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Bonanza Channel looking east.
Inspiration, high-tech bring promise at Bonanza Channel
SPECIAL TO THE ALASKA MINER Intrigued by the literature, the proximity of nu- merous successful historic gold producers and the obviously favorable geological terrane, Ed Epstein, the founder of IPOP LLC, sought the funding and by extension the equipment necessary to turn the Bonanza Channel on the south side of the Seward
Peninsula into Alaska’s next bonanza. Although for health reasons Ed has not been able to travel to Alaska and has turned IPOP’s man- agement and ownership over to his son, Beau, Ed maintains an eagle eye on the pending project while it works its way through the regulatory process. Historically, the Bonanza Channel was bypassed by miners because, although it has always been pro-
The Alaska Miner
July 2019
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