This is a listing of areas open to the public where you can search for valuable minerals in the United States. Many of these locations are free of charge. Others are private mines that charge a fee and yet others are club sites that require club membership. The locations listed are places where you mine the material at the source yourself. If the material is stockpiled or otherwise collected for you the site will be listed on the Parks, Tours, & Other Attractions page.

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• Bertha Creek Panning Area - In Chugach National Forest south of Anchorage.
• Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Site - On Glenn Highway east of Palmer.

Hatcher Pass Public Use Area - Scenic recreational mining area along the Little Susitna River.

• Petersville Recreational Mining Area - Remote but road accessible site north of Anchorage.
• Sixmile Creek Panning Area - In Chugach National Forest south of Anchorage.