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Mining in the hills of the gold rush - gold panning in Alaska!

JI had a chance to go to a once in a lifetime spot to go gold digging/panning/prospecting. I had the chance to visit Alaska ...
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Experience Gold Panning and Explore Alaska’s Mining Past at Gold Dredge 8 in Fairbanks

Gold was discovered in the Fairbanks area in 1902 when Italian immigrant Felix Pedro struck it rich. He put Fairbanks on the map and thousands of men rushed to interior Alaska in search of the ...