The Jack Wade Creek Mining Area covers a narrow strip of placer deposits along Jack Wade Creek. It is located 20 miles east of historic mining town Chicken, within the Fortymile Mining District in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska. Primary access on the US side is via the Taylor Highway out of Chicken. Overview: Jack Wade […]
Gold in Alaska
The Gold Rush to Valdez, Alaska
The great state of Alaska has a very illustrious gold mining history. The Klondike Gold Rush was one of the largest and most famous gold rushes in American history. It was also the last great gold rush in America, bringing hundreds of thousands of hopeful miners north in search of wealth. However, what many people […]
Scoundrels of the Early Gold Rush | “Soapy” Smith
Jefferson Randolph, who was frequently known as “Soapy Smith,” was born on November 1860 into the family of educated and wealthy people. He was born in Georgia to an attorney, and his grandfather was a senator at that time. Hard luck struck the Smith family, and they lost their wealth to ruins at the end […]
The Klondike Gold Rush Transformed the City of Seattle
The Platinum Mining Dredges of Good News Bay, Alaska
The mining activities have over the years influenced many regions when it comes to economic developments. Alaska is certainly no exception where mining is concerned. In fact, mining was the main driving force that helped started growth to the state. Alaska houses one of the remote areas where some mining activities take place on Earth. […]
5 Fun Places to Go Gold Panning in Anchorage
Gold was discovered in Anchorage in the late 1880s turning the region into a shining mining area almost overnight. Over the following years, several mines were established in the area producing hundreds of thousands of ounces of gold. Over the next few decades, Anchorage was an active gold mining center with a number of active […]
Alaskan Gold – Historic Mining in the Heart of Juneau
The Silver Bow Basin area outside of Juneau was once a highly sought after mining area, with many placer mines developing in the late 19th century. Today there are still a few remnants remaining and many eager gold prospectors have found the area great for prospecting. In this article, we will look a little deeper […]
Nome, Alaska – Mining on the Richest Beach on Earth
Alaska’s Mining Country: The Land of Big Gold!
There have been some huge gold nuggets found in Alaska. It is one of the most remote mining regions on Earth, and it still holds great potential for gold mining. There are vast unexcavated areas containing rich gold veins and ores remain unexplored which when opened up could push the mining operations well into the […]