Nome Gold Rush

The Nome Gold Rush was a gold rush in Nome, Alaska, approximately 1899–1909. It is distinct from other gold rushes by the ease with which the metal could be obtained. Much of the gold was lying in the beach sand of the landing place and could be recovered without any need for a claim. Nome, a sea port without a harbor, became for a time the biggest town in Alaska. Together with the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899) and Fairbanks Gold Rush (1903–1911), Nome was among the biggest gold rushes north of 60 degrees latitude on the North American continent. It shared prospectors with both Klondike and later rushes like Fairbanks. It is memorialized in films like North to Alaska. Nome City still exists and the area is mined as Nome mining district and by tourists. Total production of gold from the area is estimated to be 112 metric tons.

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