About the Site The Salt Chuck Mine is an inactive former gold, silver and copper mine located on Prince of Wales Island in the Tongass National Forest at the northern end of Kasaan Bay. Kasaan Bay is host to the Kasaan Tribe (several hundred people) which uses the bay as a commercial and subsistence fishery and shell fishery. Heavy metals from tailings both in the upland and in the bay are impacting water quality and sediments in the bay and Lake Ellen Creek which drains into the bay. These impacts affect salmon and shellfish in areas where both are harvested intensively by the local native community. Background Documents Documents related to the site are located below. These documents can also be found in hard copy and CD-ROM at: Craig public Library 504 Third Street Craig, Alaska 99921 (907) 826-3281 EPA Records Center 1200 6th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 553-4494 (call for an appointment)

Proposal to add Salt Chuck Mine to the National Priorities List Salt Chuck Mine has been proposed as an addition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is EPA's list of the most serious uncontrolled hazardous waste sites identified for possible long-term cleanup action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as Superfund. For more information and to comment on the proposal National Press Release

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