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West, Alaska
Petersville AK
State recreational mining area
Gold ground Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: black sand.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: historic Peters Creek placer ground southwest of Denali, set aside by the State of Alaska for claim-free recreational mining
Alaska DNR fact sheet confirms the area is open to the public with no mining claims inside it
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Last 15 miles are primitive 4WD roadWeight-limited bridge, cold water, bears, no services
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