Facts
- MSHA status
- Intermittent since Jul 15, 2026
- Type
- Surface
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks
- State
- Alaska
- Land status (BLM data)
- State land
- Nearest town
- Boundary
- Employees reported
- 3
- Operator
- Golden Vista Mining and Exploration LLC
- Coordinates
- 64.0717, -141.9664
- MSHA mine ID
- 5002086
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Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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
- Opal, West Chicken
- USGS status
- Prospect
- Commodities
- Gold
Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10234038 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.
Gold mines nearby
- Lost Chicken Mine 6 mi · intermittent
- placer mine 10 mi · intermittent
- Walker Fork Mine 24 mi · temporarily idled
- Walker Fork 24 mi · intermittent
- Manh Choh 68 mi · active