Alaska Administrative Code
Title 11 - Natural Resources
Part 2 - Parks, Recreation, and Public Use
Chapter 20 - State Park Land and Water
Article 18 - Special Provisions
11 AAC 20.919 - Recreational gold panning in Independence Mine State Historical Park
Universal Citation: 11 AK Admin Code 20.919
Current through February 24, 2025
Recreational gold panning is allowed in Independence Mine State Historical Park with the following stipulations:
(1) no motorized equipment is used;
(2) a person uses no more equipment than a gold pan and a shovel;
(3) no chemicals are used;
(4) no person may stake or file a mining claim or leasehold location in a state park; and
(5) no person may extract or disturb natural materials for the purpose of recreational gold panning above the ordinary high water line or where vegetative material exists.
Authority:AS 41.21.020
AS 41.21.040
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