Shared layer · In 11 states

Placer Claims Count

Explorer

Modelled placer gold prospectivity scores highlighting catchment areas with the highest potential for alluvial gold deposits based on placer gold occurrences and historical placer claims.

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Placer Claims Count in the Detector Maps app, Arizona© Mapbox, © Maxar

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About this layer

This layer compares areas using placer-related records. Placer gold is gold in loose deposits such as creek gravel. Check the legend and available feature details to see how the displayed value is defined, then compare it with samples and drainage; the value is not a measurement of gold remaining.

What it is for

Use the legend to compare areas, then check geology, known records and access before choosing where to investigate.

Limits

A higher-ranked area is a research lead, not a guaranteed find. A lower-ranked or blank area does not prove an absence of gold.

Source

Where the data comes from.

For Alaska

Data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and ReportAll USA (Licensed), licensed under USGS Public Domain and other applicable licenses USGS Public Domain

For Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and 2 more

Data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and ReportAll USA (Licensed), licensed under USGS Public Domain and other applicable licenses USGS Public Domain

Legend

How it is drawn.

Placer Prospectivity
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Plans

What the pills mean.

Every layer shows the plan that opens it. The free plan never runs out. Prices are shown once, here.

Free

Open on every plan, forever. Includes gold records.

Explorer

Opens every base layer, and offline maps for the areas you choose. $59.99 a year or $7.99 a month.

Pro

Dynamic LiDAR and Terrain+ 3D models. Property boundaries with landowner names. Claim alerts. $99.99 a year or $11.99 a month.

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Prices are in US dollars.

Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar. Layer data from the sources named on each card.

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