Kougarok Dredge Pit

Kougarok Dredge Pit is a surface gold mine in Nome, Alaska, near Nome. MSHA lists its status as intermittent since Jan 11, 2011 and records 5 employees. It is one of 55 gold mines in Alaska that are not marked abandoned, and one of 6 in Nome; by employees it ranks 21 of 52 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Intermittent since Jan 11, 2011
Type
Surface
County
Nome
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
State land
Nearest town
Nome
Employees reported
5
Operator
N B Tweet & Sons LLC
Coordinates
65.9242, -166.4338
MSHA mine ID
5000482

Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.

Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date. Check ownership before you go near any mine site.

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