Aspiring miners may have the opportunity to make their dreams a reality this weekend. Jeff Keener started his own mining company and will be giving a free workshop in Fairbanks on placer mining.

The 16-hour workshop will take place on Saturday and Sunday and will explore scientific and professional placer mining techniques in Alaska. Topics covered by the seminar will include basic geology of placer deposits, staking a claim and exploring a mine.

Methods on mine development including plans, permits, economics and reclamation will also be discussed by Keener.

Although the workshop is free, preregistration is requested as class size is limited to 16.

For more information contact Meg Burgett at (907) 746-9472 or use the email address below.