Above Kennicott Alaska Copper Mine

Abandoned in 1938 the Kennecott Mines are now a National Historic Landmark with it's abundance of historic buildings.  The focus of this video is the massive 14-story Concentration Mill where copper ore was processed.  You will also see other historic buildings such as the Power Plant, Ammonia Leaching Plant, General Managers Office, Refrigeration Plant, and East Bunkhouse across from the Hospital (just to name a few).  National Creek runs between the ruins of the Hospital and Bunkhouse.  The Wrangell Mountains stand 14,000 feet above the mining camp which is within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.  Looking west from the Mill toward the Power House you can see large mounds of soil and rock which cover the ice.  These mounds are deposits left by the Kennicott glacier.