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To learn more about gold panning, the history of mining on the Kenai Peninsula, and the geology of mineral deposits in Alaska, you may be interested in the following publications.

Barry, M., A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula. Alaska Northwest Publishing Co. 1973

Black, J., Gold Prospectors Handbook. Del Oeste Press, Tarzana, California, 1980

Hoekzema, R., and S.F. Fechner, Placer Gold Sampling in and Near the Chugach National Forest, Alaska. U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9091, 1986

Johnson, B. and others, Geology and Mineral Resources of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 587, 1915

Lampright, R., Gold Placer Deposits Near Anchorage, Alaska. Iron Fire Publication, Anchorage, Alaska, 1995

Nelson, S. and others, Geologic Map of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska. U.S. Geologcial Survey Map MF1645-B, 1985

West, J., How to Mine and Prospect for Placer Gold. U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8517, 1971

Winkler, G. and others, Guide to the Bedrock Geology of a Traverse of the Chugach Mountains from Anchorage to Cape Resurrection. Alaska Geologic Society Guidebook, 1984.


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