ALASKA GOLD CO
10-Q, 1995-08-11
GOLD AND SILVER ORES
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                                      1995


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 10-Q


              Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                       For the period ended July 1, 1995


                          Commission File Number 1-7241


                              ALASKA GOLD COMPANY
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               Delaware                              13-2774390
    (State or other jurisdiction                  (I.R.S. Employer
   of incorporation or organization)            Identification No.)


                2959 NORTH ROCK ROAD
                  WICHITA, KANSAS                      67226
       (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (316) 636-6316


Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  /X/  No


As of August 7, 1995, 5,000,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock were 
outstanding.









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                              ALASKA GOLD COMPANY

                                    FORM 10-Q

                       For the Period Ended July 1, 1995

                                     INDEX


Part I. Financial Information                                            Page

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   a.) Statements of Operations
       for the quarters and six-months ended July 1, 1995
       and June 25, 1994....................................................3

   b.) Balance Sheets 
       as of July 1, 1995 and December 31, 1994.............................4

   c.) Statements of Cash Flows
       for the six-months ended July 1, 1995 and
       June 25, 1994........................................................5

   d.) Notes to Financial Statements........................................6


Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 
        and Results of Operations...........................................7


Part II.     Other Information

Signatures..................................................................9

























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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements
<TABLE>
ALASKA GOLD COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
<CAPTION>
                               For the Quarter Ended  For the Six-Months Ended
                                  July 1,   June 25,       July 1,   June 25,  
                                    1995      1994           1995      1994    
<S>                               <C>       <C>            <C>       <C>      
Net sales                         $    509  $    152       $    509  $    213
Sales to Mueller                         -         -              -         -
                                   -------   -------        -------   -------
      Total sales                      509       152            509       213

Cost of sales                        1,133       621          1,312       901
General and administrative 
   expenses                            174       192            400       355
                                   -------   -------        -------   -------
      Operating loss                  (798)     (661)        (1,203)   (1,043)
Interest expense:
   Mueller                          (1,119)     (818)        (2,233)   (1,446)
   Other                               (41)        -            (84)        -
Other income, net                       53       486            504       625
                                   -------   -------        -------   -------
Loss before income taxes            (1,905)     (993)        (3,016)   (1,864)

Income tax expense                       -         -              -         -
                                   -------   -------        -------   -------
      Net loss                    $ (1,905) $   (993)      $ (3,016) $ (1,864)
                                   =======   =======        =======   =======


Number of common shares
   outstanding                       5,000     5,000          5,000     5,000
                                   =======   =======        =======   =======


Net loss per share                $  (0.38) $  (0.20)      $  (0.60) $  (0.37)
                                   =======   =======        =======   =======














<FN>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
ALASKA GOLD COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
<CAPTION>
                                               July 1, 1995  December 31, 1994
<S>                                           <C>                <C>
Assets
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                  $       417        $       542
   Gold inventory                                     941                233
   Due from affiliate                                 183                191
   Prepaid preparation costs                        2,254              1,568
                                               ----------         ----------
      Total current assets                          3,795              2,534

Property and equipment, net                         3,658              4,155
Other assets                                           25                 25
                                               ----------         ----------
                                              $     7,478        $     6,714
                                               ==========         ==========

Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
Current liabilities:
   Current portion of long-term debt          $       496        $       486
   Accounts payable                                   117                239
   Accrued expenses                                   394                314
   Term loans and advances payable to
      Mueller                                      93,893             91,334
                                               ----------         ----------
      Total current liabilities                    94,900             92,373

Long-term debt:
   Notes payable to Mueller                         4,900              3,400
   Other                                            1,311              1,558
Environmental reserve                               1,800              1,800
Restructuring reserve                               1,436              1,436
                                               ----------         ----------
      Total liabilities                           104,347            100,567
                                               ----------         ----------

Stockholders' deficit:
   Common stock, $.10 par value;
      10,000,000 shares authorized;
      5,000,000 shares issued and
      outstanding                                     500                500
   Additional paid-in capital                       4,897              4,897
   Accumulated deficit                           (102,266)           (99,250)
                                               ----------         ----------
      Total stockholders' deficit                 (96,869)           (93,853)

