Facts
- MSHA status
- Temporarily idled since Feb 14, 2026
- Type
- Surface
- County
- Kenai Peninsula
- State
- Alaska
- Land status (BLM data)
- State land
- Nearest town
- Hope
- Coordinates
- 60.5286, -149.6286
- MSHA mine ID
- 5002118
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Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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
- Quartz Cr.
- USGS status
- Producer
- Commodities
- Gold
- Output size
- small (USGS class)
Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10000443 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.
Gold mines nearby
- NYAC Mining Co 48 mi · intermittent
- Lucky Shot Mine 86 mi · non-producing