Smithsonian Magazine on MSN13d
The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
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I work in the Alaska mining industry. I sometimes get paid in gold, but the job comes with long hours and grueling conditions.
In some mining roles, you have to dive dredge, which is a form of plaster ... 100 ounces depending on how the company did. Gold is easy to sell in Alaska, and nowadays, you can get about $2,400 ...
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Searching for gold in Alaska
Alaska became a destination for gold prospectors after the mid 1800s, and by the 1890s the gold rush had truly taken hold. Qasa Alom visits Juneau, Alaska, where he searches for gold with a local ...
The New York Times24d
GOLD FOUND IN ALASKA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.--Several months ago mention was made of a prospecting party having started for the upper waters of the Yukon River, Alaska, under the lead of Edward Schuffelin a veteran miner.
The Associated Press on MSN11d
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Now, 100 years later, Nome is remembering its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through ...
KTOO14d
‘World’s largest undeveloped gold mine’ faces legal challenges from Canada and Alaska tribal nations
(Seabridge Gold) A major Canadian mining prospect upstream from Southeast Alaska is drawing legal challenges from both sides ...
India.com28d
Alaska: A JACKPOT full of oil and gold, here’s how US bought it from Russia
almost like gold. Russian traders began setting up small colonies along Alaska’s coasts. However, in doing so, they ignored the indigenous people of Alaska, such as the Inuit and other communities.
Alaska Link14d
Golden spike returns to Alaska after nearly a century, marking historic milestone
The iconic 14-karat gold spike, part of the 1923 Alaska Railroad completion, is returning to Alaska after nearly 100 years. The Anchorage Museum and City of Nenana will alternate its ...
Yahoo Finance29d
Nova Minerals Identifies Stibium Gold-Antimony Resource Drill Targets on its Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals Project, in Alaska
Anchorage Alaska, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nova Minerals Limited (“Nova” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVA) (ASX: NVA) (FRA: QM3) ) is pleased to announce assay results for gold and ...