Recently I had an opportunity to go to Nome, Alaska and work at a mine 7 miles out from there. I was told there were litterally miles of old tailings on there claims. Since the remoteness and terrain I would be in my choice of detectors to look for gold was the X-TERRA 705 Gold Pack. I know that it is rugged and lightweight to use and packs easily. The weather was not good upon arrival, wind heavy rains and cold. We worked on equipment and helped around the site. After a couple days we were able to get out and go to the area. As told there were old tailings and roads, an old rail head from Nome ended there also so relics were also a probability. During the course of choosing a site the rail head area seemed logical and we started directly on the road which was made of tailings.