Fort Knox Mine

The Fort Knox Mine is an open pit, truck-and-shovel operation using carbon-in-pulp, heap leach and gravity processes to recover gold. The mine is located approximately 25 highway miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, on primarily State of Alaska and private lands within the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The project is operated by Fairbanks Gold Mining, Inc. (FGMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation. The major Fort Knox Mine facilities include the Fort Knox open pit mine, mill, administrative facilities, tailings storage facility, water storage reservoir and the Walter Creek and Barnes Creek Heap Leach facilities. Power is supplied from the regional grid via a 29-mile power line. The mine was originally permitted in 1994, and operates 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. As of end of 2022, FGMI employed 732 people and produced 291,249 gold equivalent ounces.

The Gil Mine is 9 miles northeast of the Fort Knox Mine. The ore from this mine is trucked to Fort Knox for processing. This project is an open pit mine on State of Alaska and private lands.

On March 25, 2025, FGMI will host their Annual Activity Meeting for Reporting Year 2024 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. This meeting will be held in person and online.

Kindra Geis
Large Project Coordinator
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Office of Project Management and Permitting
Phone:(907) 451-2715
Email

Mail or Visit at:
550 W. 7th Ave., Suite 1430
Anchorage, AK 99501