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 were not finding gold on the property. This is a map of where American prospectors are finding gold in 2013.

Available States

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

We took a U.S. Department of Interior database of active and abandoned gold mining claims and converted it so the data 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 prospecting 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 promising gold prospecting sites, 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.

Our 2013 maps contain 438,870 active gold claims and 3,094,906 abandoned gold claims. All are located on public lands spread across twelve western states. Our abandoned claims maps reveal activity from 1976 thru 2013. Google Earth™ is a free download. Please select your state of interest for more information.