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83 Grams From 9 Nuggets at AKAU

15 Jul 2014

I had long read about people finding nuggets in Alaska using a metal detector but only dreamed about being able to do so. I learned about Gaines Creek and tried to go there. But, by the time I tried to make it up to there, they had already closed to the public. It looked like all the places open to the public that catered to nugget hunters had closed down for commercial mining. Then, I learned about Alaska Gold and Resort, AKAU, close to Nome, Alaska. I reserved 2 weeks at the end of June 2014. The metal detector I used was a Minelab X-Terra 705 with the Gold Pack. On my 2nd day there, I found a nice 28 gram gold and quartz specimen. Then my luck turned cold for the next 5 days. However, I finally started to dig every signal, carefully check any hole for additional targets, and recover even the faintest of signals. In my remaining week, I recovered 8 more nuggets ranging from a little over 32 grams (make the 1 ounce club!) down to around 0.25 grams. While AKAU is a work in progress, the hosts were very gracious and provided excellent home cooked meals. Needless to say, I hope to return there for a couple weeks next summer!

Richard – Colorado, USA

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