Situated approximately 25 miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, the Fort Knox Mine is one of the largest gold producing mines in the
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Fort Knox Gold Mine Fairbanks
state. Fairbanks Gold Mining, Inc. pays The Trust royalties from production, which exceeds 300,000 ounces of gold annually.
Development of a “heap-leach” facility has extended the life of the mine allowing low grade ore to be extracted from its lode deposit (hardrock).
Good for the State
- 500 local residents employed full time
- Tailing storage facility on Fish Creek is a zero-discharge facility
- Voluntary Fish Creek reclamation project received the Tileston Award in 2009
- Seventy percent of operating budget is spent with businesses in Alaska
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Lake created from reclamation of Fish Creek