Our South Dakota Gold Maps show there are currently 2,759 active gold claims and 41,020 abandoned gold claims located statewide. Of those active claims, 2,014 are lode claims and 745 are placer claims. Of those abandoned claims, 38,543 are lode and 2,477 are placer. South Dakota’s roughly 2,759 active gold claims represent about .6% of all active gold claims in the lower 48 states.

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