Gold prospecting directory for Canada
56 tourist panning operations, guided tours, supply shops, clubs and assay labs across 8 provinces — 49 checked against the operator's own site or an official listing. Nothing here is paid placement.
Tourist panning
8
Guided tours
5
Prospecting supply
14
Club / association
16
Assay lab
13
Verified
49
British Columbia
3 tourist panning3 guided tours6 prospecting supply4 club / association3 assay lab
19 listings in BC →
Yukon
2 tourist panning1 guided tours1 prospecting supply2 club / association
6 listings in Yukon →
Alberta
1 guided tours4 prospecting supply1 club / association1 assay lab
7 listings in Alberta →
Ontario
1 tourist panning2 prospecting supply5 club / association6 assay lab
14 listings in Ontario →
Quebec
2 tourist panning1 prospecting supply1 club / association2 assay lab
6 listings in Quebec →
Nova Scotia
1 club / association
1 listing in Nova Scotia →
Newfoundland and Labrador
1 club / association1 assay lab
2 listings in Newfoundland and Labrador →
Manitoba
1 club / association
1 listing in Manitoba →
🎟️ Tourist panning
🧭 Guided tours
🛒 Prospecting supply
- The Rockhound Shop
- IRL Supplies
- Tenorex GeoServices — Mining Office & Rock Shop
- Goldstream Placer Supply
- Ken's Gems Supplies
- Hobby Wholesale
- GPS Central
- Canadian Treasure Seekers
- METALDETECT.CA
- Metalix
- Green River Gold (Gold Rush Supplies Inc.)
- Fred's Gold Panning & Mining Supplies
- MotherLode Prospecting Supplies
- Dawson Trading Post
🤝 Club / association
- Alberta Gold Prospectors Association (AGPA)
- Vernon Placer Miners Club
- Vancouver Island Placer Miners Association (VIPMA)
- Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG)
- WCP Placer Mining Club (West Coast Placer)
- Klondike Placer Miners' Association (KPMA)
- Yukon Chamber of Mines
- Ontario Prospectors Association (OPA)
- Northern Prospectors Association (NPA)
- Porcupine Prospectors & Developers Association (PPDA)
- Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association (NWOPA)
- Sudbury Prospectors and Developers Association (SPDA)
- Association de l'exploration minière du Québec (AEMQ)
- Nova Scotia Prospectors Association
- Manitoba Prospectors and Developers Association (MPDA)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Prospectors Association (NLPA)
🔬 Assay lab
- Actlabs — Val-d'Or Assay Lab
- Actlabs — Thunder Bay Geochemistry Lab
- Actlabs — Timmins Assay Lab
- Actlabs — Dryden Gold Testing Lab
- Actlabs — Kamloops Analytical Lab
- Actlabs — Ancaster (head office)
- Laboratoire Expert
- Swastika Laboratories (Swaslab)
- Loring Laboratories
- MSALABS (MS Analytical)
- Eastern Analytical
- Bureau Veritas Minerals — Vancouver
- Accurassay Laboratories
About these listings
Every entry names its source. "Verified" means we confirmed the operator exists and is open from its own website or an official tourism or government listing at the time of writing — hours, prices and seasons change, so check before you drive. We do not take payment for placement. Know one we are missing? Email hello@localkarat.ca.
Panning-area, claims, and regulation information on LocalKarat is general information for recreational prospectors — it is not legal advice. Mining, land-access, and environmental rules change and vary site by site. Verify current rules with the official sources linked on each page, get permission from private landowners and claim holders, and respect First Nations rights, settlement lands, and treaty areas.
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