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Chatanika dredge tailings, Steese Highway
Gold ground Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Miles of gold dredge tailing piles from the Fairbanks district's dredging era
The Chatanika tailings are a documented interior Alaska panning haunt.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unstable cobble piles, cold water
Keep exploring nearby
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