context_section_description: Several mineral deposits were discovered in the drainage basin of the port. The iron ore deposits identified in 1954 were located in a stretch of  about 1,000 feet (300 m) to southwest of the Sentinel Point extending into the southeastern shore line of the port. It was suggested in 1954 to establish a small dock, deep enough for large ocean-going vessels. Of all the deposits developed, gold was the chief mineral output, mined by the Alaska Snettisham Gold Mining Company which was established on the south shore of the Port Snettisham,  3 miles (4.8 km) from the entrance.
  The quartz ledge which constitutes the Crystal Mine was discovered by B. Heins in 1895.  A 20-stamp mill was in operation by 1901.  This mine was purchased in 1903 by the Alaska Snettisham Gold Mining Company, but operations were discontinued by 1905.
  The Port Snettisham Iron Ore Property is located in Port Snettisham, and includes 49 contiguous properties, encompassing an area of 1,012 acres (410 ha), under an agreement between Arrowstar Resources Ltd. (formerly Gulfside Minerals) and Pacific Rim Mineral.
caption: Map of Port Snettisham and principal mines
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