Walker Fork Mine

Walker Fork Mine is a surface gold mine in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, near Chicken. MSHA lists its status as temporarily idled since Oct 1, 2025. It is one of 55 gold mines in Alaska that are not marked abandoned, and one of 9 in Southeast Fairbanks.

Facts

MSHA status
Temporarily idled since Oct 1, 2025
Type
Surface
County
Southeast Fairbanks
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
State land
Nearest town
Chicken
Operator
Mackinaw Gold, LLC
Coordinates
64.0803, -141.1831
MSHA mine ID
5001949

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Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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.

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