An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside a national park to Contango Ore Inc. The company’s plans are ...
Gold was discovered in the Fairbanks area in 1902 when Italian immigrant Felix Pedro struck it rich. He put Fairbanks on the map and thousands of men rushed to interior Alaska in search of the ...
Photographer Will H. Leigh followed Klondike gold prospectors, documenting their travels, the landscape, everyday life and ...