Where: Canada · North America · approx. 49.63, -115.57 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: public panning reserve on the Wild Horse River, scene of the 1864 Kootenay gold rush and the vanished town of Fisherville
What turns up: gold flakes, occasional small pickers, black sand
Access: Open / legal.
Hand panning legal without a licence inside the mapped reserve only: hand pans and shovels, no mechanized equipment; surrounding placer ground is actively claimed, so carry the government reserve map
Open in Mudlark Map →
Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.
Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.