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Detector Maps · 6 regions

Find gold & relics near you.

Gold or coins & relics, we read the ground near you — LiDAR, geochemistry, recorded finds and historic workings on one map you can take off-grid.

AUAustraliaAll 7 states · goldGold Maps→USUnited States16 states · claimsGold Maps→USUnited StatesNationwide · relics & treasureCoin & Relic Maps→UKUnited KingdomDetecting & archaeologyCoin & Relic Maps→NZNew ZealandFossicking · free LiDARGold Maps→CABritish ColumbiaMineral claims · goldGold Maps→
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What’s on the map

Every layer worth checking.

Dozens of pro-grade layers, built by geologists. Availability varies by region.

1-metre LiDAR hillshade

Old workings the bush and timber hide.

Surface geochemistry

Soil, stream & rock-chip assays.

Claims, tenements & permits

Live tenure — know before you drive.

Gold prospectivity

Where the data says gold.

Historic gold & heatmaps

Start where gold came out.

Land ownership & access

Who owns it and how to get there.

Public & protected land

Stay legal, stay welcome.

Finds & archaeology (UK)

Recorded find-spots, period heatmaps, historic maps.

Gold prospecting

Gold maps for the world’s goldfields.

Across Australia, the US, New Zealand and British Columbia, the gold’s already in the ground — the trick is reading it. LiDAR lifts the old workings out of the scrub, geochemistry flags the anomalies, and the prospectivity layers point you to ground worth walking.

1 m LiDAR hillshadeSurface geochemistryHistoric workingsGold prospectivityClaims & tenure
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Not just gold

Coins, relics & buried history.

Two thousand years under UK topsoil, four centuries under American soil. Read the ground before you swing — Roman coins and hammered silver where Britain’s history runs deepest, ghost towns and battlefield camps across the States. The layers point you to it.

Recorded find-spotsHistoric OS mapsGhost townsBattlefields & trailsHistoric topo decadesLiDAR earthworks
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Gold prospecting

Gold maps for the world’s goldfields.

Across Australia, the US, New Zealand and British Columbia, the gold’s already in the ground — the trick is reading it. LiDAR lifts the old workings out of the scrub, geochemistry flags the anomalies, and the prospectivity layers point you to ground worth walking.

1 m LiDAR hillshadeSurface geochemistryHistoric workingsGold prospectivityClaims & tenure
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Pro · in select regions

An AI research assistant for the field.

Search hundreds of thousands of exploration reports by keyword, company or commodity — and get an instant AI summary instead of reading 400 pages. Plus daily tenure alerts on ground you’re watching.

Pro report search & AI summaries available in Australia, British Columbia & New Zealand.

Web · iOS · Android

Plan at home. Hunt off-grid.

Research on the big screen, then download your ground and take every layer into the field with no signal. Your maps sync across web, iPhone and Android.

From the community

Real prospectors. Real finds.

Members log their finds to the community feed — real finds from people working the same maps, and the most-liked one each month wins a prize.

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Keno · 5.4 oz · Australia
What people say

Rated 4.7 / 5 by people who hunt.

Real reviews from the App Store & Google Play.

★★★★★

“I found that Detector Maps is an essential tool for the prospector and miner alike, it’s super easy to use and offers great prospecting and mining mapping and information Australia wide, the LiDAR function layer where applicable is a game changer.”

Brent Shannon
Aussie Gold Hunters · App Store
★★★★★

“I use Detector Maps every time I go out prospecting. Puts me in the right spot every time. Worth every cent.”

nanny bish
“Don’t go detecting without it” · App Store
★★★★★

“I am so impressed with the simplicity of Detector Maps. Most platforms make things complicated and difficult to navigate. D Maps is amazingly simple to understand. With regular updates and extra features constantly added it really makes the fee very reasonable.”

Anlopatravels
“Game changer for anyone” · App Store
Detector Maps Academy · Coming soon

Learn to read the ground.

Short, in-app lessons on reading the layers, the geology and the law — so beginners get productive fast and seasoned hunters sharpen the edges.

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regions mapped
40+
pro-grade map layers
10M+
geochemistry samples
10,000+
prospectors · rated 4.7/5
Latest from the field

We ship constantly.

New regions, new layers, new tools — here’s what landed recently.

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Read the ground before you dig.

Every layer worth checking, wherever you hunt.

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FAQ

Common questions

Which countries does Detector Maps cover?
Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Canada (British Columbia) and the United Kingdom — each with its own local government data. It's a gold-prospecting map in Australia, the USA, New Zealand and Canada, and a coin-and-relic metal-detecting map in the UK. Pick your region and the right layers and rules load automatically.
Is Detector Maps for gold prospecting or metal detecting?
Both. In Australia, the USA, New Zealand and Canada it's a gold-prospecting map — LiDAR hillshade, surface geochemistry, live mining claims, tenements and permits, historic workings and geology. In the UK it's built for coin and relic detecting — recorded finds, historical Ordnance Survey maps, LiDAR and landowner permission.
What map layers do I get?
Depending on your region: 1-metre LiDAR bare-earth hillshade, surface geochemistry (soil, stream and rock-chip assays), live mining claims / tenements / permits tied to the official registers, historic workings and recorded occurrences, bedrock and surficial geology, an AI gold-prospectivity layer, land ownership and public-land access, and — in the UK — recorded finds and scheduled monuments. Dozens of pro-grade layers on one map.
Does Detector Maps work offline?
Yes. Download your area on Wi-Fi before you head out and the base layers, your GPS blue-dot and your waypoints all keep working with zero signal. Your waypoints sync back once you're in range.
Do I need a subscription, and is there a free trial?
Yes — Detector Maps is a subscription, and every yearly plan comes with a 3-day free trial. Nothing is charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel in two taps. Pricing is shown in your local currency on each region's pricing page.
Who makes Detector Maps?
It's built by geologists — Gold Discovery Solutions — who put the same government and exploration data the professionals use into a map you can read in the field. No map can promise you gold or a find; what it does is show you where gold has been found and where you're actually allowed to be, so you start on better ground.
Team Detector Maps

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A hand-picked roster of creators and dealers repping the map across AU, the USA, the UK, NZ and Canada. Backed, rewarded and featured. One spot is always open.

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