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COLORADO GOLD MAPS

GOLD PANNING / METAL DETECTING IS FUN - FAMILIES ON OUTINGS, HIKERS AND CAMPERS ARE ENJOYING THE FUN OF COMBINING A LITTLE RECREATIONAL GOLD PANNING / METAL DETECTING WITH THEIR OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

GOLD IN COLORADO - GOLD MAPS FOR GOLD PANNING, METAL DETECTING AND PROSPECTING, OVER 3,700 GOLD SITES. GOLD MAPS ARE GREAT FOR GOLD PANNERS, GOLD METAL DETECTING, GOLD PROSPECTORS, ROCK HOUNDS, CAMPERS, HIKERS, AND GEOLOGIST. THE LOCATION AND MINERAL OCCURRENCE OF GOLD FOR THESE SITES CAME FROM EXTENSIVE RESEARCH OF THE COLORADO DATA FILES FROM THE U.S.G.S. DOCUMENTS. (MRDS FILES) GOLD MAPS INCLUDE GPS DATA AND WERE PREPARED IN THE AREAS OF COLORADO IN WHICH THE MOST OCCURRENCE OF GOLD HAS BEEN FOUND AND ARE LISTED BELOW.

There is still gold in the creeks and streams in Colorado. The best chance to find Gold in these creeks and streams, placer deposits, and near old mines and prospects, is to know where the occurrence of gold has been found. Before you dig or pan for Gold you will need a map to show you where to look. These Gold Maps provide you with the past gold mines, placers and prospect sites. The venture will be interesting and challenging. When you do make a Gold find it will be very exciting. In the past, it was not uncommon for one to find 1 to 6 ounce nuggets in the streams and placers. Those days may be gone, but with some luck and a lot of determination you may find some gold or even a gold nugget. There are present day stories of modern day prospectors, either panning or using metal detectors, finding nuggets today. In 1990, an 8 ounce nugget was found on the slopes of Pennsylvania Mountain, west of Alma, in Park County, Colorado. The picture to the right is mountains in the vicinity of Durango, Colorado

   

COLORADO GOLD MAPS

A portion of the Gold map from the Denver, Gold map is shown below.

 

The gold sites are noted and shown with a numerical number next to each site are the REAL DEAL. These gold sites represent where gold has been found in the past according to the USGS MRDS data base. ( Note: The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) data base does not specify what minerals, if any, are found in their data base. The blm data base only shows active or inactive claimed areas where someone is prospecting are had been prospecting. The claimed areas could contain minerals ranging from silver to gold to copper to uranium to sand or just rock without any value. ) The number is referenced to a north latitude and west longitude point. These record numbers can be inserted into a GPS device so that you can easily find the location of the gold site in the field. The gold sites are plotted on a USGS topographic map which shows the elevation contours, streams, points of interest, and national forest areas. A 'P' next to the record number shows were placer gold deposits have been found. Roads are highlighted in red and old Miners Camps / Historical towns are highlighted on the gold maps. Gold sites that are clustered so close that the GPS record number can not be shown on the gold map are denoted by a gold cluster. The record numbers are shown on an attached paper copy of the gold site record numbers. Hiking trails are noted by a 'H' in a red circle with a 'T' next to it. Recreational Gold panning is allowed within the National Forest,(public land) however, one must first obtain permission from the claim or land owners to pan on claimed areas and on private lands. One can use the GPS coordinates as shown in these maps to determine if an area of interest is claimed or not by going to the website of the blm.gov. National forest boundaries are shown on these USGS maps, however one should verify the national forest areas with the state forest service prior to panning.

 

GOLD MAPS INCLUDE