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Nome Offshore / Beach Recreational Mining Context
placer gold
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Rockhounding Near Nome, Alaska
Nome is the western-Alaska hub for famous beach and placer-gold geology. Offshore rights, seasonal rules, private interests and active claims make exact-area and method checks essential.
9records within 210 mi
9core atlas records
0USGS Research occurrences
0Ready records
1Conditional records
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Rockhounding map near Nome
Explore nearby Alaska records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.
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Rockhounding areas around Nome
Nome Beach & Offshore Gold ContextFamous placer-gold beach and offshore geology around Nome, with method, rights, permit and seasonal restrictions that vary by exact area.Seward Peninsula Mineral BeltWestern Alaska placer, lode and mineral-occurrence research beyond the immediate Nome beach corridor.Western Alaska Research RegionA broad discovery region for western Alaska mineral and placer research where remoteness and land status are major planning factors.
Best-supported nearby Alaska records
Ready and Conditional records are shown before Research occurrences. Distance matters, but evidence quality and access status matter more when choosing a field trip.
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Kougarok Placer Critical-Mineral Research
placer gold, tin, tungsten and critical-mineral phases
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Nome Beach Placer Research
raised-beach and marine placer gold
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Nome — Alaska County-Equivalent Geology & Rockhounding Research Context
county-equivalent geology, mineral occurrences, placer/fossil/bedrock context and mapped resources
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Seward Peninsula Tin-Tungsten Research
tin, tungsten, gold and granitic mineral systems
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Ambler Mining District Research
copper, zinc, lead, silver and volcanogenic massive sulfide systems
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Kobuk / Jade Mountain Research
nephrite jade and ultramafic/metamorphic geology
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Northwest Arctic — Alaska County-Equivalent Geology & Rockhounding Research Context
county-equivalent geology, mineral occurrences, placer/fossil/bedrock context and mapped resources
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Red Dog Region Research
zinc, lead and sediment-hosted mineralization
Core atlasHow to use this city page safely
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Alaska rockhounding inventory
5,504total source records
1,904Ready, including conditions
5,144historical USGS records
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