A year ago, Alaska’s miners were selling gold at what seemed like a great price: around $2,200 per ounce. Today, that number sounds like a steal. After a historic surge in value, gold is now selling ...

It’s well known that placer mining in Silver Bow Creek and lode, or hard-rock, mining in the veins on the Butte Hill began almost simultaneously, in 1864. With the advent of underground mining for ...