Gold is always on the move! "Now anyone can dredge for gold with the Packrat ll Dredge by the day or days." LOCATION: Alaska has several places for small-scale mining within a couple hours drive of Anchorage. Bertha Creek area is south of Anchorage about 2 hours. Caribou Creek is about 2 hours to the north.
view moreDredging Nome Man's Land The Business of Gold Mining in the Bering Sea offshore Nome Alaska Friday, September 21, 2012 HELP NEEDED Experienced Bering Sea Gold Diver If you are an experienced gold diver in …
view moreSievertsen-Johnson Mining and Dredging Company The company worked a Risdon Iron Works dredge on the Solomon River, near Nome, in 1911. Sixtymile Dredge An illustrated feature showing it being moved from Big Gold Creek, Yukon to Skagway, Alaska in 1999. Swanberg's Dredge This rig worked just a mile east of Nome in the 1940s.
view moreThis is an actual gold mining camp that has been converted for tourist traffic. There is a small narrow gage railroad on the property and lots of historic mining equipment. They are part of the Riverboat Discovery operation run by the Binkley Family. Gold Dredge # 8 is located at 9 mile Old Steese Hwy, Fox Alaska.
view moreAlaska Gold Dredging We first considered the opportunity to mine gold off the coast of Nome, Alaska in 2010. The initial idea required a hefty capital investment. For that and other reasons, we tabled the discussion. Fast …
view moreAs Nome has evolved as a community, its residents – descendants of gold rush adventurers, Alaska Natives, and newcomers – have learned from each other to blend old traditions with new. There's no better way to get a sense of this community than by picking up a copy of The Nome Nugget, the self-proclaimed "oldest newspaper in Alaska."
view moreOur crew built the largest barge-mounted gold dredge in North America successfully mobilized it over 11,000 miles to remote Alaska (a place no one had ever been to, much less worked in), labored extreme hours without any major …
view moreThere's complimentary coffee and fresh-baked cookies in the gift shop, and you'll have time to wander the grounds or explore the dredge before boarding the train for the return trip. Getting There View on Map 1755 Old Steese Hwy N Fox, …
view moreAlaska is known for gold. I finally got my dredge up and running and into some better material. #HowtoAlaskaWatch some of our other gold prospecting videos...
view moreTagiuk Gold is a family owned and operated Alaskan offshore gold mining company. We have the largest offshore gold mining platform in the United States, a 205 foot long by 90 foot wide ice-class deck barge, outfitted with a 75 ton crane and a 20 yard level-cut clamshell.
view moreAccording to Alaska Department of Natural Resources, "There are many mining opportunities offshore of Nome in Norton Sound including two public mining areas, 89 offshore …
view moreIn 2020, a year kneecapped by the coronavirus pandemic that sidelined some miners, the Nome-ported gold dredge fleet numbered about 42 to 45 vessels, plus another approximately 30 support vessels, Stotts said. …
view moreAlthough the Bima operated in near-shore state waters, it was the kind of dredge operation envisioned by federal officials planning their first auction of mineral tracts in federal waters off...
view moreNOME -- The small boat harbor here was already clogged with gold dredges in late August when Brian Sanders and Forrest Fisher motored in, out of yet another Bering Sea storm. Lucky to find a...
view moreLikewise, the Discovery Channel tries to depict the harsh living conditions, the ingenuity and obstinacy of the Nome gold miners. Every eco-tour is customized so it is difficult to put a blanket price for a tour package. Please contact us or …
view moreAccording to the complaint, recently filed with Alaska Superior Court, two minors were driving down Port Road in Nome on Oct. 26, 2018, when their vehicle struck steel cables that were attached...
view moreGOLD DREDGING IN NOME, ALASKA takes viewers into and around large bucket-line gold dredges with operators and locals to learn some of the ways these ship-like …
view moreAccording to Alaska Department of Natural Resources, "There are many mining opportunities offshore of Nome in Norton Sound including two public mining areas, 89 offshore lease tracts, and numerous mining claims. There are currently no available offshore mining leases. An auction offering leases may occur in the spring of 2023."
view moreWhat is the biggest dredge in Nome? The Bima, the largest Bucketline Gold Dredge in the world once mined off the coast of Nome Alaska. From 1986 until it quit in 1990, the Bima mined nearly 130,000 ounces of gold with its 30 cubic foot buckets!
view moreThe Swanberg Dredge is one of several gold mining dredges that dot the landscape near Nome, Alaska. Also known as the Johnson-Pohl Dredge, this one is located at about mile marker 1 …
view moreThe wrecked vessel is called "The Charlotte", which West describes as a 32-foot long aluminum boat converted into a gold mining dredge. West reported that 25 volunteers searched the shore after...
view moreGold Dredge operating in Nome, Alaska in 1993 By the mid to late 1850s the easily accessible placer gold in California was gone, but much gold remained. The challenge of retrieving the gold took a professional mining approach to make it pay: giant machines and giant companies.
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view moreGold is always on the move! "Now anyone can dredge for gold with the Packrat ll Dredge by the day or days." LOCATION: Alaska has several places for small-scale mining within a couple …
view moreAn abandoned gold dredge near Nome, Alaska. Large gold dredges like this one aren't effective at completely recovering the gold in dirt - they tend to collect larger nuggets and miss anything less than a few grams. Old dredges were the worst, leaving as much as 40% of the gold in the waste pile, with efficiency increasing as technology improved.
view moreIn 2015, the Nome Harbormaster reported more than 100 gold dredges operating out of the Harbor. How long is the gold dredging season in Nome Alaska? Ahlgren said the dredging season ranges from early June until October, with some vessels dredging longer into November, depending on the ice formation in the Nome Harbor.
view moreGold Mining in Nome, Alaska One of the most famous gold rushes in American history was in Nome, Alaska. The coastal mining town is located remote Western Alaska along the beaches of the Bering Sea. The original discovery of gold …
view moreYes, the Kentucky Goldenrod crew is back for the 4th season of dredging for gold in the Bering Sea offshore Nome Alaska. Tom, Tom and Melva arrived late last night and are looking forward to an exciting season of …
view moreNOME -- The small boat harbor here was already clogged with gold dredges in late August when Brian Sanders and Forrest Fisher motored in, out of yet another Bering Sea storm. Lucky to find a...
view moreThe Nome Gold Rush was a gold rush in Nome, Alaska, approximately 1899–1909. It is separated from other gold rushes by the ease with which gold could be obtained. Much of the gold was lying in the beach sand of the landing place and could be recovered without any need for a claim. Nome was a sea port without a harbor, and the biggest town in Alaska.
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