Feb 4, 2021 · T he lure of gold that brought thousands of fortune hunters to the northwest edge of the continent a century ago remains powerful in Nome, the hub town for Alaska’s Bering Strait region. Among those who felt the pull was Alexei Klutchnikov.

Mar 13, 2022 · Here are the 5 biggest mistakes new gold dredgers make in Nome, Alaska (with a bonus one at the end) and Emily’s advice on how to avoid them. Hopefully, with some great advice from Emily Riedel, you’ll avoid the same mistakes made by the owners of …

Our crew built the largest barge-mounted gold dredge in North America successfully mobilized it over 11,000 miles to remote Alaska (a place no one had ever been to, much less worked in), labored extreme hours without any major safety issues, and returned home with countless stories to tell about life on the Bering Sea, the northern lights, and ...

The Swanberg Dredge is one of several gold mining dredges that dot the landscape near Nome, Alaska. Also known as the Johnson-Pohl Dredge , this one is located at about mile marker 1 of the Nome-Council Highway just inside the city limits.

The Bima (IMO number: 7633789) [1] was a bucket-line dredge. It was built to mine tin in offshore Malaysia and Indonesia. In the late 1980s, it was moved to Nome, Alaska, US, to mine seafloor placer gold deposits in the Bering Sea off the coast. Being unprofitable at gold mining in Nome, it was sold for scrap in 1990.

Apr 14, 2018 · Nome has been the epicenter of gold mining in Alaska since the Alaska Gold Rush blasted off in 1898. Prospectors and miners have been finding gold deposits in the hills and creek beds around Nome for over a century. They have also been finding placer gold (i.e., unrefined gold) in the seabed of Norton Sound, an inlet of the Bering Sea.

1 day ago · Alaska regulators have rejected a permit application for a controversial gold-dredging project near Nome after determining that the plan is riddled with deficiencies and would put the public ...

The official website of The Christine Rose Dredge of the popular hit TV series "Bering Sea Gold". Keep up with the Pomrenke's as Steve and Shawn go for gold! Check out the Gallery, Interact and discuss with fans and order new Dredge swag as seen on the show.

The AU Grabber (pronounced as: Gold Grabber; [NB 1]) is a self-propelled barge excavator dredge used to mine Bering Sea placer gold deposits in the region around Nome, Alaska, USA. It is owned and operated by Richard Schimschat and featured in the Discovery Channel USA mining reality TV show Bering Sea Gold .

A large suction dredge operation has been mining off the coast, working the ocean floor. Backhoe, bulldozer, washplant and sluice operations can be found on Nome area creeks. Total gold production from the Nome area, which includes both beach and stream placers, from 1898 to 1965 was 4,480,727 ounces worth approximately $8.9 billion today.