Interior Region Gold Panning

Source: Gold Fever Prospecting — Alaska Gold Prospecting Locations. Compiled by Tom Ashworth (Prospectors Cache / goldfeverprospecting.com). Documented placer gold or recreational panning area. Map coordinates are approximate (region centroid or geocoded place name). Verify claim status, private land, and current regulations before prospecting. Many large areas in Alaska are withdrawn from mineral entry. Interior Region Alaska The interior region of Alaska is the area that drains the Yukon River. It is a very large area and contains some of Alaska best placer ground. The area between Eagle, on the border of Canada's Yukon Territory, to Tanana, almost 500 miles away being the most productive gold producing areas. USGS bulletins 872 and 907, covering the Yukon Tanana Region are great sources of information. The region has produced around 13,000,000 ounces of gold, mostly from placer sources.