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The Gold Prospectors Association of America currently has three claims in Ohio. In order to prospect on any of these claims you must be a member of the GPAA or be the guest of a GPAA member.
These are leased sites. Please respect the landowner’s property and crops. Camping is permitted on each of these claims for up to 14 days for current GPAA members. Facilities are primitive, each claim has Porta Pots, but no electric, potable water or dump stations. Please use common sense and be courteous to your fellow prospectors. Make sure campfires are contained and extinguished properly and remember, if you pack it in, pack it out. Leave the claims clean and hopefully we will be able to enjoy prospecting on them in the years to come.
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Swank Claim
The Swank claim is known for its plentiful fine flour gold and garnets. This claim has produced two quartz rocks with gold nuggets in them. There is a large shelter house with picnic tables and three smaller shelters for your convenience.
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DIRECTIONS: From I-71 exit onto St.Rt. 97 at Belleville follow Rt. 97 East through Belleville toward Butler. Turn South (right) on Dill Rd. to Gatton Rocks Rd. Turn East ( left) on Gatton Rocks Rd. to Cutnaw Rd. Turn right on Cutnaw Rd. cross the bridge and turn left onto the claim property.
GPS Coordinates
N 40 35.929
W 082 27.590
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Frazee Claim
This is the newest of the Ohio claims. Reports are that it is similar to the Swank claim with plenty of fine gold.
DIRECTIONS:
From Mt. Vernon, take US36 east 12.9 miles to SR715, bear left for .7 miles. Turn right on CR36, Zuck Rd., travel .87 miles to Staats Rd. bridge.
From I-77 take US36 west 57 miles to SR715, turn hard right. Travel .7 miles, turn right on CR36, Zuck Rd., proceed .87 miles to Staats Rd. bridge.
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GPS Coordinates
East end (on road)
N 40 22.95
W 082 13.78
West end (on road)
N 40 22.72
W 082 14.25
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Lewis Claim
The Lewis Claim is located in the southern part of Ohio below Waverly. It provides a large area to work the bigger dredges, covers quite a bit of shore line and draws prospectors from surrounding states, as well as Ohio. Gold is plentiful, with fine flakes and nuggets.
DIRECTIONS:
From the North take St. Rt. 104 South at Waverly for 15.7 miles, turn left at T.P. Auto Sales, taking the field road straight back to the river.
From the South take St. Rt. 104 North from St. Rt. 348 for 2.2 miles, turn right at T.P. Auto Sales, taking the field road straight back to the river.
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Gold we found at the Lewis Claim after 6 hours of dredging using a 1 1/2” dredge.
GPS Coordinates
N 40 09.564
W 082 26.070
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