Independence Creek

Independence Creek is a producer of gold, ree, tungsten, tin in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, in USGS's medium output class. USGS gives a discovery year of 1894. It is one of 726 historic gold producers USGS lists in Yukon-Koyukuk, and number 2 when they are sorted by output class.

Facts

USGS status
Producer
Output class
medium (USGS class)
Commodities
Gold, REE, Tungsten, Tin, Lead
Discovered
1894
County
Yukon-Koyukuk
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
Private land or land not mapped as public
USGS record
10001464

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. "Output class" is a code whose meaning changed over the years, so compare sites inside this data and do not read it as tonnage.

Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date. Check ownership before you go near any mine site.

Gold sites nearby

60 other USGS gold sites within 12 miles. The Yukon-Koyukuk page lists the biggest.