Club Gold & Mineral Claims

The NorthWest Mineral Prospectors Club (NWMPC) has club gold claims at the following locations for our Club Members in good standing to use and Keep all the Gold they find.

Copper Creek near Yacolt, Washington
Molalla River just east of Molalla, Oregon
Quartzville Creek near Sweethome, Oregon
McQuade Creek near Sweethome, Oregon
Brice Creek east of Cottage Grove, Oregon
South Fork Coquille River near Powers, Oregon

Small Scale Miners Code of Ethics

I WILL respect other prospectors’ claims and or private property and will not work those claims without the owner’s permission.

I WILL have on-site all necessary permits and licenses.

I WILL build fires in designated or safe places only, and in accordance with current State and Federal guidelines.

I WILL be careful with fuels and motor oils and be cognizant of their potential destructive effect on the environment.

I WILL be thoughtful, considerate, and courteous to those around me at all times.

I WILL appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources, wildlife, fisheries, and private property, and respect all laws and ordinances governing prospecting and mining,

I WILL remove and properly dispose of trash that I find and use.

I WILL NOT remove stream bank material, destroy natural vegetation or woody debris dams, nor discharge excess silt into the waterway.

I WILL NOT prospect in areas closed to prospecting and mining.

I WILL fill in all holes when I am finished prospecting, treasure hunting, or metal detecting.

I WILL NOT destroy private property, buildings, ghost towns, deserted structures or heritage sites or natural resources, wildlife, fisheries.

I WILL leave gates as found.

I WILL protect my hobby and act as a good-will ambassador at all times.

Revision Date: 10-02-2024