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Gold in Bonner County, Idaho

The federal record (USGS MRDS) lists 38 gold occurrences in Bonner County — 17 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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Bonner County by the numbers

38recorded gold occurrences
17past & active gold producers
0recorded as placer ground

The recorded gold sites

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

SiteStatusType
Big HillPast producer—
Big Hill MinePast producer—
Black Jack MineProducervein
Bluebird MineProducervein
Bonner MinePast producer—
Copper GiantPast producer—
Green MonarchPast producer—
Hope and Faith ShaftPast producer—
Iron Mask Prospect MineProducervein
MariposaPast producer—
Minerva and WhalenPast producer—
Pend Oreille Silver LeasePast producer—
Rebecca Mine & MillPast producer—
Snowbird MinePast producervein
SullivanPast producer—
Sullivan MinePast producer—
Surprise MinePast producervein
ApexUnknown—
Auxer Gold PropertyOccurrence—
Big Step ProspectProspect—
Blue FlameProspect—
Brittania Mining Co.Occurrence—
FlowerOccurrence—
HummerOccurrence—
HuntOccurrence—
Idaho PanhandleOccurrence—
Iron Deposit ProspectOccurrence—
Iron OccurrenceOccurrence—
King SolomonOccurrence—
Lost Cave MineOccurrence—

Showing the top 30 of 38 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: