U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grants Permit for Dredging Operation Despite Local Opposition
The Solomon River area along the Nome-Council Highway. Maddie Winchester photo. March 20, 2024 Ben Townsend, News Director Following years of applications, reapplications, and public dissent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division has offered a permit to IPOP, LLC, allowing the company to dredge and dispose of material in waters 25 miles […]
As Summer Dredging Returns to Nome, Some Expect Less Gold — and More Competition
“The easy gold is disappearing,” says retired mining engineer Randy Smith. In Nome, gold dredging is becoming an activity “for the more serious people now, not the get-rich-quick ones.”