Commitments and contingencies                           -                  -
                                               ----------         ----------
                                              $     7,478        $     6,714
                                               ==========         ==========
<FN>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
ALASKA GOLD COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                 For the Six Months Ended
                                              July 1, 1995      June 25, 1994
<S>                                           <C>                <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net loss                                   $    (3,016)       $    (1,864)
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss
      to net cash used in operating
      activities:
      Interest not paid on 
         Mueller borrowings                         2,075              1,445
      Depreciation                                    538                 25
      Gain on sales of land                           (92)              (554)
      Changes in assets and liabilities:
         Receivables                                    -                113
         Inventories                                 (708)            (1,124)
         Due from affiliate                             8                 36
         Prepaid preparation costs                   (686)            (1,047)
         Current liabilities                          (42)               219
         Other                                          -                  3
                                               ----------         ----------
         Net cash used in operating
            activities                             (1,923)            (2,748)
                                               ----------         ----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Capital expenditures                               (41)              (299)
   Proceeds from sales of properties                   92                555
                                               ----------         ----------
         Net cash provided by 
            investing activities                       51                256
                                               ----------         ----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Net principal repayments and advances
     from Mueller                                     484                247
   Repayment of long-term debt                       (237)                 -
   Issuance of note payable to Mueller              1,500              2,600
                                               ----------         ----------
         Net cash provided by 
            financing activities                    1,747              2,847
                                               ----------         ----------
Increase (decrease) in cash
   and cash equivalents                              (125)               355
Cash and cash equivalents at the
   beginning of the period                            542                350
                                               ----------         ----------
Cash and cash equivalents at the
   end of the period                          $       417        $       705
                                               ==========         ==========



<FN>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                              ALASKA GOLD COMPANY
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)


Note 1 - Financial Statements

     Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in 
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles have been condensed or omitted.  This quarterly report on Form 10-Q 
should be read in conjunction with the Alaska Gold Company's ("the Company") 
Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the annual financial statements 
incorporated therein.

     The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements include all 
adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair 
statement of the results for the interim periods presented.  Certain amounts 
in the 1994 quarterly financial statements have been reclassified to conform 
with current period presentation.

     Operations of the Company are seasonal in nature because of the climatic 
conditions in Alaska.  In addition, the Company sells gold based upon gold 
market conditions and cash needs and does not necessarily sell gold in any 
given period, quarter, or year.  Accordingly, the results of operations for 
any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for any other 
periods or for a full year.


Note 2 - Sales to Mueller

     On August 29, 1994, the Company granted to Mueller Industries, Inc. 
("Mueller"), the Company's majority stockholder, an option to purchase gold 
produced or received as royalties.  Terms of the option include establishing 
the method of pricing as the average of the London PM price for gold for the 
first ten days following shipment to the refiner.  During the first six-months 
of 1995, no produced gold was sold to Mueller.  However, in February 1995, 
Mueller purchased $505,000 of gold received as royalties by the Company.


Note 3 - Prepaid Preparation Costs

     Expenditures related to open pit mining and removal of overburden and pay 
gravel in preparation for 1995 operations are classified as prepaid 
preparation costs.  These expenditures are capitalized as inventory when the 
gold-bearing material is processed through the wash plant.


Note 4 - Commitments and Contingencies

     The Company is subject to normal environmental standards imposed by 
federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.  Management 
believes that the outcome of pending environmental matters will not materially 
affect the overall financial position of the Company.






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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations


Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Company's operating capital requirements are subject to significant 
fluctuation because of the seasonal nature of operations.  Total aggregate 
operating costs during the first six-months of 1995 were approximately 
$2,398,000 of which $686,000 were capitalized as prepaid preparation costs.

Open Pit

     The Company commenced full scale open pit operations during the winter of 
1994-95 at its Nome properties.  For more detail on the open pit mining 
operation, reference is made to the Company's Form 10-Ks for 1994, 1993 and 
1992.  Implementation of a full scale operation required the Company to obtain 
additional equipment during the latter part of 1994.  Although a later than 
anticipated delivery of equipment delayed start up of the larger scale 
operation in the fall of 1994, the Company has been able to proceed with its 
winter operations according to plan.  The Company had originally planned to 
conduct open pit mining only through the winter months.  However, production 
and removal of the overburden and pay gravel have continued into the summer of 
1995.

     Wash plant operations commenced on May 25, 1995, and will continue 
through October 1995.  Through June 30, 1995, an estimated 4,784 troy ounces 
of gold were recovered from 82,036 cubic yards of pay gravel processed during 
the second quarter.  The gold recovery per yard of pay gravel compares 
favorably to the Company's projection.  Total pay gravel to be processed in 
1995 is estimated to be 275,000 cubic yards. 

     Preliminary exploratory drilling studies by management and independent 
consultants indicate that there may be scattered gold reserve blocks available 
that contain necessary grades to support open pit mining for up to ten years.

Dredging

     The Company's only remaining operating dredge, Dredge 5, operated in 
naturally thawed, low grade ground during 1994.  At the end of the 1994 
dredging season, Dredge 5 was operating in an area where the pay grades were 
marginal.  During the winter of 1994-95, an assay drilling program was 
undertaken to determine if further operations were economically feasible.  The 
assays indicated the pay grade adjacent to the dredge is potentially 
sufficient to support limited mining.  However, additional exploration is 
being undertaken to confirm that the grade is mineable.  If the results of the 
additional tests are favorable, Dredge 5 may resume operations in the spring 
of 1996.

Lode Mining

     In July 1994, the Company entered into an Exploration and Option 
Agreement ("Agreement") with Bering Straits Native Corp. (d.b.a. Golden 
Glacier, Inc., ("GGI")), and Kennecott Exploration Company ("Kennecott") to 
allow Kennecott to explore the lode mining potential of certain lands in the 
Nome area.  The Company and GGI jointly committed lands to an area of interest 
which Kennecott believes may contain gold bearing ore.  Kennecott has 
substantial exploration operations now in progress near Nome working on this 
area of interest as well as on adjacent lands.  It is anticipated that 
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Kennecott will continue increasing its exploration operations on these lands.  
The committed area contains approximately 10,000 acres of which 9,100 acres 
are controlled by GGI, and 900 acres are owned by the Company.  For more 
detail on the lode mining Agreement with Kennecott, reference is made to the 
Company's Form 10-K for 1994.

Other

     During the second quarter of 1995, the Company borrowed an additional 
$1,500,000 from Mueller (the Notes).  Proceeds are being used to continue open 
pit operations until the pay gravel can be processed and sold.  The Notes 
include interest at eight and three quarters percent (8.75%) payable quarterly 
beginning June 30, 1995.  Principal on the Notes is due December 31, 2001, and 
is secured by an interest in substantially all assets of the Company.

     In May 1995, the Company selected a realtor to assist in developing and 
implementing a marketing plan for sale of land owned by the Company, 
especially in the Fairbanks area.  An agreement was reached whereby the 
Company reserves all rights to market properties on its own.

     The continued viability of the Company as a going concern is dependent 
upon its ability to generate sufficient working capital through future 
profitable operations and sales of assets, including land owned by the 
Company, and to maintain or restructure its existing financing from Mueller in 
a manner acceptable to both Mueller and the Company.  The Company's ability to 
attain and maintain profitable operations depends in part upon the market 
price of gold and production yield.  If the Company were unable to generate or 
obtain sufficient working capital or if demand were made for the payment of 
loans and advances made to it by Mueller, the Company's management may have no 
choice other than to file for protection under the Federal Bankruptcy Code.  
In that event, it is likely that the Company's stockholders, other than 
Mueller as the holder of the Company's debt, would receive no distribution 
with respect to their shares from the Company's bankruptcy estate.

Results of Operations

     Activity in the second quarter consisted primarily of excavation of 
overburden and pay gravel from the open pit and start up of the wash plant.

     During the first six-months of 1995, the Company's sales were $509,000 
(1,302 ounces) compared to $213,000 (554 ounces) in 1994.  Cost of sales 
increased to $1,312,000 in 1995 compared to $901,000 in 1994.  This increase 
is primarily attributable to the increase in ounces sold.  General and 
administrative expenses increased to $400,000 in 1995 compared to $335,000 in 
1994.  This increase is due to increased payroll and employment costs 
primarily incurred in the first quarter of 1995 since mining is taking place 
during winter months.

     Interest expense increased to $2,317,000 in 1995 compared to $1,446,000 
in 1994.  This increase in interest is due to increased interest rates and 
increased borrowings in 1995.  Other income, net decreased to $504,000 in 1995 
compared to $625,000 in 1994.  This decrease is due to a reduction in gains 
from land sales, partially offset by increases in royalty income.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are not applicable and have been omitted. 


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                              ALASKA GOLD COMPANY

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on August 7, 1995.

                                                ALASKA GOLD COMPANY


                                                /s/ Gary L. Barker
                                                Gary L. Barker
                                                President


                                                /s/ Richard W. Corman
                                                Richard W. Corman
                                                Treasurer, Chief Financial
                                                Officer and Chief Accounting
                                                Officer





































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<LEGEND>
THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
COMPANY'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED JULY 1, 1995 AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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