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We would like to provide the residents of  Platinum  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Platinum Home page. The Platinum Home page provides as much information as possible on Platinum. Knowing Platinum’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Platinum’s Home page, you will also find Platinum’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Platinum has a population of 8. 75% of Platinum’s inhabitants are Male, and 25 are female. 50% of Platinum is married and 75% own their own home. Platinum’s Ethnic is the following: Native(100%).


Platinum was named in the 1930s due to the platinum ore found in the area. The site was a mining boomtown by 1937 boasting a roadhouse, two trading posts and a population of fifty. A post office had been established in 1935. An earlier Inuit village called Arviq had been abandoned. The town was incorporated as a city in 1975.Ray Petersen Flying Service was awarded the exclusive contract in 1937 to fly for the Goodnews Bay platinum and iridium mine, hauling miners and company supplies out of his base at Bethel, Alaska.During World War II, the Alaska Territorial Guard served to safeguard it against Japanese attack as it was the only source of the strategic metal platinum in the Western Hemisphere.


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