The World’s Mining Resource

Explore. Mine. Dominate. Profit.

The world is rich in gold.

Mining intelligence, maps, tools, and connections to find, develop, and profit from gold opportunities anywhere on Earth.

  • 2,360 real BLM claims live in the Atlas today
  • Claims data pulled from federal BLM records, dated on the map
  • Built by miners, for miners
  • One membership — full access to every tool
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The world is rich in gold.

We give you the map. You write the story.

Steven E. Butcher — Founder & Owner

  • Veteran-Owned
  • Built by Miners
  • Supporting Responsible Mining
  • Technology Driven

The Platform

One Platform. Endless Opportunities.

Every panel is a real door. Two are live today — the rest come online module by module, founding members first.

Live

Global Mining Atlas

Real claim maps: every not-closed BLM claim in Baker County, Oregon, live today.

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Geologic & Structural Data

Terrain and geology layers under the claims map.

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On the roadmap

Historic Mine Database

Historic mines, shafts, mills, and production records.

Plan Desk

Plans, permits, templates, forms, and compliance guidance.

Access documents

Anywhere App

Your data anywhere: desktop, tablet, mobile — offline in the field.

Learn more
On the roadmap

Equipment Marketplace

Buy, sell, and trade mining equipment, trucks, and tools.

On the roadmap

Mining Network

Connect with miners, experts, and service providers.

Plans of Operations Center · Claims 101

How a mining claim works

Five steps stand between finding gold and legally holding the ground it sits in.

  1. Discover

    Find a valuable mineral deposit on open federal land that isn’t already claimed or withdrawn.

  2. Locate & stake

    Mark the claim boundaries on the ground and post a location notice, per your state’s rules.

  3. Record with the county

    File your location notice with the county recorder where the claim sits, within the state’s deadline.

  4. File with BLM

    Submit the claim paperwork and fees to the Bureau of Land Management to put it on federal record.

  5. Maintain annually

    Pay maintenance fees or file the small-miner waiver and assessment work each year — miss it and the claim is gone.

Gold Monster turns this into a guided checklist with the right forms for your state.

Guided claim workflows launch with US federal + Oregon coverage first — more jurisdictions rolling out.

World Mining Atlas · First Look

Real maps. Real claims. Real ground.

Professional claim and exploration maps already produced by Gold Monster — the intelligence the Atlas puts in every member’s hands.

Alaska Gold Exploration Atlas: gold provinces overview and the Livengood–Rampart exploration corridor, with district production tables and field recognition guide Dolly Varden Claim map, Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon: satellite claim map with exploration targets, GPS points, and mineral samples Elkhorn Mountains and Bald Mountain Batholith map: quartz outcrop zones, structures, ancient river channels, and gold potential in eastern Oregon Dolly Varden buffer and expansion claims map: 21-acre core claim surrounded by eight 20-acre buffer and expansion claims totaling 181 controlled acres

Explore the live claims map — every state Every active and recently closed BLM claim in the United States, dated on the map

The Gold Monster App

Your Mining Toolbox. In Your Pocket.

Cell service dies at the good spots. The Gold Monster app doesn’t.

  • Offline Maps
  • GPS & Waypoints
  • Field Notes & Photos
  • Mining Districts
  • Mine Histories
  • Regulations
  • Alerts & Updates

iOS + Android — coming to founding members first.

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Built for Every Miner

  • Prospectors & Hobby Miners
  • Small-Scale Miners
  • Exploration Companies
  • Mining Contractors
  • Investors & Developers
  • Equipment Dealers

Gold regions of the world

North AmericaCarlin Trend South AmericaAndean Gold Belt AfricaBirimian Gold Belt AustraliaYilgarn Craton AsiaJiaodong Gold Province RussiaSiberian Gold Systems

The Atlas ships with Baker County, Oregon live today — more regions come online as data lands.

Founding Members

The Future of Mining Starts Here.

Founding members get first access to the platform, the Gold Monster app beta, and founding-member pricing for life.

No spam. No selling your info. Just first dibs.