Gold & Minerals rockhounding sites in Wyoming

Placer gold, pyrite, copper minerals, and general ore-mineral localities open to casual collecting.

43 gold & minerals destinations in Wyoming.

Rockhounding sites in Wyoming — gold & minerals: 43 spots in our directory. Sort live from your phone with near me, or browse all U.S. gold & minerals rockhounding sites and the Wyoming state page.

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Gold & Minerals collecting in Wyoming

Placer gold, pyrite, copper minerals, and general ore-mineral localities open to casual collecting.

We currently document 43 gold & minerals collecting sites in Wyoming. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.

What to know before you collect

Gold & Minerals destinations in Wyoming vary widely in access, season, and legality. Some are official recreation areas; others are informal gravel bars. Read the access and safety sections on each listing — never assume collecting is allowed without checking current signage.

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Atlantic City District — gold rockhounding site near Fremont, WY

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Atlantic City District

Atlantic City District is a historic mining site in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Wolframite.

Fee variesFremont

Bald Mountain Thorium-rare Earth Deposit — gold rockhounding site near Thorium-rare Earth Deposit Is A Historic Mining Site In Sheridan, WY

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Bald Mountain Thorium-rare Earth Deposit

Bald Mountain Thorium-Rare Earth Deposit is a historic mining site in Sheridan, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Iron, Rutile, Zircon.

Fee variesThorium-rare Earth Deposit Is A Historic Mining Site In Sheridan

Bear Creek — gold rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Bear Creek

Bear Creek is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Platinum.

Fee variesAlbany

Big Creek District — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Big Creek District

Big Creek District is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold.

Fee variesCarbon

Black Butte Deposit — mineral rockhounding site near Crook, WY

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Black Butte Deposit

Black Butte Deposit is a historic mining site in Crook, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena, Silver.

Fee variesCrook

Broadway Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Broadway Mine

Broadway Mine is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesCarbon

Burr Placer Claim — gold rockhounding site near Fremont, WY

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Burr Placer Claim

Burr Placer Claim is a known mineral occurrence in Fremont, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Wolframite.

Fee variesFremont

Centennial Mine — gold rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Centennial Mine

Centennial Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany

Centennial Ridge District — gold rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Centennial Ridge District

Centennial Ridge District is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Platinum.

Fee variesAlbany

Cliff Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Cliff Mine

Cliff Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany

Colorado Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Colorado Mine

Colorado Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Iron, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany

Columbine Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Columbine Mine

Columbine Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany

Converse County — mineral rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Converse County

Converse County is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Copper minerals, Chalcopyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Copper Mountain — uranium minerals rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Copper Mountain

Copper Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Uranium minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

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Davis Claim (placer) — gold rockhounding site near Lincoln, WY

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Davis Claim (placer)

Davis Claim (placer) is a mineral prospect in Lincoln, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Iron, Rutile.

Fee variesLincoln

Douglas Creek Placer Mining District — gold rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Douglas Creek Placer Mining District

Douglas Creek Placer Mining District is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Platinum, Silver, Wolframite.

Fee variesAlbany

East Fork, Big Goose Creek Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Sheridan, WY

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East Fork, Big Goose Creek Mine

East Fork, Big Goose Creek Mine is a historic mining site in Sheridan, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Silver.

Fee variesSheridan

Elk Creek — gold rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Elk Creek

Elk Creek is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Platinum.

Fee variesAlbany

Empire Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Empire Mine

Empire Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany

Encampment District — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Encampment District

Encampment District is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

Fee variesCarbon

Free Gold Claim — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Free Gold Claim

Free Gold Claim is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany

Gertrude — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Gertrude

Gertrude is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Iron.

Fee variesCarbon

Golden Crown Mining Syndicate — gold rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Golden Crown Mining Syndicate

Golden Crown Mining Syndicate is a known mineral occurrence in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Platinum.

Fee variesAlbany

Gros Ventre Nos. 1-16 Group — gold rockhounding site near Teton, WY

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Gros Ventre Nos. 1-16 Group

Gros Ventre Nos. 1-16 Group is a known mineral occurrence in Teton, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesTeton

Hidden Treasure Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Hidden Treasure Mine

Hidden Treasure Mine is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Iron.

Fee variesCarbon

Independence Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Independence Mine

Independence Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Nickel, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany

Junk Creek Prospects — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Junk Creek Prospects

Junk Creek Prospects is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold.

Fee variesCarbon

Kansas Group Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Kansas Group Mine

Kansas Group Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold.

Fee variesAlbany

Kentucky Derby Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Kentucky Derby Mine

Kentucky Derby Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany

King Mine — gold rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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King Mine

King Mine is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Silver.

Fee variesCarbon

Kurtz-chatterton Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Kurtz-chatterton Mine

Kurtz-Chatterton Mine is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Silver.

Fee variesCarbon

Little Man Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Little Man Mine

Little Man Mine is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Graphite, Molybdenite.

Fee variesCarbon

Owl Creek — gold rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Owl Creek

Owl Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Platinum City Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Platinum City Mine

Platinum City Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Platinum.

Fee variesAlbany

Queen Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Queen Mine

Queen Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany

Seminoe District — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Seminoe District

Seminoe District is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Asbestos, Copper, Gold.

Fee variesCarbon

Sierra Madre — mineral rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Sierra Madre

Sierra Madre is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Copper minerals, Cobalt minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

South Pass City — gold rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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South Pass City

South Pass City is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Sunday Morning Prospect — mineral rockhounding site near Carbon, WY

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Sunday Morning Prospect

Sunday Morning Prospect is a historic mining site in Carbon, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Silver.

Fee variesCarbon

Thermopolis — mineral rockhounding site near Wyoming, WY

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Thermopolis

Thermopolis is a documented mineral occurrence near WY. Reported specimens include Copper minerals, Limonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.

Fee variesWyoming

Tkc Claims Adit — gold rockhounding site near Sublette, WY

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Tkc Claims Adit

TKC Claims Adit is a known mineral occurrence in Sublette, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Silver.

Fee variesSublette

Unidentified Gold Occurrence — gold rockhounding site near Crook, WY

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Unidentified Gold Occurrence

Unidentified Gold Occurrence is a known mineral occurrence in Crook, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold, Pyrolusite.

Fee variesCrook

Utopia Mine — mineral rockhounding site near Albany, WY

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Utopia Mine

Utopia Mine is a historic mining site in Albany, Wyoming, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Platinum, Silver.

Fee variesAlbany