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Kinross Fort Knox


Contact: Anna Atchison – External Affairs Manager
Phone: (907) 490-2218
PO Box 73726
Fairbanks, Alaska 99707 United States

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E-mail: [email protected]

The Fort Knox mine is an open-pit gold mine located on State of Alaska and Mental Health Trust lands approximately 26 miles northeast of Fairbanks. The mine was originally permitted in 1994 and poured its first commercial ounce in 1996. It is the largest single tax contributor in the FNSB and employs 650 local Alaskans.