Hi-Desert Gold Diggers (Victorville)
Club with field trips for members
Based in Victorville, California.
High Desert gold prospecting club for panning, drywashing and metal detecting in the Mojave, from Randsburg to the Ord Mountains. Meetings on the second Tuesday of each month, 7 to 8:30 PM, in the Regency Room of The Sterling Inn, 17738 Francesca Road, Victorville (use the Crystal entrance off Ridgecrest Rd). Visitors are welcome at meetings and outings. Website: hidesertgolddiggers.org. The club's stated aims also include exploring rare minerals and promoting mineral study through exhibitions and field trips.
Prospect on your own near Victorville
170 gold spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
28 gem and mineral 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.
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