Lost Chicken Mine

Lost Chicken Mine is a surface gold mine in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, near Eagle. MSHA lists its status as intermittent since Apr 1, 2016 and records 3 employees. It is one of 55 gold mines in Alaska that are not marked abandoned, and one of 9 in Southeast Fairbanks; by employees it ranks 34 of 52 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Intermittent since Apr 1, 2016
Type
Surface
County
Southeast Fairbanks
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
Nearest town
Eagle
Employees reported
3
Operator
BS Gold Ventures Ltd
Coordinates
64.0503, -141.7878
MSHA mine ID
5000313

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
Wall Street Creek
USGS status
Prospect
Commodities
Gold

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10208773 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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