Alaska Gold Maps

Unlike the lower 48 where most gold claims are located on federal land, roughly 85% of Alaska's gold claims are located on state controlled lands—and are registered as state claims. Our combined state and …

The USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative: Protecting and …

The Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Initiative is part of a larger strategy of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to clean up Federal lands contaminated by abandoned mines.Thousands of abandond hard-rock metal mines (such as gold, copper, lead, and zinc) have left a dual legacy across the Western United …

Historical Gold Maps of the Western Australian Goldfields

The consolidated gold mines of Western Australia, 1892-97. Map showing some of the gold discoveries made by A.F. Calvert, M.E. in North West Australia, Coongan gold mine, Marble Bar, North West Australia. Shows locations of Kimberley, Pilbara, Ashburton, Murchison, Yilgarn and Coolgardie gold fields.

Gold Deposits in the USA Interactive Map

Some of the most productive hard rock gold mines in the US include the Homestake Mine in South Dakota and the Carlin Trend deposits in Nevada. ... Resources for USA Gold Map. The shapefiles with gold deposit …

The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold …

Blyvooruitzicht is but one of thousands of abandoned mines scattered across South Africa, many from the gold industry. With recently shuttered mines adding to the massive impact of those left …

Oregon Gold Maps

Our Oregon Gold Maps show there are currently 6,817 active gold claims and 105,708 abandoned gold claims located throughout the state. Of those active claims, 3,761 are lode claims and 3,056 are placer claims.

BC Abandoned Mines | Bralorne-Pioneer Gold Mine

Gold was discovered in the Gold Bridge area during the Fraser River Gold Rush in the late 1800s, although early miners were sluicing along the rivers for loose (placer) gold (2). The golden years for the Bralorne and Pioneer Mines was the 1930s to 1970s, which is when the majority of the 4.2 million ounces of gold were extracted from …

Idaho Geological Survey

The search for minerals runs up a dead end. And, of course, the old business axiom—prices drop when supply exceeds demand. Whatever the reasons, once interest in developing a mineral venture stops, the mine and the site are abandoned. Thousands of mines and prospects have closed in the course of over a century of mining in the state.

Historical Gold Maps of the New South Wales Goldfields

Compiled from official records and from the valuable information kindly afforded to the compiler by Mr. E.H. Hargraves. Shows locations of gold diggings and includes notes. County of Bathurst, N.S.W. 1872. Shows gold areas and has detailed notes on the creeks and rivers. Forest Reefs gold maps

Map of the major gold mines around Dahlonega GA

Here's another great map of the gold mines around Dahlonega. Title of map — Map of the Dahlonega District GA 1880. Categories GA gold mines, gold mining maps, how to locate gold in GA. 0 0 votes. Article Rating. Subscribe. Login. Notify of {} [+] {} [+] 0 Comments . Inline Feedbacks ...

New Mexico Gold Maps

Our New Mexico Gold Maps shows there are currently 13,019 active gold claims and 178,244 abandoned gold claims located throughout the state. Of those active claims, 11,528 are lode claims and 1,491 are placer.

Abandoned Mines

The Abandoned Mine Sites database is an inventory of abandoned mine sites recommended by the Minerals Environment Liaison Committee in 1994. Following a fatal accident at an abandoned mine site near Cue in 1997, the Western Australian Government initiated funding for an ongoing program within the then Department of Minerals and …

California

California Abandoned Mine Lands Program The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California manages 15.2 million acres of public lands, nearly 15% of the State's land area. The Bureau also administers over 47 million acres of subsurface mineral estate underlying Federal surface land, 2.5 million acres underlying privately owned land, 592,000 acres of …

Lost Gold Mines in New England

The Copper Hill Gold Mine was the largest mine opened after the Durfee Hill Gold Mine. In the mid-1700s, there were over 50 gold, limestone, iron and copper mines and prospects in that location. Lead, silver, copper, nickel, magnetite and other heavy metals were found near the hill; not surprising since the area is a deposit from a …

Abandoned Mines: The Scars of the Past

Abandoned Mines: The Scars of the Past by By Marc Hufty Professor, ... Map of active metal and energy minerals mining sites. Source: SNL Metals & Mining Database, 2017. ... iron, copper, silver, gold and precious stones. It is impossible to calculate the number of abandoned or orphaned mines, but there are certainly several million A change of ...

