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Gold in Inyo County, California

The federal record (USGS MRDS) lists 537 gold occurrences in Inyo County — 249 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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Inyo County by the numbers

537recorded gold occurrences
249past & active gold producers
17recorded as placer ground

The recorded gold sites

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

SiteStatusType
Gold KingPast producer—
Alabama-Mohawk MinePast producer—
Alice Quartz MinePast producer—
Altaras Consolidated PlacerPast producerplacer
Alvord MinePast producer—
American Flag MinePast producer—
Argus MinePast producer—
Arondo MinePast producer—
Ashford MinePast producer—
Auguste MinePast producer—
Baldy MinePast producer—
BallaratProducer—
Barranca MinePast producer—
Benicia MinePast producer—
Beveridge Canyon Mn No. 12 MinePast producer—
Big BellPast producer—
Big Bell and Frisco LodesPast producer—
Big Tee MinePast producer—
Bighorn MinePast producer—
Birthday MinePast producer—
Blue Bell MinePast producer—
Blue Eagle MinePast producer—
Blue Rock MinePast producer—
Blueledge MinePast producer—
Bonanza MinePast producer—
Bronco MinePast producer—
BullionPast producer—
BurgessPast producer—
Burgess MinePast producer—
Burro and Mary F. ClaimsPast producer—

Showing the top 30 of 537 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: