Coarse Gold District — seward peninsula

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Coarse Gold District — seward peninsula

Gold Mining Site AK • seward peninsula, Alaska County
Description
Coarse Gold district is located about 70 miles north northeast of Nome, on the Teller quadrangle. This was an old placer district that produced some nice gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache — Alaska regional gold page. Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: seward_peninsula_ak.shtml. Area: Coarse Gold District. Map coordinates are approximate for the Alaska region. Coarse Gold district is located about 70 miles north northeast of Nome, on the Teller quadrangle. This was an old placer district that produced some nice gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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