Shawn Pomrenke, Northwest Golddiggers, stated the purpose is to hydraulic placer mine for gold recovery, and sales of gravel and sand in Nome, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: The current proposal involves development of the Northern Queen Gold Mine, encompassing 100.74 acres for mining and a 30.00 acre disposal area. The Mine Area includes 47.73 acres of palustrine wetlands, 49.17 acres of uplands, and 3.84 acres of open water. The Disposal Area consists of 9.70 acres of open water, 6.20 acres of palustrine wetlands, 5.50 acres of uplands, 8.60 acres of lotic riparian wetlands, and 0.20 acres of Center Creek stream channel. Total impacts would involve 130.74 acres of wetlands and uplands. The applicant proposes to hydrologically mine approximately 3,713,364 cubic yards of overburden and 1,125,000 cubic yards of pay material, estimating that 30% of the mined material would be saleable sand and gravel. The project is expected to yield 56,000 ounces of gold and take six years to complete. Please contact Tyler Marye at (907) 753-5778, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Tyler.J.Marye@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.
POA-2025-00030 Center Creek PN