Gold Mines in Copper River, AK: 5 Abandoned + 72 Historic

Abandoned gold mine records in Copper River

5 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.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 5 abandoned records

Name	Type	Status since	Nearest town	Land	USGS record
Busch-Pearley Creek Mine	surface	Aug 1, 1991	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dan Creek Mine	surface	Apr 25, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Golden Eagle Mine	surface	Aug 23, 1985	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ruby Gulch Mine	surface	Aug 2, 1988	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tex-Al Mine	surface	Aug 4, 1990	n/a	n/a	n/a

Historic gold producers in Copper River (USGS)

USGS records 72 historic gold producers in Copper River: 66 past producers and 6 listed as producers or plants. For 16 of them USGS gives an output size (1 medium, 15 small). Production years are recorded for 17 sites, from 1906 to 1940. The most common deposit type is placer Au-PGE (8 sites).

Show the 72 sites

Site	USGS status	Output	Commodities	Years
Nabesna	Past producer	medium	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Iron	1931 to 1940
Chisna River Placers	Producer	small	Gold	found 1898
Dan Creek Placers	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Mercury	n/a
Eagle Creek Placer	Producer	small	Gold, Copper, Platinum	n/a
Opal Prospect	Producer	small	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Nabesna Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Arsenic, Antimony	1931 to 1940
Bonanza Creek Area	Past producer	small	Gold, Silver, Mercury	n/a
Dan Creek	Past producer	small	Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Antimony	found 1901
Eagle Creek	Past producer	small	Gold, Platinum, Copper	n/a
Eagle Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead	n/a
Fall Creek Placers	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Fourth of July Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Little Eldorado Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Quartz Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Skookum Creek Placer	Past producer	small	Gold	n/a
Wetzier Mine	Past producer	small	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper	n/a
Big Eldorado Creek	Producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Kennicott Copper River, Chitina	Producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Chititu Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	from 1906
Golconda Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1915
Little Eldorado Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1915
Skookum Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1915
Tiekel River	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1916
Fourth of July Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1925
Copper Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	from 1926
Nabesna Mine	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc	from 1931
Discovery	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1932
Grubstake Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	from 1941
Eagle Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, PGE, Silver	from 1948
Slope Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Bismuth, Copper, Silver	from 1950
Nelchina Cache	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1952
Dan Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1955
Chisna River	Past producer	n/a	Gold	from 1960
Berg Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Big Eldorado Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	found 1973
Boulder Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boulder Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boulder Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Boulder Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Molybdenum	n/a
Bremner Mining Co.	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Bryan Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Calamity Gulch	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Chathenda Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Chititu Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Antimony	n/a
Copper Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Dan Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Dan Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead, Antimony, Silver, Copper	n/a
Eagle	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Lead	n/a
Elliott Creek	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold	n/a
Fall Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Golconda Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Gonad	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grand Prize	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Granite Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Grubstake Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Silver	n/a
Hubbard Elliott Mine	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Little Bremner River	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lower Chisna River	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Lucky Girl	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Midas	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Nabesna	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Iron, Copper	n/a
Nugget Creek	Past producer	n/a	Copper, Gold, Silver	n/a
Red Rock Canyon	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Slope Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Bismuth, Copper, Silver	n/a
Slope Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Silver	n/a
Slope Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver	n/a
Vicki	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Wetzler	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc	n/a
Yellow Band	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Yellowband	Past producer	n/a	Gold	n/a
Young Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Copper	n/a
Young Creek	Past producer	n/a	Gold, Silver, Copper	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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