Fort Knox Mine
The Fort Knox Mine includes the Fort Knox open pit mine, mill, tailings storage facility, water storage reservoir and the Walter Creek heap leach facility. These facilities are located within the Fairbanks North Star Borough, approximately 25 highway miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. The mine site is located primarily on lands owned by the State of Alaska and the Mental Health Trust. The operator, Fairbanks Gold Mining, Inc. (FGMI), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation. The mine was originally permitted in 1994, and in 2011 produced about 290,000 ounces of gold. As of the end of 2011, FGMI employed 522 people at the mill and mine, and operates 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.
Five-Year Environmental Audit May 2012
Environmental Compliance and Management Systems Audit
Fort Knox and True North Mines
Project Documents
In 2006, FGMI issued six documents detailing the reclamation and closure of the Fort Knox Mine as well as the construction, operation, reclamation, and closure of the proposed heap leach facility.
- Walter Creek Valley Heap Leach Facility Project Description
- Walter Creek Valley Heap Leach Facility Closure Plan
- Fort Knox Mine Tailing Facility Closure Management Plan
- Fort Knox Mine Reclamation and Closure Plan
- Fort Knox Mine Monitoring Plan June 2008
- Fort Knox Mine Solid Waste Management Plan
Agency Authorizations
Final permits and public process documents were issued on July 3, 2007 by the State of Alaska for the Fort Knox Mine Heap Leach Project. A record of the public process is on the Archive Page.
- State Agency Response to Public Comments on Draft Authorizations
for the Fort Knox Mine Heap Leach Project (issued 7/3/07) - 2012 Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc. Mining Reclamation Bond
- 2007 Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc. Mining Reclamation Bond
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
- DNR Plan of Operations Amendment Approval (F20079852) (issued 7/3/07)
- POO Amendment Approval extension to July 3, 2013 (issued 7/3/2012)
- Certificate of Approval to Construct a Dam (issued 7/3/07)
- Millsite Lease ADL 414960 and 414961
- Second Amendment to Millsite Lease ADL 414960 and 414961 (issued 6/2/2011)
- First Amendment to Millsite Lease ADL 414960 and 414961 (issued 12/31/2007)
- Addendum to the Fort Knox Millsite Lease (signed 7/3/07)
- Amended and Restated Millsite Lease ADL 414960 and 414961 (issued 7/8/2002)
- Millsite Permit ADL 414960 and 414961 (issued 2/15/1994)
- Upland Mining Lease ADL 535408
- First Amendment to Upland Mining Lease ADL 535408 (issued 12/31/2007)
- Upland Mining Lease ADL 535408 (issued 2/15/1994)
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
- DEC Waste Management Permit (2006-DB0043) (issued 7/3/07)
- DEC WMP 2006-DB0043 extension letter (issued 7/2/2012)
- DEC 401 Certificate of Reasonable Assurance (POA-1992-574-S) (issued 7/12/07)
- DEC 401 Certificate of Reasonable Assurance (POA-1992-574-T) (issued 7/12/07)
- DEC APDES Permit No. AK0053643 (effective 10/1/12)
Five-Year Environmental Audit March 1, 2004
Fort Knox Mine, True North Mine and Twin Creek Road
Annual Meetings and Annual Reports
2013 Annual Agency Meeting
March 22, 2013 at 9 AM at the FGMI Fairbanks Office
Alaska USA Bldg, Suite 408, 1292 Sadler Way, Fairbanks, Alaska
- Fort Knox 2012 Annual Activity Report (posted 3/5/13)
Archives
- Archive of previous Annual Meetings
- Archive of June 2006 Applications, Draft Project Authorizations, and Public Process
For More Information Contact
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3577
Fax: (907) 269-5673
