| Location | |
|---|---|
  Fort Knox Fort Knox Gold Mine, Alaska | |
| Location | Fox, Fairbanks mining district, Alaska |
| State | Alaska |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 64°59′34″N 147°21′40″W / 64.99278°N 147.36111°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Gold |
| Production | 237,925 gold equivalent ounces[1][2] |
| Financial year | 2020 |
| Type | Open pit |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1987 |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Kinross Gold |
| Website | Fort Knox |
| Year of acquisition | 1992 |
The Fort Knox Gold Mine is an open pit gold mine, 9 mi (14 km) east of Fox in the Fairbanks mining district of Alaska. It is owned and operated by Toronto-based Kinross Gold. Originally staked in 1913, after very minor mining at the location the property sat idle until being restaked in 1980. Following the initial exploration discovery in 1987, in 1992 the project was purchased by Amax Gold, which brought the mine to production. Amax Gold merged with Kinross Gold in 1998.[3]
- ^ "Kinross reports 2020 fourth-quarter and full-year results". Toronto, Ontario: Kinross Gold Corporation. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Kinross reports 2019 fourth-quarter and full-year results" (PDF). Toronto, Ontario: Kinross Gold Corporation. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Amax Gold agrees to be bought by Kinross Gold". The New York Times. Reuters. 10 February 1998. Retrieved 3 June 2020.