Scattered around Nome are old abandoned gold dredges. These can be located in small ponds, in the ocean or just out o the tundra. They are actually quite neat. This one is about 3 miles from my house. It is 5 stories high. I didn't go in because you need to know where the rotten floorboards are so you don't end up stuck in them. It was a beautiful day when I went with my roommate Karen. You can see at the back end that the buckets pick up he dirt and hopefully gold and bring it in to be screened and sorted. It looks like a great roller-coaster ride! My patient last night in the ER is a gold dredger and said that they are getting 1 oz every hour, which runs about $112.
Please note that due to the permafrost, it's difficult to dig holes and put items in them. Hence, telephone poles fall down. Not good!
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