Gold dreams scrapped at Nome’s defunct mine

It’s been a long and unproductive road for the Rock Creek Mine — but now that its being liquidated, money will finally flow into the pockets of its current owner, Bering Straits Native Corporation.
Map taken from a NovaGold annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The mine was originally owned by Canadian mining company NovaGold and operated by its subsidiary, Alaska Gold. It opened briefly in 2008 before shutting its doors just months