The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
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From sourdoughs dipping pans into creeks at the northern edge of the frontier to enormous haul trucks dumping ore on a heap leach pad, the story of Dublin Gulch is a 125-year saga of trials and triumphs that culminates in the rise of Eagle Gold, the largest gold mine ever to be built in the legendary Yukon Territory. Like many of the tales of Yukon and Alaska's gold rush days, the Dublin Gulch journey begins with Jack McQuesten, oft called the father of the Yukon, and his...
After 11 years of triumphs and travails, Victoria Gold Corp. has achieved commercial production at Eagle, the largest gold mine in the Yukon's storied history. Like any modern hardrock gold operation, however, the tale of the Eagle Gold Mine reaches much further back into the annuls of history. In "Dublin Gulch, A History of the Eagle Gold Mine", Michael Gates tells a 125-year saga of dedication, determination, and a small mining company with large aspirations of building a mi...
