Our Arizona Gold Maps show there are currently 46,199 active gold claims and 364,629 abandoned claims in the state on public lands. Of those active claims, 39,478 are lode claims and 6,721 are placer claims.

In the table below, we’ve compiled several significant gold publications. These manuscripts represent decades of work by teams of geologists. Gold Placers and Placering in Arizona was revised in 1961 by E.D. Wilson -- who had more than 40 years geologic experience in Arizona – and reprinted in 1988.

The following list summarizes the top gold townships in Arizona as ranked by the WMH Arizona Gold Map. Note that the township rankings in this article are useful as a relative measure of where placer activity is highest in the state, but not every ranked township has high gold potential.

Discover mining activity in your area and find new regions of opportunity. Map of 10,000 mining claims filtered by commodity, decade, disposition, and type in Arizona.

The Arizona Gold Map package includes historical gold mine locations, modern placer mining claim locations by PLSS section, and analysis of gold potential by PLSS township. WMH Gold Maps can be used in Google Earth Pro or GIS applications …

Nov 4, 2020 · The Plomosa District near Quartzite continues to be a source of placer gold. The Laguna District is located at the southern end of the Laguna Mountains, and gold is found in …

Feb 11, 2016 · The placer gold districts of Arizona are some of the richest and most well known in the country. Use this map to identify these districts.

GOLD MAPS INCLUDE GPS DATA AND WERE PREPARED IN THE AREAS OF ARIZONA IN WHICH THE MOST OCCURRENCE OF GOLD HAS BEEN FOUND. A full color value map that can be used for camping, hunting, and hiking, as well as prospecting and panning for gold.

It is believed that the placer gold is located in Cave Creek near the Phoenix and Maricopa gold mines. Moreover, according to some writings from the year of 1911, most of the gold was found between 1 to 16 feet deep, situated between a layer of cement and bedrock.

Arizona is a very popular state for gold prospecting. It mild winter climate and abundant gold locations make it a mecca for prospectors to search for placer gold with metal detectors and drywashers.