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Historic workings · Occurrences · Mine symbols

Start where gold has already come out.

Recorded gold occurrences, old workings and the mine symbols off the historic topo sheets — geo-referenced onto the map where the ground actually is.

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What it is

History is the best lead

Every recorded gold occurrence and old working we can source, plus the mine and prospect symbols lifted from historic topo maps — placed where the ground sits today, so you can prospect near proven gold.

What the layer shows you

Four ways prospectors put it to work

01

Recorded occurrences

Documented gold occurrences from the survey record, mapped.

02

Old workings & diggings

Where earlier miners already pulled gold out.

03

Topo mine symbols

Mine and prospect symbols off the historic sheets, geo-referenced.

04

Prospect near proven gold

Work the edges and overlooked ground around known finds.

In the app

Three records of where gold's been found

Historical gold occurrences

Documented occurrences from the record.

Other gold occurrences

Additional reported finds and shows.

Topo mine symbols

Mine & prospect symbols off historic sheets.

FAQ

Historic workings questions, straight answers.

Recorded gold occurrences, old mines and diggings, and the mine and prospect symbols printed on historic topographic maps.

Occurrences are placed from the survey record; topo symbols are geo-referenced from the historic sheets — always confirm on the ground.

Earlier miners found gold there — the surrounding and overlooked ground is often the best modern lead.

The gold-bearing US states covered by the historic record.

Stop guessing. Start finding.

Every layer, every gold-bearing state — on one map you can take off-grid.

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