Welcome to Taġiuk Gold
Tagiuk Gold is a family owned and operated Alaskan offshore gold mining company. We have the largest offshore gold mining platform in the United States, a 205 foot long by 90 foot wide ice-class deck barge, outfitted with a 75 ton crane and a 20 yard level-cut clamshell.
About Taġiuk Gold
Andrew C. Lee founded Tagiuk Gold , LLC. Andrew has twelve years of gold mining experience offshore Alaska with a variety of methods. Starting with a diver controlled 8” suction dredge in 2006. Early success lead to the addition of a second unit in 2008. After 6 years of operating and managing 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch dredges, Andrew was recruited to become an operating partner in the largest Gold mining suction dredge in the United States. Now, with access to thousands of acres, Andrew and his family are striking out with the newest and largest eco-friendly mega-dredge.
Ultra-Green Gold
We are committed to protecting the air and water that we all share.
- Taġiuk Gold’s revolutionary mining process consumes less than 6 gallons of fuel per troy ounce of gold mined compared to typical mines that use between a very-green 12 gallons and a more normal 25+ gallons per troy ounce of gold mined.
- We use an entirely gravity-based separation process, completely chemical free.
- Our hydraulic fluids are inherently biodegradable, free of heavy metals, non-toxic, recyclable, and approved for use in environmentally sensitive areas.
- Our submarine tailings disposal system minimizes both seawater turbidity and the seafloor area we impact. Studies have shown that full recovery of the benthic community in mining effected areas occurs within six years.
- We plan to mine less than 1% of our leased mining area per year. Reclaimation is always done concurrent with mining; less than 6% of our leased area is impacted from our mining activities at any time.