Chapman Creek

Chapman Creek is a surface gold mine in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, near Coldfoot. MSHA lists its status as temporarily idled since Oct 1, 2024 and records 2 employees. It is one of 55 gold mines in Alaska that are not marked abandoned, and one of 14 in Yukon-Koyukuk; by employees it ranks 43 of 52 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Temporarily idled since Oct 1, 2024
Type
Surface
County
Yukon-Koyukuk
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
Nearest town
Coldfoot
Employees reported
2
Operator
GWSN Ventures LLC
Coordinates
67.0953, -150.4822
MSHA mine ID
5001980

Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.

This location is mapped as federal land. Public land is not an invitation to enter a working mine or old workings. Ask the managing agency about access, claims and closures.

History and geology (USGS)

USGS site name
Chapman Creek
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Gold

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10232971 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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