Treasure Seekers of San Diego (GPAA)
Club with mining claims for members
Based in Escondido, California.
The club's claims are for members only: contact the club to join.
The San Diego County chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America, for gold prospecting and metal detecting. Meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Escondido Knights of Columbus hall, 515 W Valley Parkway, Escondido. The club runs monthly metal detecting mornings and outings, including its BB1 gold claim in the Big Bear area during the mountain season, often together with the Temecula and Hemet chapters. Website: treasureseekersofsandiego.org. On the gem and mineral side, the club has a gem and mineral chair, runs rock and mineral outings and holds gem and mineral drawings at meetings.
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Prospect on your own near Escondido
84 gold spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
24 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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