Walker Fork

Walker Fork is a surface gold mine in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, near Eagle. MSHA lists its status as intermittent since Apr 22, 2016 and records 5 employees. It is one of 55 gold mines in Alaska that are not marked abandoned, and one of 9 in Southeast Fairbanks; by employees it ranks 24 of 52 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Intermittent since Apr 22, 2016
Type
Surface
County
Southeast Fairbanks
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
State land
Nearest town
Eagle
Employees reported
5
Operator
Ajax Mining Alaska Inc
Coordinates
64.0658, -141.1744
MSHA mine ID
5001301

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Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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
Walker Fork
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Gold, Silver

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10160652 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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