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Gold in Sierra County, California

The federal record (USGS MRDS) lists 1,028 gold occurrences in Sierra County — 599 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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Sierra County by the numbers

1,028recorded gold occurrences
599past & active gold producers
245recorded as placer ground

The recorded gold sites

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

SiteStatusType
Sierra ButtesPast producer—
AlaskaPast producer—
Brush CreekPast producer—
Four HillsPast producer—
OrientalPast producer—
Original Sixteen-To-OneProducer—
RainbowPast producer—
AdelaidePast producer—
Albany Cons. GpPast producer—
AlcondaPast producerplacer
Alhambra GroupPast producer—
AlturasPast producerplacer
American Exchange & Buffalo Gp.Past producer—
American FlagPast producer—
American Mng and Dev CoProducer—
AmethystPast producer—
Andy Fitz Mng and Mfg CoPast producer—
ArcadePast producer—
ArielProducer—
Ariola & Danieri Gp.Past producer—
Arizona MinePast producer—
Atom GroupPast producer—
AustraliaPast producer—
Bald MountainProducer—
Bald Mt DriftPast producerplacer
Bald Mt and Ex GoldPast producerplacer
Bald Mtn ExtProducer—
Bank Mining Co.Past producer—
BannisterPast producer—
Bayes MinePast producer—

Showing the top 30 of 1,028 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: