Alaska Gold by Ron Wendt
General Alaska gold mining information and stories. Includes panning, prospecting methods, working bedrock, sluicing, dredging, metal detecting, and more. Full of interesting facts and statistics on Alaskan mining. 56 pages.   See Details

Gold, Ghost Towns & Grizzlies by Ron Wendt
Interesting collection of articles and stories on ghost towns, lost mines, robberies (the loot is missing!), sunken ships and lost treasures of Alaska. An incredible wealth of historical information is packed into this book. 64 pages.  See Details

Hatcher Pass Gold by Ron Wendt
Fantastic source of information on the placer and hardrock gold mines of the Willow Creek District (Talkeetna Mountains) of Southcentral Alaska. Maps of underground mine workings, many old photos, and detailed information on the geology and production of the old mines. 62 pages.  See Details

Alaska Nugget Detecting by Ron Wendt
How to find gold nuggets with a metal detector in Alaska. How to use your detector, where to look, and locations where the largest nuggets have been found in Alaska. 54 pages.  See Details

Kenai Peninsula Gold by Ron Wendt
Information on the placer gold deposits and geology of the Kenai Peninsula mining areas south of Anchorage, Alaska, a very popular area for recreational gold miners. Compiled from out-of-print USGS Bulletins. Detailed information on early operations in the area, with maps and illustrations. 51 pages.   See Details

Fortymile Gold by Ron Wendt
Information on the placer gold deposits and geology of the Fortymile area of Interior Alaska. Site of some of the earliest gold mining in Alaska, and very popular recreational area. Compiled from out-of-print USGS Bulletins. Detailed information on early operations in the area, with maps and illustrations. 50 pages.   See Details

Fairbanks Gold by Ron Wendt
Information on the placer gold deposits and geology of the Fairbanks area of Interior Alaska, the state's richest producing gold mining district. Compiled from out-of-print USGS Bulletins. Detailed information on early operations in the area, with maps and illustrations. 50 pages.   See Details

Prospect AK and Not Get Shot! by Ron Wendt
Where to Prospect for Gold in Alaska Without Getting Shot! Answers to the most commonly asked question from beginners (and no, people actually don't get shot over mining claims nowadays). Lists areas that have gold, but cannot be claimed, such as road right-of-ways. Most have easy access. Each site rated as to potential. 72 pages.   See Details

Goldfields of Nome, Alaska by Ron Wendt
Information on the placer gold deposits and geology of the Nome area of Western Alaska. Nome has the richest beach placers in the world and some of the richest streams in Alaska. Compiled from out-of-print USGS Bulletins. Detailed information on early operations in the area, with maps and illustrations. 58 pages.   See Details

Bedrock Prospecting in Alaska by Ron Wendt
Information on the art of working bedrock crevices for gold. How to do it, tools to use, types of bedrock, using a metal detector, and more. Includes historical information on best bedrock areas in Alaska. 38 pages.   See Details

Wiseman Chandalar Goldfields by Ron Wendt
Information on the placer gold deposits and geology of the Wiseman area of Northern Alaska. Some of the largest gold nuggets found in Alaska came from this area. Compiled from out-of-print USGS Bulletins. Detailed information on early operations in the area, with maps and illustrations. 58 pages.   See Details

Circle Goldfields 1893-1938 by Ron Wendt
Information on the placer gold deposits and geology of the Circle mining district of Interior Alaska. Compiled from out-of-print USGS Bulletins. Detailed information on early operations in the area, with maps and illustrations. 54 pages.  See Details

Nelchina Susitna Goldfields by Ron Wendt
Information on the placer gold deposits and geology of the Nelchina and Susitna mining districts of Southcentral Alaska. Compiled from out-of-print USGS Bulletins. Detailed information on early operations in the area, with maps and illustrations. 58 pages.   See Details

Lost Gold Mines & Ghost Towns by Ron Wendt
Interesting collection of articles and stories on lost gold mines robberies, and ghost towns of Alaska. An incredible wealth of historical information is packed into this book. Much of the information is from Gold, Ghost Towns & Grizzlies above, with additions. 73 pages.   See Details

Yukon River Gold by Ron Wendt
The story of Ron's trip down the Yukon River from Dawson City in Canada's Yukon to Circle City, Alaska, prospecting for gold along the way. This route retraces the path taken by many early gold miners and Ron's adventures are laced with historical information of the early days of Alaska. 74 pages.   See Details

Petersville Gold by Ron Wendt
Cache Creek Yentna Mines 1913 A compilation of information derived from 1913 USGS reports about the Yentna District north of Anchorage. Detailed information on Cache, Rambler, Willow, Mills, Twin, Thunder, Peters, Nugget, and Dollar Creeks, plus others. This is the area near the popular Petersville State Recreational Mining Site. 60 pages.   See Details

Beach Placers of Alaska by Ron Wendt
Beach placer mining in Alaska, though rare has played a significant role in the goldfield history of Alaska. Probably the most familiar beach placer was the famed "beaches of Nome," on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. Though the Nome beaches were very rich, there were other smaller beach deposits that attracted gold prospectors in the gold rush era. These placers are: Cape Yakataga, Kodiak, Sand Point, and other small beach deposits in Prince William Sound. Beach Placers of Alaska will cover mining and geological history of these placers, some long forgotten.  See Details

Geology of Knik-Matanuska Area by Ron Wendt
The area described in this report lies between the Knik and Matanuska rivers in south central Alaska. These rivers flow westward and converge as they enter Knik Arm, a branch of Cook Inlet, near the town of Palmer. Owing to this convergence the region studied has a trianguler outline. It is bounded on the east by a line drawn from Kings Mountain, on the south bank of the Matanuska River, to the Knik Glacier. Each leg of the triangle is approximately 25 miles in length, and the area included within it is about 335 square miles. The most important gold producing creek in the study area is Metal Creek near Knik Glacier. 48 pages, includes fold-out map.  See Details

Sluicing for Alaskan Gold by Ron Wendt
This book contains a great deal of information on how to use a sluice box to recover gold from gravels. An excerpt by C.W. Purington, Sluices and Gold Saving Appliances, is also included. Tips are presented on how to find places to sluice for gold, as well as several real-life stories of sluicing for gold in Alaska. Illustrated, 64 pages.  See Details

Prospecting & Mining Adventure by Ron Wendt
Prospecting and Mining Adventures in Alaska chronicles the adventures of author Ron Wendt while prospecting for both placer and lode gold in Alaska. Areas mentioned include the Hatch Pass hardrock district, the Collinsville gold placers, Valdez Creek, Resurrection Creek, and more. Illustrated, 72 pages.  See Details

The Iditarod Goldfield by Ron Wendt
This book about the famous Iditarod mining district is compiled from excerpts from U.S.G.S. and other government mining reports. Authors include Henry Eakin, A. G. Maddren, J. B. Mertie, and Alfred Brooks. This was one of the richest gold producing areas in Alaska. Creeks mentioned included Otter Creek, Ganes Creek, Cripple Creek, Moore Creek, Yankee Creek, and others. Illustrated, 82 pages.  See Details