Willow

Willow is a surface gold mine in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, near Central. MSHA lists its status as intermittent since Jul 5, 2026 and records 10 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 13 of 52 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Intermittent since Jul 5, 2026
Type
Surface
County
Yukon-Koyukuk
State
Alaska
Land status (BLM data)
State land
Nearest town
Central
Employees reported
10
Operator
HDK Mining Limited Liability Company
Coordinates
65.4006, -145.6939
MSHA mine ID
5002121

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Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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
Victor Hugo Association
USGS status
Prospect
Commodities
Gold

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10257542 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.

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