Post by 1dave on Jul 25, 2016 16:36:52 GMT -5
old Mining Regions
The whole western United States is prime area for finding gold as shown on the map below. In the lower 48 states gold mining areas are split into ten regions. They are: the Pacific Border (which extends from Alaska), Columbia Plateau, Basin-Range, Colorado Plateau, Northern Rocky Mountains, Middle Rocky Mountains, Wyoming Basin, Southern Rocky Mountains, Black Hills and the Piedmont areas. In Alaska the gold-producing districts are in the Central Uplands and Plains, the Seward Peninsula, and the Pacific Border areas, which pretty much covers the whole of Alaska.
These areas through 1964 yielded 265,200,000 ounces of gold (more than 99 percent of the U.S. total), mostly from about 5,000 lode gold and 4,000 placer mines. Tens of thousands of small prospects contributed to the total.
With some searching you can find the locations of mining districts throughout the West. Here are a few links to some maps to get you started. (go to site for links)
Arizona
California
Colorado (Plugin for Google Earth)
Montana
Nevada
Utah
The whole western United States is prime area for finding gold as shown on the map below. In the lower 48 states gold mining areas are split into ten regions. They are: the Pacific Border (which extends from Alaska), Columbia Plateau, Basin-Range, Colorado Plateau, Northern Rocky Mountains, Middle Rocky Mountains, Wyoming Basin, Southern Rocky Mountains, Black Hills and the Piedmont areas. In Alaska the gold-producing districts are in the Central Uplands and Plains, the Seward Peninsula, and the Pacific Border areas, which pretty much covers the whole of Alaska.
These areas through 1964 yielded 265,200,000 ounces of gold (more than 99 percent of the U.S. total), mostly from about 5,000 lode gold and 4,000 placer mines. Tens of thousands of small prospects contributed to the total.
With some searching you can find the locations of mining districts throughout the West. Here are a few links to some maps to get you started. (go to site for links)
Arizona
California
Colorado (Plugin for Google Earth)
Montana
Nevada
Utah
