Alaska Prospector Workshop series

The Alaska Cooperative Extension Service (CES) and the Delta Mine Training Center (DMTC) have a formed a partnership to improve the skills of amateur prospectors to a level that will make them more likely to reap economic benefit from their efforts.

One to two day workshops can be offered in many regions of the State. Participation in an entire series of workshops would allow participants to receive an endorsement by CES and DMTC at the annual Alaska Miners Association convention held each fall.

The following workshops will be offered:

The workshop curriculum is designed to prepare the participant to conduct the basic fieldwork needed to locate, identify, access, and stake mineral claims. Basic outdoor, navigational, and mineral identification skills will be integrated with land status, economic, and mining methods instruction to provide a basis for more serious prospecting. Adjunct instructors, mineral industry professionals, and other guest experts will provide the varied instruction for these workshops.

Click for the workshop schedule and workshop descriptions.

If you are interested in being a participant in or teaching one of these workshops, please contact the workshop coordinator, Cheryl Cooper at ccooper@dmtcalaska.org or call 895-2051.

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