The mission of the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys is "to determine the potential of Alaskan land for production of metals, minerals, fuels, and geothermal resources." The homepage features a "Headlines" area that includes mining reports, links to press releases, and a fascinating interactive map of quaternary faults and folds that will be of great interest to geologists....
As part of the US Geological Survey's Western Region Mineral Resources Survey Program - Alaska Section, these data files hold descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences. The Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) divides the state into 1:250,000 scale quadrangles which may be clicked on to download individual reports (.pdf). Records account for "metallic mineral commodities only," but may...