Abandoned gold mine records in Yakutat
1 record 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 Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyt | surface | Jan 19, 2007 | Cape Yakataga | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Yakutat (USGS)
USGS records 17 historic gold producers in Yakutat: 17 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 1 of them USGS gives an output size (1 small). Production years are recorded for 2 sites, from 1886 to 1965. The most common deposit type is placer Au-PGE (6 sites).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortymile River Area | Past producer | small | Gold | 1886 to 1965 |
| White River | Past producer | n/a | Gold | from 1915 |
| Blacksand Island Beach | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Titanium, Zirconium, Iron | n/a |
| Khantaak Beach | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Titanium, Iron | n/a |
| Khantaak Island | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Logan Beach | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Molybdenum, Iron | n/a |
| Logan Beach | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Unnamed (Gulf of Alaska beaches, Yakutat quadrangle segment) | Past producer | n/a | Titanium, PGE, Iron, Gold, Zirconium, Tungsten, Iron, REE, Chromium, Garnet | n/a |
| White River | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| White River | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Windy 2 | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Yakataga (between Cape Yakataga and White River) | Past producer | n/a | Titanium, Gold, Chromium | n/a |
| Yakataga (east of White River) | Past producer | n/a | Titanium, Gold, Chromium | n/a |
| Yakataga (west of Cape Yakataga) | Past producer | n/a | Titanium, Gold, Chromium | n/a |
| Yakataga Beach | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Chromium, Copper, Iron, Titanium, Uranium, Silver | n/a |
| Yakataga River | Past producer | n/a | Gold, PGE | n/a |
| Yakutat Beach | Past producer | n/a | Titanium, Gold, Iron, Zirconium, Tungsten, PGE, Garnet | 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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