Fox Mine

Fox Mine is a surface gold mine in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, near Fairbanks. MSHA lists its status as intermittent since Aug 13, 2001 and records 5 employees. It is one of 55 gold mines in Alaska that are not marked abandoned, and one of 15 in Fairbanks North Star; by employees it ranks 20 of 52 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Intermittent since Aug 13, 2001
Type
Surface
County
Fairbanks North Star
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
Local government land
Nearest town
Fairbanks
Employees reported
5
Operator
Polar Mining Inc
Coordinates
64.9489, -147.6825
MSHA mine ID
5001557

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

Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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.

History and geology (USGS)

USGS site name
Goldstream Creek
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Gold
Production years
from 1907

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10160666 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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