Pedro Creek Mine

Pedro Creek Mine is a surface gold mine in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, near Fox. MSHA lists its status as intermittent since Aug 24, 2022 and records 3 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 36 of 52 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Intermittent since Aug 24, 2022
Type
Surface
County
Fairbanks North Star
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
State land
Nearest town
Fox
Employees reported
3
Operator
Alaska Goldmine LLC
Coordinates
65.0047, -147.5097
MSHA mine ID
5002099

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Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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
Pedro Creek
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Gold, Silver, Tin
Production years
from 1906

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10232901 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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