Illinois Creek / Round Top / Honker Project
Project Description
The Illinois Creek, Round Top, and Honker Projects are located on state land in interior Alaska, 270 miles west of Fairbanks and 35 miles from the nearest village of Kaltag. The projects are in the Illinois Creek Mining District and are being advanced by Western Alaska Copper & Gold (WAC&G). Illinois Creek is a past-producing gold-silver oxide mine with a reclaimed run-of-mine heap leach pad that operated between 1997 and 2002. WAC&G is developing a new mine plan for the Illinois Creek Mine, while conducting exploration of the Round Top (copper silver molybdenum porphyry) and Honker (low sulfide gold) prospects.
WAC&G is a private company with 100% ownership of the Honker and Round Top claims and the right to acquire 100% interest in Illinois Creek gold deposit. The total land holdings consist of 166 state mining claims on 26,560 acres. The site currently benefits from existing infrastructure associated with the former Illinois Creek Mine, including mine access roads, an airstrip, camp facilities, and a winter access road from the mine to the Yukon River.
Illinois Creek
Permits and Authorizations
Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Mining APMA Program
DNR Multi-year 2019-2023 Miscellaneous Land Use Permit (MLUP) for Hard Rock Exploration & Reclamation (Permit #9831) expires Dec. 31, 2023 PDF (Effective 5/10/2018) DNR Multi-year 2019-2023 Miscellaneous Land Use Permit (MLUP) for Hard Rock Exploration & Reclamation Amendment 1 (Permit #9831 Amendment #1) expires Dec. 31, 2023 PDF (Effective 5/11/2020) DNR Multi-year 2019-2023 Miscellaneous Land Use Permit (MLUP) for Hard Rock Exploration & Reclamation Amendment 2 (Permit #9831 Amendment #2) expires Dec. 31, 2023 PDF (Effective 5/10/2018)Water Resources Section
DNR Temporary Water Use Authorization (TWUA) F2019-111 PDF (Expires 12/31/2023) F2019-111 Amendment #1 PDF (Expires 12/31/2023) F2019-111 Amendment #2 PDF (Expires 12/31/2023) F2019-111 Amendment #3 PDF (Expires 12/31/2023)Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
DEC Solid Waste Permit No. SWGPCAMP034-23 PDF (Expires 1/31/2023) DEC Inert Waste Disposal Permit No. SWINERT39-21 PDF (Expires 6/10/2021)Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G)
Fish Habitat Permit FH19-III-0116 PDF (Expires 12/31/2023)Support Documents
Reports
Round Top Project
Permits and Authorizations
Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Mining APMA Program
DNR Multi-year 2021-2025 Miscellaneous Land Use Permit (MLUP) for Hard Rock Exploration & Reclamation (Permit #2444) expires Dec. 31, 2025 PDF (Effective 7/23/2021)Water Resources Section
DNR Temporary Water Use Authorization (TWUA) F2021-063 PDF (Expires 12/31/2025)Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G)
Fish Habitat Permit FH21-III-0117 PDF (Expires 12/31/2025)Support Documents
Honker Project
Permits and Authorizations
Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Mining APMA Program
DNR Multi-year 2021-2025 Miscellaneous Land Use Permit (MLUP) for Hard Rock Exploration & Reclamation (Permit #2274) expires Dec. 31, 2025 PDF (Effective 8/2/2021)Water Resources Section
DNR Temporary Water Use Authorization (TWUA) F2021-047 PDF (Expires 12/31/2025)Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G)
Fish Habitat Permit FH21-III-0116 PDF (Expires 12/31/2025)Support Documents
Contact
Kate Harper
Large Project Coordinator
(907) 269-5533
Email Kate Harper
Mail or Visit at:
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Office of Project Management and Permitting
550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1430
Anchorage, AK 99501
https://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/opmp/