A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price: around $2,200 per ounce. Today, that number sounds like a steal. After a historic surge in value, gold is now selling ...
JI had a chance to go to a once in a lifetime spot to go gold digging/panning/prospecting. I had the chance to visit Alaska to dig up what people from the gold rush era left behind during the mid 1800 ...
It’s well known that placer mining in Silver Bow Creek and lode, or hard-rock, mining in the veins on the Butte Hill began almost simultaneously, in 1864. With the advent of underground mining for ...