Choose a country before choosing an activity. These guides keep mineral collecting, gold prospecting and recreational metal detecting separate because permission for one activity does not establish permission for another.
USA rockhounding
Explore the 50-state atlas, material filters, access statuses and state guides.
Explore map and guide →USA metal detecting
Find the detecting map, state rules and permission-aware research guidance.
Explore map and guide →Canada
Explore Canadian rockhounding, general metal detecting and gold-prospecting guides.
Explore map and guide →Australia
Choose fossicking or gold prospecting, with state rules and official evidence links.
Explore map and guide →India
Explore India’s mineral locality research and separate metal-detecting restriction guidance.
Explore map and guide →Find places near me
Open the country and activity map, then use Near Me or search by place. Location permission is optional. Distance does not establish legal access, collecting permission or an open route.
Plan with the right evidence
Review the record status, date, land manager and exact site conditions. Check current closures before leaving. Pins marked as regional or research context must not be treated as exact collecting destinations.