#218 Alaskan BC Natural Gold Nugget 2.17 Grams Genuine
Authentic Alaskan BC Natural Gold Nugget 2.17 grams. We call these Alaskan BC Nuggets because they are found in Atlin, British Columbia, around 50 miles as the crow flies from Skagway, Alaska. This region of gold was discovered as a result of the Klondike Gold rush that went through Skagway Alaska starting in 1898. Dawson and Atlin mining only uses water and no chemicals, this is the most ethical and eco-friendly way to mine gold, and you typically call it placer mining. Our miners work hard at recovering the land from previous damages done by the old methods. We see results of land growing back vegetation and animal life within 1- 6 years. This vast region of Atlin, British Columbia, has the most diverse purity in gold with all sorts of other elements like silver and copper. Nuggets that are closer to the bedrock are reddish. Ones that have more silt are greenish. The Gold Nuggets in this region run from 82-86% pure. Natural Nuggets are never 100% pure as they always have other m