River City Prospectors (GPAA Sacramento)
Club with mining claims for members
Based in Roseville, California.
The club's claims are for members only: contact the club to join.
The Sacramento chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America, a nonprofit club that teaches small-scale mining, mining methods, regulations and responsible prospecting. Monthly meetings run January through November on the third Tuesday at 6:30 PM at Denny's, 122 Sunrise Ave, Roseville (come early to eat and meet the members). Outings are held through the year at parks and on the club's own gold claims, open to members with a claim card. Website: rivercityprospectors.org.
Prospect on your own near Roseville
578 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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