Almost every major town or city in Alaska has gold mining as a major part of its history—and in some places, that history is still being written. In Nome, the most famous gold rush town in Alaska, you can still find …
A proposed giant gold mine generates debate among Alaska Natives ... Even in its exploration phase, the mine has been an economic boon in the region and "one of the most successful Alaska Native-hire businesses in Alaska," said the ISER report. It said that 90% of those hired at the 200-person Donlin camp are Native corporate …
1984 | The open-pit, placer mine known as the Valdez Creek Mine produced around 460,000 ounces of gold during their one year in operation. 1985 | State purchases Alaska Railroad from the federal government. Alaska's mining industry enters a new phase with the development of large lode mines in the 1980s. 1987 | The Pebble Project's world …
About UAA. UAA is the premier university in the heart of Alaska's largest city with campuses throughout Southcentral Alaska. Where culture, innovation and adventure converge, the unique locations …
The Treadwell mines and company town came to a spectacular end a century ago, on April 21, 1917, when a massive cave-in flooded three of four underground mines, 2,300 feet deep.
Fannie Quigley leading pack dogs. Courtesy of Denali National Park and Preserve, Museum Collection, DENA00132. Tales of Alaska's gold rushes, which began in the 1890s, are full of larger-than ...
The JV — led by Kinross as operator — subsequently completed the work leading to a feasibility study in 2022, followed by its successful permitting for the project and construction of the mine.
The mine and its tailings at Fort Knox, the state's largest gold mine, have the potential to pollute the air and waterways. But unlike most other mines in the state, there has been no ...
The Donlin Gold project is located in the historic Kuskokwim Gold Belt of Southwest Alaska, 10 miles north of the village of Crooked Creek, and is managed by Donlin Gold …
The Donlin Gold exploration camp is seen just before closing for winter in September 2021. If developed, the 33 million-ounce deposit would be one of the largest open-pit gold mines in the world.
About 25 miles northeast of Fairbanks sits one of the area's most successful lode mines, now abandoned and decaying. The Hi-Yu mine is located in the Fairbanks Creek valley, which was one of the richest gold-producing areas in the Fairbanks Mining District. Mining activity along the creek represented all the major forms of gold …
Required documents inlcude: A Mining License with Department of Revenue. An Application for Permit to Mine in Alaska (APMA) with DNR: The Public Mining Area in Nome requires a permit for any scale of mining. The permitting process takes a minimum of three to four weeks. Due to the demand for permits, and the inspection schedules it may …
Fort Knox: The Fort Knox mine, owned by Kinross Gold (TSX:K,NYSE:KGC), is currently Alaska's largest gold-producing mine. It has been in operation since 1996. It has been in operation since 1996.
Placer [plas-er] gold mining in Alaska began in the 1800s when Russian miners first discovered deposits on the Kenai Peninsula. However, no gold production occurred at the time. It wasn't until 1870, when placer miners in Southeast Alaska, through dogged determination and intense exploration efforts, discovered vast deposits of ore, launching ...
Arguably the most successful small scale mine developer during the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush; worked both lodes and placers in Alaska and the Yukon. Bridget Mannion Alyward: Emigrated from her home in Turlough, Ros Muc, County Galaway, Ireland to the United States in 1886 seeking a better life.
Fort Knox: The Fort Knox mine, owned by Kinross Gold (TSX:K,NYSE:KGC), is currently Alaska's largest gold-producing mine. It has been in operation since 1996. It has been in operation since 1996.
Gold is Alaska's most seductive metal, but it's also critical to products aimed at creating a renewable future. Since the 1896 Klondike Gold Rush, miners have been drawn to Alaska in hopes of striking it rich. Not only is gold a precious metal found in luxury items and used for investment, but it is also important in electrical components because of its many …
Prior to a 2011 state lease sale, there were five active offshore gold-mining leases, according to the Alaska Department of Natural resources. ... After two gold-mining divers died in separate incidents in 2011 and 2014, the U.S. Coast Guard imposed some safety regulations. Under those regulations, which are evolving over time, gold dredges ...
These people became the true success stories of the Gold Rush. As a result of the mining rushes of the late 1890s, Alaska's population grew from 4,298 whites in 1890 to 30,293 in 1900 as hopeful …
While Apollo Consolidated was successful with its railroad, in 1896, a year before the purchase of the coal-powered train, 19 unpatented lode claims were purchased by a company called Alaska Apollo Gold Mines, Ltd., which included the Apollo, Sitka, and Shumagin mines.
Alaska Placer Gold Mine – Active and Ready to Go. Gold, Turnkey, Equipment, Permits, Camp, Active. The area is rich in gold mining history, beginning in 1910. Anvil Creek Claims – 860 Acres; Ophir Creek Claims – 720 Acres for a Total of 1580 Acres Anvil Creek is around 2 1/2 miles long. 5,000 lineal feet of creek channel ground ...
Alaska has active gold claims in 59 of its 69 mining districts. Districts such as Fairbanks, Cape Nome, Circle, Council-Solomon, Iditarod, Willow Creek and Juneau all have had from one to seven …
Come on this 1 ½‑hour tour outside Juneau, and you'll get a big appreciation for prospectors who arrived here more than 100 years ago: This water is seriously cold. But this quick stroll into Alaska's gold-fever-influenced past offers a fun history lesson, as well as a pleasantly short turn at panning in that icy water yourself — with a guarantee that ...
The discovery of gold at Nome triggered the largest, most exciting, and unusual stampede in Alaska Gold Rush history. It was unusual in the high ratio of success for the individual …
Photo Credit: Kinross Alaska. Molten gold filled a brick-shaped mold to form a 600-ounce ingot on July 8, 2024. The metal had been waiting all winter for its chance to …
The largest gold-producing mines in Alaska are Fort Knox, Pogo, Kensington and Greens Greek. Alaska ranks ninth in terms of gold reserves on a global scale. When considering the main domestic uses of gold mined in Alaska, it is possible to list jewelry, electronics, coins, and dental applications accounting for 40%, 35%, 20%, and 5%, respectively.
Ketchum Creek Gold Mine lies in the Yukon-Koyukuk Borough and within one hundred fifty miles from Fairbanks near Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, in the remote Alaskan wilderness. ... the rewards for successful mining ventures can be substantial. This mine represents a prime opportunity for lucrative ventures in the heart of Alaska's gold country ...
Federal Mining Claims Information for Alaska Mining claim rights are valid against a challenge by the United States and other claimants . ... with a reasonable prospect of success in developing a valuable mine, the requirements of the statutes have been met." ... Pan full of gold! Field crew collecting data. 3 General verview
Joining a gold panning tour is an excellent way to learn about Alaska's gold mining history and experience the thrill of finding gold firsthand. Alaska Gold …
Coeur Mining on September 12 provided updates on its exploration programs at the Kensington underground gold mine in Alaska and the Silvertip polymetallic exploration project in British Columbia. Together, the company expects to invest approximately 60 percent of its total 2023 exploration investment of $40 million to …
Red Dog is often held up as a success story for how an international mining company can work with an Alaska Native corporation. And the economic impact would be enormous if the mine closes down.
