Jason Rager, the incoming Principal, is a third generation contractor with 25 years heavy equipment experience. His strengths include teambuilding and organization as well as achieving optimal efficiency and production from operations.
Jason has built a strong camaraderie with, and earned the respect of this operation’s crews through shared blood, sweat and tears and intends to continue the operation's success day to day with boots on the ground.

 

Jason does not take a short term approach to this venture but rather views it as the beginning of a decades long generational enterprise.

We have retained the Seller of the existing operation, a household name in the world of Alaskan Gold for over 30 years, as an ongoing consultant. This profitable, continuing operation will be run by these two trusted allies who share a common vision, strong leadership skills, solid integrity, and impeccable character. Paul Kragness, the founder of the existing operation being purchased by Davison Excavation & Gold, will be retained as a consultant on the continuing operation. He is a second generation miner with over 35 years experience in the mining and development sectors and will be retiring just fifteen minutes from the property after the purchase.

Paul takes great pride in this property and genuinely wants to see the operation he built from the ground up continue to thrive. He will maintain an active interest and respected voice in the ongoing enterprise that will be welcomed, valued, and utilized to the fullest extent.

Since the 1990's Paul has acquired and subdivided the subject property and then began building the current 1,000 ounce per season Gold operation on it starting in 2011. In the 1990’s he also bought and horizontally developed separate acreage that was then sold to Princess Cruise Lines and is now the site of the $60,000,000 Princess McKinley Lodge near Denali National Park ( princesslodges.com ).
Paul’s one step mobile Gold plant process known to local geologists as the ‘Kantishna Method’ is patentable and scalable on a consult, design and build basis with other mining operations as well.

 

We are an energetic, flexible and open-minded team ready to work hard for our partners. If you are interested in working with us please contact Jason at   219-688-7383 or by email at   jason63240@gmail.com