Interactive map of mineral resources in Arkansas

The Arkansas Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Search / Map catalogs information for over 40 mineral resources. Using the interactive map, users can view the locations of active, abandoned, intermittent, and reclaimed mines for each of the listed mineral commodities. By clicking on individual mines, users can find more information, including …

Mapping Inactive Metal Mines Across the US – …

Click the image to explore the interactive map of inactive and abandoned mines across the U.S. (including Alaska) The most extensive, and most current, nationwide dataset that we could find was the U.S. …

Interactive map of mineral resources and mines …

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Resources Data System catalogs information about mineral resources around the United States and the world. Using the map tool, users can zoom in to obtain reports and …

Inactive U.S. Metal Mines as of 2012

This map represents inactive metal mining operations across the United States. This map does not include any mines exclusively producing non-metallic minerals (clay, coal, etc.), and does not include any information …

ia's Former Gold Mines with Priority Level …

Our interactive map shows the location of former gold mine sites in ia, and importantly, visually displays each mine site's "OLAC ranking," a measure of prioritization for reclamation based on site …

Abandoned Mines in New Jersey | NJDEP Open Data

To provide locations and information on abandoned mines in New Jersey. View Full Details Download Details. Dataset. Feature Layer December 27, 2023. Info Updated ... Start a map with this data. Create a Story. Open in ArcGIS StoryMaps. View API Resources. Try out the API Explorer

Gold Maps Online | Gold Claims

Gold Maps Online™ contains over 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 gold claim maps reveal …

National Mine Map Repository | Office of Surface Mining …

The National Mine Map Repository (NMMR), established by the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, is charged with maintaining an archive of all closed and …

Using google earth and mapping Georgia gold mines

That's it, it's that easy to import this file into google earth and now you can see where all the gold mines in georgia were once located. Here are a couple of screenshots showing the gold mines in georgia: Gold mines in Georgia imported into google earth. Gold mines in Lumpkin County GA. This is a great tool to prospect gold …

The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold Mines

Blyvooruitzicht is but one of thousands of abandoned mines scattered across South Africa, many from the gold industry. With recently shuttered mines adding to the massive impact of those left derelict years ago, the country faces a growing environmental, health, and social crisis created by a withering gold industry and …

PA Abandoned Mines

The map shows how abandoned mine sites are distributed throughout the state, and categorizes the sites by their types of impacts. ... Of the 11,249 abandoned mines in the state of Pennsylvania, 9,977 have either environmental impacts or health and safety issues. Comparative Data: Impact Type # of Mines (out of 9,977) Environmental:

Interactive map of mines in Colorado | American …

The Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety's AUGER map provides information on active and historic mines in Colorado. The interactive map shows: Active and inactive construction and hardrock mines with information on permitting, size, commodities, fees, land use, and more Coal permit boundaries Alluvial and bedrock …

Abandoned gold mines in ia; re-mining and …

The densest concentration of abandoned gold mines is in western Goochland County, where Ordovician-age gold-bearing quartzite and schist of the uppermost Chopawamsic Formation are folded into an asymmetric synform. One of these, the Moss Mine, originally operated from 1836 – 1838 and from 1893-1936. ... Our …

Historical gold maps of the Queensland goldfields

Historical gold maps of the Queensland goldfields, showing gold workings, mineral occurrences and geological information. These maps are available to view online for free. "Within the last few weeks attention has been directed to a place called Gympie in the Maryborough district, where gold has been found in payable quantities, and to which a ...

World Gold Deposits Interactive Map

It has produced 1,502 tonnes (53 million ounces) of gold. The mine is on the collision of the Indo- Australian and Pacific tectonic plates. Source: Mining Technology. Cadia Mine, New South Wales, Australia. This is one of Australia's largest mining operations. It is also one of the largest gold and copper mines in the world.