Facts
- MSHA status
- Intermittent since Jul 15, 2026
- Type
- Surface
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks
- State
- Alaska
- Land status (BLM data)
- State land
- Nearest town
- Delta Junction
- Employees reported
- 2
- Coordinates
- 64.2858, -146.2606
- MSHA mine ID
- 5002088
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Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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
- Tenderfoot Cr. Lode
- USGS status
- Prospect
- Commodities
- Gold
Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10160782 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.
Gold mines nearby
- Pogo Mine 5 mi · active
- Small gold operation (MSHA 5001550) 49 mi · intermittent
- 101 49 mi · intermittent
- Fort Knox Mine 55 mi · active
- Ester 57 mi · intermittent
- Nolan Valley 58 mi · temporarily idled
- Fairbanks Excavation Mine 59 mi · intermittent
- Goldstream 62 mi · intermittent