Nome alaska gold mining trips. Gold dredges and gold panning visitors can see gold dredges used for underwater gold mining in the greater nome area. Experience firsthand what real gold mining is like at our base camp fifty miles northeast of nome. The 7 10 day trip.
In 2011 the state of alaska held a lease auction for 86 lease tracts. The first alaska gold rush of the early 1900s may be past but nomes vast landscape provides opportunities to relive this exciting period in alaska history. Meet and mingle with the characters of real gold miners.
Theres still gold in alaska and you can learn from denali gold tours what it takes to pan for the shiny flakes in pristine water near trapper creek. History of nome offshore mining. Visit scenic anvil mountain and take in a commanding view of nome norton sound and miles of unaltered alaska wilderness.
Travel to our main production camp elsewhere on the seward peninsula for visions of gold flowing from the sluice boxes. Enjoy a week of panning sluicing high banking and dredging as much as you want. The chicken gold camp outpost is a relaxing off the highway resort in historic chicken on airport rd with an active gold mine tours of the historic pedro gold dredge gold panning recreational mining primarily gold hiking and river recreation.
Come run with us in the remote regions of alaska. Once you reach camp there are no hidden costs or extras. Successfully leasing a total of about 23000 acres for offshore nome mining.
For more information click learn more. This lease sale was in response to an increase in public interest in offshore mining at the time and the. In the 7 10 day trips gfp provides all dredging and mining equipment as well as all meals and lodging.
Andrew has twelve years of gold mining experience offshore alaska with a variety of methods. Spend a half day or full day in the gorgeous alaska countryside with your guide who will share old timer panning techniques and stories from the dramatic days of alaskas gold rush. The gpaa sponsors a trip to nome alaska each year for 6 weeks and is available to current members of the gold prospectors organization.
Early success lead to the addition of a second unit in 2008. Other gold prospecting overnight outings in the motherlode of california are also available each year. 2014 nome recreation mining letter to gold seekers pdf.
The swanberg dredge is within walking distance of downtown nome and more.