Prospectors Club of Southern California (Downey)
Club with mining claims for members
Based in Downey, California.
The club's claims are for members only: contact the club to join.
Founded in 1966 and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1967, one of the largest and oldest prospecting clubs in the United States. Members are into gold panning, drywashing, nugget shooting with detectors, treasure hunting and more. Meetings on the third Friday of each month at 8 PM at the Woman's Club of Downey, 9813 Paramount Blvd, Downey; guests are always welcome. Monthly get-togethers on the club's claims, such as the Chief claim in Holcomb Valley near Big Bear and the desert ground at Benson Canyon. Website: prospectorsclub.org.
Prospect on your own near Downey
32 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.
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