Gold Prospectors Association of Tucson (GPAA)
Tucson's only prospecting club tied to the GPAA
- Meets
- 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7 to 9 pm
- Where
- VFW Hall Post 4903, 5320 E Bellevue St, Tucson
- Members
- About 75
- Claims
- GPAA claims for members of the national association
- Affiliation
- Gold Prospectors Association of America
Club with mining claims for members
Based in Tucson, Arizona.
The club's claims are for members only: contact the club to join.
Prospect on your own near Tucson
66 gold spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
About Gold Prospectors Association of Tucson (GPAA)
GPAT, the Gold Prospectors Association of Tucson, is the only prospecting club in the city linked to the national GPAA. About 75 members belong to it.
The chapter meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 7 to 9 pm at the VFW Hall of Post 4903, 5320 E Bellevue St, one block north of Speedway and a block and a half west of Craycroft. The GPAA asks visitors to confirm with the chapter before going.
The national association dates from 1968, when it was set up to give small-scale miners a voice and to keep the craft of the old prospectors going. It lists hundreds of claims in a guide for its members, and whatever gold comes out of the pan there belongs to the person who panned it. The chapter adds outings, people to learn from and someone to ask about the claims closest to Tucson.
Other clubs and places nearby
- Old Pueblo Lapidary ClubClub · 2 mi
- Tucson Gem and Mineral SocietyClub · 3 mi
- Desert Gold DiggersClub · 8 mi
- Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubClub · 59 mi
- Huachuca Prospectors AssociationClub · 62 mi
- Pinal Gem and Mineral SocietyClub · 64 mi
Where to buy gear nearby
- The Rock Yard (Tucson)Shop · 6 mi
- Raining RocksShop · 9 mi
- Tucson Mineral & Gem WorldShop · 13 mi
- The Wizard's WorkshopShop · 60 mi