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Gold in Costilla County, Colorado

The federal record (USGS MRDS) lists 24 gold occurrences in Costilla County — 13 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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Costilla County by the numbers

24recorded gold occurrences
13past & active gold producers
8recorded as placer ground

The recorded gold sites

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

SiteStatusType
Badger State Placers 1-5Past producerplacer
Denver Placers 6-8Past producerplacer
El Plomo MinePast producervein
El Plomo DistrictPast producer
Giant Gulch PlacerPast producerplacer
Last Chance PlacerPast producerplacer
Monte Christo MinePast producervein
Mountain View MinePast producerbreccia pipe
Otero Placers 1 and 2Past producerplacer
PlacerPast producerplacer
San Luis MinePast producerflat vein system
Spanish Basin Placer Co. ClaimsPast producerplacer
Willow Gulch PlacerPast producerplacer
Climax TunnelProspect
Copper King ClaimProspect
Excelsior TunnelProspectvein
Hidden Treasure ClaimProspectvein
Lizzie G. GroupProspect
Magnolia GroupProspect
Mamarth ClaimProspectfissure vein
Merrimac ClaimOccurrence
Millie G. ClaimProspect
Paul H. and Daisy ClaimsProspect
Rock and Rye ClaimProspect

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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