What’s New

New on Gold Monster

Every new tool and fix, newest first. Nothing here is a promise of what’s coming; it is what you can use today.

  1. October 29, 2026

    Your crew, on the map

    • Crew. Connect accounts with the people you mine with on the Friends page. On a shared trip, the people on it see where you are, your crew sees your route, and you see theirs.
    • You choose what each person sees. Your claims are shared with family only, unless you say otherwise.

  2. October 28, 2026

    Lay Out a Claim, and 3D terrain for Alaska

    • Lay Out a Claim. Stand on a spot, and the map fits a legal-size claim around you. Approve it, then walk to every corner post by compass.
    • 3D terrain for Alaska. The atlas now has 3D ground for the lower 48 states and Alaska.
    • “Where am I” tells you how good the fix is: fresh, rough, old, or you have moved since.

  3. October 27, 2026

    Trip maps carry more off-grid

    • A saved trip map now carries rock types and historic mines, and draws both with no signal.
    • “You are here” is a bright magenta beacon, so it stands out from the gold claim pins.
    • Rock types and Who owns the land draw again on the atlas.
    • On Android, the sign-in link in your email opens straight in the Gold Monster app.

  4. October 26, 2026

    One atlas, everywhere

    • Historic mines for every US state, from USGS records, on the atlas by default. Tap one for its name, status and what was mined. Locations are approximate; check land status before entering, and never enter old workings.
    • A trip carries its own map: save a trip and the ground about ten miles around it opens on your phone with no signal. No county downloads, and no time limit.
    • Layers are big plain-English buttons, and the search box finds place names.
    • One map on the website and in the app, so what you see at home is what you see in the field.
    • 3D terrain for the twelve western mining states, then the rest of the lower 48.

  5. October 21, 2026

    The atlas off-grid, and a claim from where you stand

    • The atlas opens off-grid. With no signal, the website atlas still opens and works; anything that needs signal is marked with a red dot instead of failing.
    • Gold Monster AI can start a claim from where you are standing.
    • Historic mines first appeared on the atlas, starting with Baker County, Oregon.

  6. October 16–19, 2026

    Paperwork you can trust

    • Gold Monster AI on every page, and it can pre-fill your paperwork for you to check and approve.
    • Operations Notice tool. Find out whether your work needs a Forest Service notice of intent or a BLM 3809 notice, and get a draft to sign.
    • Checked county recorder addresses in the Claims Wizard for Arizona, Montana, California, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Washington and Oregon.
    • Nine paperwork errors fixed after a state-by-state review of every guide.
    • Reset your password from Settings with an emailed link.