Have not talked gold in a while

Its been a while since I posted anything, been kinda busy.  This summer I did find a little over two ounces of gold this summer, that however does not cover the cost of repair on the backhoe.  The above picture is a fallen tree on the trail into the gold mine.  Stay tuned as I will be posting some more Pictures of our Quartz Creek claim and of the gold found this year.

Crescent Creek Recreational Panning Area

Crescent Creek is located in cooper landing, access to crescent creek is by Quartz Creek road.  Fairly easy access to this recreational area through state campground.  There is a day use parking area.  Dredges may be used from May 15th to July 15 with a free permit from the State of Alaska.  The gold here is very fine but hey there is always a chance of finding that NUGGET!  Have fun and respect the environment.  The below map  is from a free book provided by the state of Alaska, they usually give you one when you get your dredging permit.  It is however hard to find a copy online.

Always Check With BLM Alaska Office

Here is a good start to mining and staying out of trouble.  This link will take you to the Alaska Spatial Data Management System.  It is an interactive map that will allow you to look up a wealth of information on Alaskan land If you are on this site though you are interested in the mining claims.  Once you have opened up the link zoom into the area of the state that you are interested in looking at then select the check-box that is fourth down from the top in the frame on the right hand side of the screen it is called “Federal Mining Claims” and will show you registered mining claims and give the coordinates so you don’t stake over someone else.  Have fun.

State of Alaska SDMS

How do you Gold Pan without getting in trouble

The state of Alaska has set aside locations for people to “recreational pan” in the creeks.  I will provide a list of the Recreational sites on the “Kenai Peninsula.”  Tomorrow I will start giving a description of each site and when we are done I will move on to the rest of Alaska.

  • Bertha Creek
  • Resurrection Creek
  • Six Mile Creek
  • Crescent Creek

Stay tuned for more information!