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Gold in Imperial County, California

The federal record (USGS MRDS) lists 164 gold occurrences in Imperial County — 37 of them past or active producers. Below is that record, readable: the documented sites, and the live map that puts claims, creeks, roads and geology under every one of them.

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Imperial County by the numbers

164recorded gold occurrences
37past & active gold producers
7recorded as placer ground

The recorded gold sites

Producers first, then prospects and occurrences — each links into the live map of that exact ground:

SiteStatusType
Tumco MinePast producer—
Potholes PlacerPast producer—
Senator MinePast producervein
American Boy MinePast producer—
American GirlPast producerhydrothermal vein
Big Bear and Little Bear MineProducer—
Blossom MineProducer—
Butterfly Group of MinesProducer—
Cargo MuchachoProducer—
Coffee Pot ProspectPast producer—
Golden DreamPast producer—
Golden Queen Prospect 1Past producer—
Good Luck and GunsightPast producer—
Indian RosePast producer—
Kirton-Gunn ProspectPast producer—
La Colorado MinePast producer—
Land GroupPast producervein
Mary Lode MinePast producer—
Mesquite MineProducer—
Mother LodePast producer—
Old Senator MinePast producer—
Oro Cruz (Tumco)Past producer—
PasadenaPast producer—
Picacho Gold MineProducer—
Picacho MinePast producerhydrothermal vein; hydrothermal breccia filling
Picacho Peak Gold ProjectPast producer—
Potholes MinePast producer—
Tee Wee MinePast producervein
Three C's MinePast producervein
Trio MineProducer—

Showing the top 30 of 164 recorded gold occurrences — every one is on the live map.

What this can — and can't — tell you

The public record shows where gold was documented, claimed and produced. It cannot tell you what's left, whether a specific creek still carries color, or that any spot will pay. What it CAN do is stack the odds: known sources upslope, the creeks that drain them, what's already claimed, and the bedrock — read together. Always verify claim status with BLM and land rules before you dig. Information, not advice.

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Learn the method

The dots are the record. The method is how you read them: