Gold mines in Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska

Prince of Wales-Hyder has 1 gold mine in MSHA records: 1 not abandoned (1 active) and 0 abandoned. USGS lists 70 more historic producers.

Gold mines in Prince of Wales-Hyder that are not abandoned

MineTypeMSHA statusEmployees
Dawson MineundergroundActive20

Historic gold producers in Prince of Wales-Hyder (USGS)

USGS records 70 historic gold producers in Prince of Wales-Hyder: 68 past producers and 2 listed as producers or plants. For 28 of them USGS gives an output size (28 small). Production years are recorded for 23 sites, from 1900 to 1941. The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (10 sites).

Show the 70 sites
SiteUSGS statusOutputCommoditiesYears
Valparaiso MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc1900 to 1933
Puyallup MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper1901 to 1938
Copper Mountain MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Gold1902 to 1906
Jumbo MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Iron, Molybdenum, Zinc1903 to 1919
Copper City MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc1904 to 1910
Lucky Nell Mining Co.Past producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc1904 to 1914
Mamie MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Iron1905 to 1918
Mamie MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Gold, Iron1905 to 1918
Mount Andrew MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Iron1905 to 1918
Cymru MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Gold1906 to 1915
Magnetite Ore Body, Rush and Brown MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Iron1906 to 1923
Shear Zone Ore Body, Rush and Brown MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver1906 to 1923
Stevenstown MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Iron1906 to 1918
Uncle Sam MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold1906 to 1907
Jumbo MinePast producersmallGold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Zinc, Molybdenum1907 to 1919
It Mining Co.Past producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum1908 to 1918
Big Harbor MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc1912 to 1916
Harris Creek MinePast producersmallGold, Lead1914 to 1928
Cascade MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silvern/a
Corbin MinePast producersmallCopper, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Crackerjack MinePast producersmallCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zincn/a
Dawson MinePast producersmallGold, Copper, Zinc, Leadfound 1903
Flagstaff Mining Co.Past producersmallGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincto 1941
Golden Fleece Mining Co.Past producersmallGold, Silverfound 1899
Khayyam ProspectPast producersmallSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copperfound 1899
Olympia ClaimPast producersmallSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Tungstenn/a
Starboard ClaimsPast producersmallLead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Tungsten, Zincn/a
Unnamed ProspectPast producersmallGoldn/a
UnknownProducern/aCopper, Iron, Silver, Goldn/a
Salt ChuckPlantn/aIron, PGE, Vanadium, Copper, Gold, Silverfrom 1907
Mount Andrews MagnetitePast producern/aCobalt, Copper, Gold, Iron, Silverfrom 1905
Jumbo BasinPast producern/aIron, Chromium, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Zincfrom 1907
Fish CreekPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zincfrom 1916
Lindeborg VeinPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungstenfrom 1924
CantuPast producern/aZinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Barium-Bariten/a
CantuPast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
Castle & Co.Past producern/aGold, Molybdenumn/a
Castle and CompanyPast producern/aGoldn/a
Copper CityPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Copper MountainPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Silvern/a
CorbinPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Silvern/a
CroesusPast producern/aGoldn/a
DawsonPast producern/aGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zincn/a
Fish CreekPast producern/aTungsten, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Barium-Bariten/a
Fish CreekPast producern/aLead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungstenn/a
FlagstaffPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Flat IslandPast producern/aGoldn/a
Gold EaglePast producern/aLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zincn/a
Golden FleecePast producern/aGold, Zinc, Copper, Silvern/a
HomestakePast producern/aGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Coppern/a
HomestakePast producern/aLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Coppern/a
ItPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Iron, Silvern/a
KhayyamPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
Lower Daly-AlaskaPast producern/aZinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silvern/a
Lucky NellPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/a
MariettaPast producern/aGold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Leadn/a
MariettaPast producern/aSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zincn/a
MoonshinePast producern/aCopper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Goldn/a
Mountain View: Fish Creek nos. 1, 2, and 3Past producern/aTungsten, Zinc, Lead, Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Silver, Uranium, Barium-Bariten/a
Nelson and TiftPast producern/aLead, Copper, Silver, Goldn/a
Nelson and TiftPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silvern/a
Palmer CovePast producern/aGold, Coppern/a
PuyallupPast producern/aSilver, Gold, Lead, Zincfound 1953
Rich HillPast producern/aCopper, Gold, Silver, Ironn/a
RiversidePast producern/aGold, Tungsten, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Leadn/a
RiversidePast producern/aZinc, Tungsten, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver, Barium-Bariten/a
RonanPast producern/aZinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Tungstenn/a
Salt ChuckPast producern/aCopper, Palladium, Platinum, Gold, Iron, Silvern/a
Upper Daly-AlaskaPast producern/aCopper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silvern/a
ValparaisoPast producern/aGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zincn/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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