The above image is a map of active gold mining claims (yellow clusters) rarely seen by anyone outside of a large gold mining company. This map can be viewed as a near real-time look at America’s active gold deposits. It’s near real-time because gold mining claim holders are required to pay annual fees to maintain ownership. They wouldn’t do that if they weren’t finding gold on the property. This is a map of where prospectors are finding gold today.

Available States

• Alaska
• Nevada
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• California
• Oregon
• Colorado
• Utah
• Idaho
• Washington
• Montana
• Wyoming

We took a U.S. Bureau of Land Management database of active and abandoned gold mining claims and converted the data so it could be seen as a gold map in Google Earth™. The result is an incredibly accurate near real-time view of America's active gold deposits. And a must-have planning and exploration tool for any gold panning adventure.

Why Gold Maps Online™

Using Google Earth™ and our gold maps you can see where the active gold mining claims are located then explore the surrounding areas for promising non-claimed locations. You can generate latitude longitude coordinates for those locations, record elevations, distances, grades, note roads and campsites, and get an excellent 3D satellite view of the terrain. All from the comfort of your home. Google Earth™ is free and a must-have planning and exploration tool for any gold panning adventure.

Our gold panning maps contain 378,890 active gold claims and 181,134 abandoned gold claims. All are located on federal public lands (BLM & NFS) spread across twelve western states. Our abandoned claims maps reveal activity from 1986 to present. Please select your state of interest for more information.