Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska has 1,591 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 1,591 USGS records of mines in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska.
- Gold , Silver , Copper , Tin , and Lead mines located in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. See All
Mines Summary
in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
- 1,591 Total
- 463 Occurrences
- 601 Prospects
- 4 Plants
- 523 Producers
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Mine Locations
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Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Yukon-Koyukuk has 1,591 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Yukon-Koyukuk mines are Gold , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 463 mines in Yukon-Koyukuk were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Yukon-Koyukuk has 601 prospect mines.2 523 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 1,591 records of mines in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska.
- 601 records of prospects
- 463 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 4 records of mining plants
- 523 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Yukon-Koyukuk
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Prospects | 601 |
| Producers | 523 |
| Occurrences | 463 |
| Other | 4 |
1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.
2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Gates of the Arctic National Park
National Parks
0
0
0
0
68
20
42
0
6
Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
0
0
0
0
68
20
42
0
6
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
National Parks
0
0
0
0
26
8
0
0
18
Mollie Beattie Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
0
0
0
0
8
0
8
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Koyukuk Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
362
123
132
1
106
Circle Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
349
191
42
0
116
Mcrath Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
203
90
87
0
26
Tolovana Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
109
56
21
0
32
Innoko Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
107
34
20
0
53
Chandalar Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
91
29
48
2
12
Hot Springs Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
83
32
6
0
45
Ruby Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
69
19
4
0
46
Sheenjek Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
47
2
45
0
0
Hughes Mining District
Alaska
0
0
0
0
43
5
21
0
17
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Miller House
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
162
77
21
0
64
Central
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
115
58
23
0
34
Circle Hot Springs
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
93
47
18
0
28
Coldfoot
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
86
21
20
1
44
Wiseman
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
85
17
22
1
45
Long
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
60
15
3
0
42
Eureka
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
58
21
5
0
32
Rampart
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
54
17
5
0
32
Chandalar
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
45
12
19
2
12
Livengood
Yukon-Koyukuk
Alaska
0
0
0
0
45
15
6
0
24
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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