Gold Mines in Bethel, AK: 1 Open + 116 Historic

Gold mines in Bethel that are not abandoned

Mine	Type	MSHA status	Employees
NYAC Mining Co	surface	Intermittent	14

Abandoned gold mine records in Bethel

2 records marked abandoned by MSHA. They are listed for reference only. Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.

Show the 2 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Small gold operation (MSHA 5000298)	surface	Oct 1, 2020	Bethel	n/a	n/a
Platinum Creek Mine	surface	Oct 1, 2024	Platinum	Federal land managed by the Department of Defense	n/a

Historic gold producers in Bethel (USGS)

USGS records 116 historic gold producers in Bethel: 90 past producers and 26 listed as producers or plants. For 22 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 1 medium, 20 small). Production years are recorded for 32 sites, from 1908 to 1986. The most common deposit type is placer Au-PGE (39 sites).

Show the 116 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Salmon River Area	Producer	large	Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Chromium, Mercury, Iridium	from 1934
Salmon River Platinum Placer Mine	Producer	medium	PGE, Gold, Chromium, Mercury	1937 to 1986
Nyac Area	Producer	small	Gold, Mercury, Asbestos, Graphite	from 1909
Wattamuse Creek	Producer	small	Gold	1917 to 1961
Dry Gulch Platinum Placer	Producer	small	PGE, Gold, Chromium	1927 to 1941
Fox Gulch Platinum Placer	Producer	small	PGE, Gold, Chromium	from 1927
Platinum Creek Platinum Placer	Producer	small	PGE, Gold, Chromium	from 1927
Squirrel Creek Platinum Placer	Producer	small	PGE, Gold, Chromium	1928 to 1941
Tuluksak River Placer Mine	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper	to 1985
Bear Creek Placer Gold Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Mercury	1909 to 1964
Donlin Bench	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, Mercury, Antimony	1910 to 1955
Rainy Creek	Past producer	small	Gold, Mercury	1914 to 1943
Clara Creek Platinum-Gold Placer Mine	Past producer	small	PGE, Gold, Chromium	1928 to 1940
Dowry Creek Platinum Placer	Past producer	small	PGE, Gold, Chromium	1928 to 1941
Arolik & Goodnews River Area	Past producer	small	Gold, Platinum	n/a
Arolik River	Past producer	small	Gold, Platinum	n/a
Butte Creek	Past producer	small	Gold, Palladium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Osmium, Iridium, Platinum	n/a
Dowry Creek	Past producer	small	Platinum, Gold, Iridium, Osmium	n/a
Fox Gulch	Past producer	small	Platinum, Gold, Ruthenium, Chromium, Rhodium, Osmium, Palladium, Iridium	n/a
Kleary Creek Area	Past producer	small	Gold	found 1909
Rainy Creek Gold-Cinnabar Placer	Past producer	small	Gold, Mercury	found 1915
Tuluksak River	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum	n/a
Tuluksak Dredges	Producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, PGE	from 1908
Bear Creek	Producer	n/a	Gold, Mercury	n/a
Boulder Creek	Producer	n/a	PGE, Gold, Chromium	n/a
Clara Creek	Producer	n/a	Gold, Chromium	n/a
Dowry Creek	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dry Gulch	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fortyseven Creek Placer	Producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Fox Gulch	Producer	n/a	Gold, Chromium	n/a
Marvel Creek	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Murray Gulch	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Platinum Creek	Producer	n/a	Chromium, Gold	n/a
Salmon River	Producer	n/a	Platinum, Gold, Chromium	n/a
Salmon River	Producer	n/a	Gold, Mercury, Chromium, Diamond	n/a
Salmon River Bench	Producer	n/a	Gold, Mercury, Chromium, Diamond	n/a
Snow Gulch	Producer	n/a	Gold, Tin, Tungsten, Antimony, Mercury, Silver	n/a
Squirrel Creek	Producer	n/a	Platinum, Gold, Chromium, Iridium, Osmium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium	n/a
Squirrel Creek	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Butte Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, PGE	from 1915
Canyon Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1915
Tiny Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1915
Kowkow Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, PGE	from 1916
Marylou Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1916
Wilhelmina Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1916
Ophir Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1917
Upper Tuluksak River	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Platinum, Silver	from 1917
Wattamuse Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	from 1919
Crooked Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1921
Trail Creek Trib. Faro Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, PGE	from 1921
Cripple Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	from 1924
Salmon River	Past producer	n/a	PGE, Iridium, Chromium, Diamond, Gold, Platinum	from 1927
Clara Creek	Past producer	n/a	PGE, Chromium, Gold	from 1928
Dowry Creek	Past producer	n/a	PGE, Gold	from 1935
Fox Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1941
Granite Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1941
Little Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Mercury, Silver	from 1962
Bear Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Mercury, Platinum	n/a
Bear Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Mercury, PGE	found 1907
Bear Creek (lower)	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Platinum	n/a
Bear Creek (upper)	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Platinum	n/a
Bonanza Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Butte Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Platinum	n/a
California Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
California Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Canyon Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Central Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Clara Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Palladium, Ruthenium, Chromium, Rhodium, Iridium	n/a
Cripple Creek (lower)	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Cripple Creek (upper)	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Domingo Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Domingo Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Dominion Creek (upper)	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Donlin Bench	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tin, Antimony, Tungsten, Mercury, Silver	n/a
Dry Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Platinum, Osmium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Gold	n/a
Eightmile Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Eureka Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fisher Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fortyseven Creek Placer	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Tungsten	n/a
Fox Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fox Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Fuller Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Girl Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Gold	Past producer	n/a	Gold, PGE	n/a
Gold Run	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Granite Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Hagemeister Strait	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Chromium	n/a
Kapon Creek	Past producer	n/a	Mercury, Gold	n/a
Kowkow Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Nickel, Platinum	n/a
Lewis Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Murray Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Northland Gold Dredge	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Olympic Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Platinum	n/a
Osawalik River	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Platinum Creek	Past producer	n/a	Platinum, Gold, Chromium	n/a
Quartz Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Queen Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Rainy Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Mercury	n/a
Rainy Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Mercury	n/a
Rainy Creek	Past producer	n/a	Mercury, Gold	n/a
Rocky Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ruby Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Ruby Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Slate Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Slate Creek (upper)	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Snow Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Platinum	n/a
Snow Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, PGE	n/a
Spruce Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Timber Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tiny Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Trail Creek (tributary to Arolik River)	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Tuluksak River	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Tyone Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Tyone Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Upper Tuluksak River	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Platinum	n/a
Wattamuse Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. Sites already matched to an MSHA record are shown in the MSHA tables.

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