Where to Find Gold in Utah

Utah gold production tracks three corridors: the Oquirrh Mountains (Bingham), the Tintic-East Tintic mining districts, and the Mercur-Marysvale belt in the southwest. Bingham is closed to collecting, but the surrounding canyons and the West Mountain district carry workable placer ground. Tintic gold occurs in tellurides (calaverite, sylvanite) on the old dumps near Eureka, not as free gold. The Henry Mountains in Garfield County and the La Sal placer ground in San Juan County hold scattered placer flake gold. The American Fork drainage in the Tibble Fork area is the most consistently productive recreational panning ground.

Spot list checked against source data on April 1, 2026.

Standout gold spots in Utah

Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.

Gold Hill
Tooele County County
Gold Hill is one of Utah's most mineralogically varied old districts, with arsenic, gold, copper, lead, silver, tungsten, and zinc production tied to skarn, vein, and replacement deposits. UGS identifies it as Utah's leading historical producer of tungsten and arsenic, and Mindat records a broad suite of collectible secondary copper, lead, and zinc minerals around the district.

Best counties for gold in Utah

Ranked by the number of mapped gold spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.

Every gold spot we track in Utah

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Newton DistrictVeterans Memorial Highway	Beaver County	Gold Pyrite Quartz	38.4321, -112.5887	Public
Promontory MountainsSouth East Promontory Road	Box Elder County	Cerussite Bornite Calamine Chalcopyrite Gold Gypsum Limonite Malachite +1 more	41.2539, -112.4913	Public
Raft River Mountains	Box Elder County	Gold Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Galena Pyrite Sphalerite	41.8742, -113.5085	Public
Vipont MineBirch Creek Road	Box Elder County	Azurite Cerussite Copper Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena Gold Limonite +7 more	41.9657, -113.8459	Public
Yellow Canary Uranium DepositRed Creek Road	Daggett County	Azurite Bornite Brochantite Carnotite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Gold Hematite +2 more	40.9125, -109.2394	Public
Farmington mining districtPatsy's Mine Trail	Davis County	Azurite Chalcopyrite Gold Malachite Pyrite	40.9850, -111.8725	Public
Colorado River	Garfield County	Gold Magnetite	37.8377, -110.4322	Public
Hite	Garfield County	Gold Platinum	37.8596, -110.4044	Public
Bald MesaBald Mesa Electric Users Road	Grand County	Gold Pyrolusite	38.5223, -109.3252	Public
Colorado RiverBeards Road	Grand County	Chromite Gold	38.9598, -109.2406	Public
Salt ValleyDelicate Arch Road	Grand County	Azurite Carnallite Gold Gypsum Halite Limonite Malachite Pyrolusite +1 more	38.7305, -109.5251	Public
ModenaGold Springs Road	Iron County	Argentite Gold Limonite Pyrite Fluorite Garnet Quartz Selenium	37.8829, -114.0379	Public
Deep Creek MountainsQueen Sheeba Road	Juab County	Beryl Fluorite Scheelite Azurite Gold Malachite Galena Pyrolusite +1 more	39.8035, -113.9600	Public
Drum MountainsRough Well Road	Juab County	Agate Jasper Pyrolusite Rhodochrosite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Cuprite Galena +6 more	39.5711, -113.0359	Public
Fish SpringsPony Express Road	Juab County	Gold Lead Silver Cerussite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena Limonite +3 more	39.8524, -113.4541	Public
Colorado River	Kane County	Gold Magnetite	37.2199, -110.8975	Public
Paria RiverCottonwood Canyon Road	Kane County	Gold	37.5298, -112.0438	Public
Amasa Valley	Millard County	Albite Biotite Diopside Garnet Gold Idocrase Molybdenite Pyrite +4 more	39.1845, -113.3728	Public
Strawberry Mine5400 North Street	Morgan County	Gold Silver Copper	41.1336, -111.8331	Public
Bear GulchLeft Hand Fork Road	Salt Lake County	Gold	40.4779, -112.1573	Public
Bluff500 South	San Juan County	Gold	37.2728, -109.5611	Public
Colorado River	San Juan County	Chromite Gold	37.7635, -110.4331	Public
Monticello mining districtCooley Pass Trail	San Juan County	Anhydrite Carnotite Gypsum Pyrite Chalcopyrite Galena Gold Sphalerite +4 more	37.8313, -109.4670	Public
San Juan River	San Juan County	Anhydrite Chalcopyrite Copper Gold Gypsum Malachite	37.2782, -109.4125	Public
Gold HillEast First Avenue	Tooele County	Azurite Cerussite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chrysocolla Galena Gold Gypsum +6 more	40.1813, -113.8102	Public
MercurMercur Canyon Road	Tooele County	Cinnabar Gold Orpiment Quartz Rutile Scorodite Talc Tourmaline	40.3223, -112.2127	Public
OphirOphir Canyon Road	Tooele County	Galena Gold Pyrite Silver Sphalerite Quartz	40.3739, -112.2641	Public
Stansbury MountainsFR 546	Tooele County	Cerussite Galena Gold Pyrite	40.5176, -112.6374	Public
JensenRedwash Highway	Uintah County	Gold	40.3626, -109.3378	Public
Santaquin & Silver Lake mining districtsYankee Mine Road	Utah County	Actinolite Andradite Argentite Cordierite Galena Garnet Gold Prehnite +4 more	40.5431, -111.6320	Public
Snake Creek near Heber CitySnake Creek Canyon Road	Wasatch County	Gold	40.5501, -111.5144	Public

Before you go

Read the gold identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Gold in the encyclopedia.

Gold in Utah FAQ

Where can you find gold in Utah?+

The mapped spots concentrate in San Juan County County, Tooele County County, and Box Elder County County. Known collecting areas include American Fork canyon (Utah County), Tintic district tellurides (Juab County), and Henry Mountains placer (Garfield County). Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many gold spots are mapped in Utah?+

31 spots across 17 counties. The RockHoundR app keeps the same spots on an offline map with public land overlays, geology layers, and your saved finds.

Is it legal to collect gold in Utah?+

Hand collecting of common rocks and minerals in small amounts for personal use is generally allowed on BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are closed to collecting. 31 of the 31 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt gold in Utah with the map in your pocket

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