Ken Kerr is the owner of the mining vessel Myrtle Irene The Bering Sea Gold cast member first appeared in the show in 2018 in season 10 Ken Kerr member appeared in 22 episodes He purchased mining leases for 900 acres in Alaska The Myrtle Irene captain also has patents on 380 claims of miming
A western Alaska tribal consortium has appealed a key permit for a proposed gold dredging project in waters near Nome Kawerak a nonprofit that serves some 20 Iñupiaq and Yup ik tribes in the Bering Strait region last month asked state regulators for a hearing on a wastewater discharge permit for the project
by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities A detailed list of the FAA facil ities in Nome and a list of suspected sources of contamination can be found in a report by Ecology and Environment hc 1 992 Mistory and Socimconomlcs The Nome area has been an important gold mining site since the twn of the century Alaska
The ore reserves defined during these drilling programs have resulted in the recovery of greater than 70 000 fine ounces of gold to date by the mining vessel Bima Introduction In recognition of the rising interest in offshore exploration and mining technology this paper describes a placer drilling system configuration which has operated
In April Resolve Marine Alaska mobilized teams and resources in response to mining platform barge Tagiuk Provider used for placer gold mining which was grounded in shallow water west of Nome teams executed thawing operations to free the icebound barge as they developed plans to move the 205 foot 1 500 ton cargo barge onto the
Wyoming Gold Mine Nome Alaska °N °W Overview Gold ; Location 1 Aliquots; Mine Overview The Wyoming Gold Mine is located in the Nome Mining District of Alaska near the town of Nome The geological composition of the ore being extracted from this mine predominantly includes arsenopyrite pyrrhotite and pyrite with the waste
We first considered the opportunity to mine gold off the coast of Nome Alaska in 2010 The initial idea required a hefty capital investment For that and other reasons we tabled the discussion Fast forward to early 2012 when we revisited the project during a brainstorming session in Jay Cashman s office Clips from the TV show "Bering Sea
Equipment fabricator Pacifica has delivered a custom dredge for mining gold on a lease off the coast of Nome Alaska The catamaran style vessel is designed to work within a mile offshore in a maximum of 20 feet of water Dredging is done by a diver operating a suction hose Pacifica is headquartered in Seattle Washington
People have searched for gold in Alaska for generations But the number of gold dredges operating off Nome has surged in recent years driven in part by a prominent reality show on the Discovery Channel and gold prices that rose steadily for years before peaking in 2011 at $1 921 per ounce This summer the commodity price fell below $1 100
2 The Nome Offshore Placer deposits is a gold mine located in Alaska About the MRDS Data All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy It should be assumed that all mines are on private property Mine Info
JBER Alaska 99506 0898 Re Nome Offshore Dredge Gold Mine POA 2003 00053 M2 Dear Colonel Damon Delarosa Thank you for notifying us about the above referenced application from Mr Craig C Coggins in a letter dated March 4 2022 The purpose of this project is to conduct offshore suction dredging for gold at Norton Sound near Nome Alaska
Isanti Minnesota resident Jeremy Runyon is living his dream as a gold miner in Alaska His gold catching boat shared on Pacific Northwest Gold Prospectors social media page has received mixed responses Along with his crew and son Jeremy has set up a mining operation on the boat equipped with gold sorting equipment an excavator and a generator
Wyoming Gold Mine Nome Alaska °N °W Overview Gold ; Location 1 Aliquots; Mine Overview The Wyoming Gold Mine is located in the Nome Mining District of Alaska near the town of Nome The geological composition of the ore being extracted from this mine predominantly includes arsenopyrite pyrrhotite and pyrite with the waste
The Bering Sea Gold season typically lasts for around 3 months How long is the ice mining season on the Bering Sea The dredging season in Nome Alaska ranges from early June until October with some vessels dredging longer into November depending on the ice formation in the Nome Harbor
The Department of Natural Resources reports that there are 56 active Applications for Permits to Mine in Alaska for suction and mechanical mining operations between Cape Nome and the outlet of the Sinuk River; and there are 42 active APMAs for upland placer gold mining on a mix of state federal and private lands
A drill system configuration capable of working in the arctic offshore environment was developed to evaluate the placer gold resources contained in the glacio fluvial sediments offshore Nome Alaska This system is capable of working on the shore fast ice during the winter months and is deployed on a drill ship during the summer Transfer of the drill between its summer and winter
The Christine Rose 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 by Pomrenke Mining and its registered home port is Nome Alaska USA The Christine Rose was built in 1963 and is a steel hulled vessel
ALASKA LIFE FUN FACT Gold mining TV shows like Discovery s Bering Sea Gold film regularly around Nome which was the site of the state s original Gold Rush Gold was first discovered near Nome in 1899 and gold mining continues in the region today We move a lot of the TV equipment in and out — camera equipment tripods big
Gold Discovered on Nome Beaches 1899 in Anchorage Alaska In 1899 a significant event occurred on the beaches of Nome Alaska that would forever alter the region s history The discovery of gold sparked a fervent rush of gold seekers reminiscent of the famous California Gold Rush of the mid 19th century This newfound wealth potential attracted
Coeur Alaska s Kensington mine comprises an underground hard rock gold mine associated milling facilities and a campsite in the historic Berners Bay Mining District 45 miles north northwest of Juneau The mine is accessed via company transportation including bus rides and a boat ride through Lynn Canal
IPOP LLC the mining company associated with Rivers of Gold has applied for a permit to mine gold using a 36 inch cutterhead dredge in the Safety Sound about 25 miles east of Nome Although the Army Corps of Engineers says this project is still a long way off from approval the public comment period on the application closes on September 15th
