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AuruMar Beginning Gold Mining Feasibility Study For Nome-Area Leases

After spending $5 million on dozens of mining leases off the coast of Nome, AuruMar Alaska Inc. will begin a two-year feasibility study next month to decide if their leases warrant large-scale gold mining operations. The company revealed its plans for the study at a public meeting last night in Nome.

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Matthew Smith is a reporter at KNOM in Nome.