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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management recently recognized Ron Timroth and his mining company, 12 Caesars Gold, LLC, with a BLM Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Award. One of four honorees, Timroth, operated a placer mine on Uhler Creek in Alaska’s Fortymile Mining District.

Timroth’s company was awarded the Hardrock Mineral Small Operator Award, which acknowledges environmental stewardship successes of operators with fewer than 15 employees.  BLM presented the award to Timroth at a luncheon co-sponsored by the BLM and the National Mining Association in Washington, D.C. and with a short presentation at the Alaska Miners Association Annual Convention in Anchorage. The company’s award is based upon Timroth’s diligent and innovative effort to expedite upland revegetation.

Notably, 12 Caesars Gold was recognized for their:

• Use of a custom mix of certified weed-free seed produced in Alaska;
• Attendance at BLM Alaska-sponsored reclamation training events and their work with the field office to make the most of the limited resources;
• Successful transplant of birch and aspen trees patches to facilitate rapid reclamation; and,
• Using older, perforated hoses to water their reclamation, while simultaneously dewatering their operation pit.

“Along with these achievements, Timroth’s operation continued to make improvements on how they conducted reclamation prior to selling the operation last summer,” said BLM’s Deputy State Director of Resources in Alaska Steve Cohn, “We greatly appreciate Timroth’s substantial efforts to work with our BLM Alaska team and for their commitment to responsible development of our public lands.”

For more information on the awardees, see this link here: https://go.usa.gov/xnbyC. A video about the awardees can be found at this link: https://youtu.be/gICBdursXj4. Photos of the awardees can be found at the following link: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm5Sr9eA.

You can find previous award winners here: 2014, 2015 and 2016.