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  • Painting of a young Nellie Cashman from a photograph in 1874.

    Heart of gold: the legend of Nellie Cashman

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated May 8, 2024

    Undertake an adventure through the riveting tale of Nellie Cashman, perhaps one of the most inspiring women of the 18th century. Perhaps no other individual could be regarded as true an American pioneer as Irish immigrant Ellen "Nellie" Cashman. Easily regarded as a quintessential gold mining stampeder with her acumen in business and the nose to sniff out opportunity, she traveled the width and breadth of America, leaving success and hope in her wake. Known as the Angel of...

  • Once located on the shores of the Tanana River, Chena became a ghost town.

    Rediscovering the gold rush town of Chena

    A.J. Roan, Mining News|Updated Mar 2, 2023

    In the days before Fairbanks' rise to prominence as the economic and transportation hub of Interior Alaska, a small trade camp about five miles downriver was already attracting all the attention. The town, dubbed "Chena," served as the port and resupply point for the multitudes of stampeders traveling up the Yukon and Tanana Rivers in search of riches in Alaska's gold-rich streams. As the fervor of the Klondike Gold Rush began to cool, news spread of gold being discovered on...

  • Northern Mining history Atlin Gold Rush British Columbia BC Juneau

    Hidden Atlin draws Klondike crowd south

    A.J. Roan, For Mining News|Updated Sep 26, 2020

    By 1898, the Klondike Gold Rush was beginning to wane and many of the roughly 100,000 people that trekked to the Yukon were seeking new regions to make their golden fortunes - moving in every direction at the merest mention of a new discovery. Many of these Klondike Gold Rushers headed west to the golden beaches of Nome whilst others would return south and discover the richest gold mining region of British Columbia, the Atlin District. Considered one of the most important...

  • Alaska Canada mining history Nome Gold Rush

    Dust on the beach at Nome creates Rush

    A.J. Roan, For Mining News|Updated Sep 25, 2020

    Alaska, the Last Frontier, it is home to some of the most influential pioneering and mining discoveries in history. A rich wilderness still rife with unexplored and untapped potential. It is here we will delve into one of the most peculiar and interesting settlements and learn just how it came to be. At the southern part of the Seward Peninsula, the bulbous landmass sticking out on the left side of Alaska, lies the town of Nome. For thousands of years before the introduction...

  • Alaska Yukon Klondike Fortymile Circle Gold Rush mining district history

    Before the Klondike there was Forty Mile

    A.J. Roan, For Mining News|Updated Sep 25, 2020

    There are many mine sites, towns and claims that invoke familiarity and prestige in the minds of present-day prospectors, but probably none as famous as the Klondike. Klondike, and the Yukon Territory where it is found, are intrinsically linked to the Gold Rush that began the long endeavors of countless people in striving towards dreams filled with riches and comfort. As many know, these efforts wouldn't always pay off and the sweat and tears of these daring individuals paved...