Free Gold Maps.com
The main portal for using this web site is accessed from the front page under the maps page. The service provides the location to known mineral deposits in the USA Government's mineral resources database (MRDS), most records of which are for the United States of America: there are many mineral sources included from other countries. Please do not ask me for more information about other places: I have already included the data I have.

The data presented on the map include:

  • A menu batter is at the top. The options are: HOW, Options, Select, Fetch, Map, Clear, Location, Info. There are also information on that section of the page.
  • The map page shows a default location in the USA.
  • Users will wish to set Options first, as this will set how many records to retrieve at any one time; if new records shoulkd be retrieved when the map moves; how much data to storee in a record's Information Window; if browser cookies are allowed. Thew more records that are retrieved, the slower the browser will be.
  • The Select page allows users to select which minerals to retrieve. Rock samples mau=y also be selected that retrieve information about what the minerals are in the rock samples and their estimated ages.
  • The Fetch option retrieves records from the database and places dots on the map. Dots have different colors demarcating what major mineral has been found at those locations. The menu bar's information section lists how many records were retrieved, if any, and then shows how many records were placed on the map. If the number fected is greater than the number placed, you might wish to go to the Options page and increase the number of records to place at one time. To fetch more records, use the Fetch option again until there are no more records retrieved and Fetched: goes to zero.
  • A "right button mouse click" on a dot will return information about the mineral(s) that have been found at that location. Clicking the "x" at the righht top of the information box will remove the information box from the display.
  • Map option returns the page to the map page, if the display is on a different page.
  • Clear option removed records from the map.
  • Location option centers the map on a user's location. This generally will not actually do so if the user is using a internet service provider that has servers scattered all over the continent.
  • The Info option lets a user know basic informatiion about what is displayed on the map.
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