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Gold in Taos County, New Mexico

The federal record (USGS MRDS) lists 71 gold occurrences in Taos County — 22 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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Taos County by the numbers

71recorded gold occurrences
22past & active gold producers
10recorded 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 Five ProspectPast producer—
Bitter Creek PlacerPast producerplacer
Cashier MinePast producer—
Edison MinePast producer—
Elizabeth-BaldyPast producerplacer
Golden Treasure GroupPast producer—
Independence MinePast producer—
Inferno ProspectPast producer—
June Bug ProspectPast producer—
Keystone TunnelPast producer—
Little Gem ProspectPast producer—
Midnight MinePast producer—
Moberg GroupPast producer—
PicurisPast producerplacer
Red RiverPast producer—
Silver Queen ProspectPast producer—
South Fork MinePast producer—
Willard ProspectPast producer—
Anchor MineProspect—
Anderson ProspectProspect—
Aztec ProspectProspect—
BankerProspect—
Beverly ProspectProspect—
Bitter Creek Mining Co. GroupProspect—
Boston Queen ProspectProspect—
Bunker Hill GroupProspect—
Champion MineProspect—
Chance GroupProspect—
Cora GibsonProspect—
Creek Tunnel ProspectProspect—

Showing the top 30 of 71 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: