Abandoned mines in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   59 12.4%
2. Prospect pits and trenches

   shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
   16 3.4%
3. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   40 8.4%
4. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   331 69.8%
5. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   8 1.7%
6. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   7 1.5%
7. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   13 2.7%

A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.

Problem types carry OSMRE's priority prefix: P1 and P2 are threats to health, safety and property, P3 is environmental. A problem area is a cluster of problems reclaimed as one project; several rows can share one location.

1. 4-Corners Gravel

   Surface metal/non-metal · Northern Landscaping & Construction Inc · MSHA ID 5001486
   Abandoned 1993-09-13
2. AK1 and AK2

   Surface metal/non-metal · windmill enterprisesllc · MSHA ID 5002052
   Abandoned 2017-01-01
3. Alaska Gravel Products

   Surface metal/non-metal · Alaska Gravel Products · MSHA ID 5001821
   Abandoned 2008-01-02
4. Alaska Loaders

   Surface metal/non-metal · Alaska Loaders Mark Cizek · MSHA ID 5001815
   Abandoned 2009-01-01
5. Albert Creek Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · 4/S Services · MSHA ID 5001985
   Abandoned 2012-10-12
6. B & E

   Surface metal/non-metal · B & E Construction · MSHA ID 5001917
   Abandoned 2010-10-10
7. Bird Creek

   Surface metal/non-metal · Cripple Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 5002033
   Abandoned 2016-10-01
8. Bird Creek Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · Panhead Exploration LTD · MSHA ID 5002049
   Abandoned 2016-10-01
9. Cache Creek Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · Money Pit Mining · MSHA ID 5002057
   Abandoned 2017-10-01
10. Chulitna Screener

    Surface metal/non-metal · State of Alaska Department of Transportation · MSHA ID 5001511
    Abandoned 2024-10-01
11. Cobra 1000

    Surface metal/non-metal · Kirsch Crushing · MSHA ID 5001795
    Abandoned 2005-10-12
12. CWJD

    Surface metal/non-metal · CWJD · MSHA ID 5002039
    Abandoned 2016-02-29
13. D J Gravel Products

    Surface metal/non-metal · D J Excavating & Development Inc · MSHA ID 5001683
    Abandoned 2003-06-03
14. Fisher'S Portable

    Surface metal/non-metal · Fisher'S Gravel · MSHA ID 5001505
    Abandoned 2000-09-13
15. Ginjen

    Surface metal/non-metal · CC Enterprises · MSHA ID 5001928
    Abandoned 2023-10-01
16. Girdwood Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Girdwood Mining Company · MSHA ID 5001537
    Abandoned 2009-06-25
17. Goldorado

    Surface metal/non-metal · Goldorado Company · MSHA ID 5001911
    Abandoned 2009-10-01
18. gopher hole

    Surface metal/non-metal · brent starkenburg · MSHA ID 5001951
    Abandoned 2011-01-22
19. Greenstreet Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Greenstreet Investments, LLC · MSHA ID 5001918
    Abandoned 2025-10-01
20. Independence Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Alaska Hardrock Inc · MSHA ID 5001521
    Abandoned 1993-06-09
21. Jay-Mar

    Surface metal/non-metal · Jay-Mar · MSHA ID 5002054
    Abandoned 2017-10-01
22. Jay-Mar Property

    Surface metal/non-metal · Jay-Mar Construction LLC · MSHA ID 5001833
    Abandoned 2006-03-30
23. Jonesville Coal Mine

    Underground coal · United Energy Group · MSHA ID 5001598
    Abandoned and Sealed 2000-07-10
24. Knik Goose Bay Road Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Alaska Rock-Div/Summit Alaska Inc · MSHA ID 5001659
    Abandoned 2003-06-03
25. Knik Landscaping

    Surface metal/non-metal · Knik Landscaping · MSHA ID 5001685
    Abandoned 2024-10-01
26. L & N Ventures

    Surface metal/non-metal · L & N Ventures · MSHA ID 5001774
    Abandoned 2024-10-01
27. Lakeview Sand & Gravel

    Surface metal/non-metal · Lakeview Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 5001665
    Abandoned 2003-06-03
28. Long Lake Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Newman'S Hilltop Service · MSHA ID 5001695
    Abandoned 2002-07-08
29. Lucky Shot Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC · MSHA ID 5001916
    Abandoned 2009-09-03
30. Lucky Wish Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Gold Rush Mining · MSHA ID 5001966
    Abandoned 2012-10-11
31. Nechesta Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Nechesta General · MSHA ID 5001829
    Abandoned 2008-10-01
32. North Star Sand & Gravel

    Surface metal/non-metal · North Star Earthmovers Inc · MSHA ID 5001686
    Abandoned 2004-10-07
33. Pionner Sand & Gravel LLC

    Surface metal/non-metal · Pioneer Sand & Gravel, LLC · MSHA ID 5001866
    Abandoned 2016-10-01
34. Pitman Sand & Gravel

    Surface metal/non-metal · Pitman Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 5001646
    Abandoned 2001-12-17
35. Portable #1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Tamsher Enterprises & Rentals Inc · MSHA ID 5001737
    Abandoned 2007-05-10
36. Portable 2

    Surface metal/non-metal · Alaska Rock-Div/Summit Alaska Inc · MSHA ID 5001681
    Abandoned 2003-09-22
37. Portable Crusher # 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Thompson Construction, LLC · MSHA ID 5001733
    Abandoned 2003-07-09
38. Portable Crusher 1023

    Surface metal/non-metal · Pruhs Construction · MSHA ID 5001779
    Abandoned 2024-10-01
39. Portable Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · BC Excavating · MSHA ID 5002072
    Abandoned 2022-10-01
40. Premier 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Earthwork, Inc. · MSHA ID 5001812
    Abandoned 2008-10-01
41. Purches Valley

    Surface metal/non-metal · Precision Exploration · MSHA ID 5002035
    Abandoned 2016-02-29
42. Reicot

    Surface metal/non-metal · Reicot · MSHA ID 5002056
    Abandoned 2018-10-01
43. Roosevelt Creek Mining Company

    Surface metal/non-metal · Roosevelt Creek Mining Company · MSHA ID 5001958
    Abandoned 2013-10-01
44. Rowallan Alaska Incorporated

    Surface metal/non-metal · Rowallan Alaska Inc · MSHA ID 5001608
    Abandoned 2000-09-12
45. Rusty Creek Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · C A Gold LLC · MSHA ID 5001923
    Abandoned 2014-10-01
46. SCI Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · SCI Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 5001658
    Abandoned 2008-10-01
47. Screen 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · D&S Road Services · MSHA ID 5001955
    Abandoned 2012-10-11
48. Screening Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Alaska Dept/Transportation & Pulic Facilities · MSHA ID 5001543
    Abandoned 1993-06-15
49. Snowbound

    Surface metal/non-metal · Alaska Loaders Mark Cizek · MSHA ID 5001818
    Abandoned 2016-10-01
50. Sunshine Redi-Mix

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sunshine Redi-Mix · MSHA ID 5001796
    Abandoned 2011-08-05
51. T & J Gravel Products Incorporated

    Surface metal/non-metal · T & J Gravel Products Inc · MSHA ID 5001607
    Abandoned 2004-06-14
52. Terra

    Surface metal/non-metal · Terra Gold Corp · MSHA ID 5001991
    Abandoned 2024-02-29
53. Tew's Inc

    Surface metal/non-metal · Tew's Inc · MSHA ID 5002023
    Abandoned 2017-10-01
54. Three Rivers Project

    Surface metal/non-metal · Breaking Ground Resources · MSHA ID 5002061
    Abandoned 2019-06-12
55. Tiny Moose Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Flintstone Inc. · MSHA ID 5001503
    Abandoned 2022-10-01
56. Valdez Creek Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cambior Alaska Inc · MSHA ID 5001315
    Abandoned 1995-10-05
57. Valdez Creek Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · M.A. Mining · MSHA ID 5001988
    Abandoned 2014-10-01
58. Wasilla Concrete Pit & Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Wasilla Concrete · MSHA ID 5000248
    Abandoned 2009-10-01
59. Wasilla Gravel

    Surface metal/non-metal · Wasilla Gravel · MSHA ID 5002040
    Abandoned 2024-10-01
60. Willow Grubstake Gulch

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mrak Placer Mine Company · MSHA ID 5000297
    Abandoned 2000-09-12
61. Wolverine Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Northern AU · MSHA ID 5002092
    Abandoned 2024-10-01

Status and date are as reported to MSHA by the operator. Each mine's own page carries its accident, citation and inspection record.

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1. USGS, Consolidated Prospect- and Mine-Related Features from 7.5- and 15-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States (USMIN)
   597,612 point and area features digitized from about 106,350 historical topographic maps published 1886–2006; public domain (CC0). A feature is a map symbol, not a field-verified site, and the map does not say whether it was still worked.
2. USGS Fact Sheet 2025–3003, The Abandoned Mine Inventory of the United States
   States that as of 2025 there is no comprehensive national inventory of abandoned mine features, and that the detailed national database now being built will not be published.
3. OSMRE, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS), public Problems layer
   One row per abandoned mine land problem in a problem area, with its type, funding program and reclamation status; mostly coal mined before the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Coordinates are the problem area's.
4. MSHA, Mines dataset (Mine Data Retrieval System)
   Every mine registered with MSHA since the 1970s; a mine reads Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed when its operator reported that status. Refreshed weekly.
5. US Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic county boundaries (1:500,000)
   Each feature's county is assigned by its coordinates against these boundaries, not copied from the source file.
6. GAO-20-238, Abandoned Hardrock Mines (March 2020)
   Federal agencies had identified at least 140,000 abandoned hardrock mine features on federal land and estimated more than 390,000 more not yet captured in their databases.
7. Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program, US Department of the Interior
   The program the USGS inventory is compiled for. Its appropriations and the 674,000 field-confirmed feature count on this page were provided by the program manager, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, and are cited with permission (2026-09-08).
8. IMCC-NAAMLP Hardrock AML Report
   Page 48 carries the two figures this page leans on: USGS estimates 633,181 of the 725,690 mine features it recorded from historic topographic maps, 87 percent, are hardrock; and state and federal agencies have submitted more than 724,000 AML features to the national database being built, already more than the historic maps hold. Year-by-year AHMR funding is on page 35.