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The Great Gold Rush of Nome, Alaska
April 2001 by Ron Wendt
Gold was mined in the Council Region several years before it was known at Nome, and from this vicinity the prospectors set out and made the Nome placers familiar to the world.
Hunting Down Paystreaks
When I teach people about finding gold, I often explain that it is helpful to think of any river or stream that carries gold as being something like a sluice box.
Ophir—Possibly the Best Kept Secret in Alaska!
...I decided to excavate the semi-frozen high-bank that was resting on a soft shale bedrock footing. Within three feet, I encountered an intrusive!
My First Carolina Nugget
On my weekends off I spent many hours dredging the Second Broad River from Cane Creek Road up to the headwaters. I used a three-inch dredge with air and graduated to a five-inch with air.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• EPA declares carbon dioxide a threat to environment
• Suction dredging update for California
• California Fish & Game director resigns
• More Merced River restrictions
Ask The Experts - Skim Bar Placers article clarification
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Gold & Fish in Washington
• Original Sixteen to One Goes to Court—Challenges MSHA Citations
• Picks & Pans: Red Mountain Planted Nugget Hunt
• Silver at Calico, California
• The South Pass Gold Placers, Western Wyoming
• Discovery of the Silver Bullets
• Tonopah Historic Mining Park
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Mine Forced to Pay for Grizzly Habitat and More
