Porcupine Creek Mine

Porcupine Creek Mine is a surface gold mine in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, near Central. MSHA lists its status as intermittent since May 28, 2021 and records 2 employees. It is one of 55 gold mines in Alaska that are not marked abandoned, and one of 14 in Yukon-Koyukuk; by employees it ranks 49 of 52 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Intermittent since May 28, 2021
Type
Surface
County
Yukon-Koyukuk
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
Nearest town
Central
Employees reported
2
Operator
Ruby Mining Corporation
Coordinates
65.2327, -144.4257
MSHA mine ID
5001992

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
Big Windy
USGS status
Prospect
Commodities
Gold

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10185112 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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