orecast: Minerals & Fossils

What would you find if you dug right where you stand? orecast answers that question with data instead of promises. The map shows documented mineral and ore occurrences, scientific fossil sites, caves, old mines and geological features across Europe, drawn from official geological surveys and open scientific databases. WHAT ORECAST SHOWS • Documented occurrences: gold, silver, copper, fluorite and dozens of other raw materials, each with its source • Fossil sites with geological age and formation • Caves, historic mines and geotopes • An honest AI assessment: "What would I find here?" explains the local geology in plain language YOUR FINDS (NEW) • Save your own finds: photo, note and the exact spot, private and visible only to you • Share if you like: after review your find appears anonymously on the map, coarsened to about 5 km. Your exact spot stays secret • NEW – Find talk: like and comment on other collectors' finds; every comment passes an AI pre-check, with reporting and blocking built in • NEW – “New finds”: a feed of the community's latest finds • Report from home: just pick the spot on the map • Add photos to places: contribute up to 4 photos per map point and collect likes • Explorer levels: earn XP for approved contributions HONESTY FIRST orecast separates what is documented from what is merely plausible. No invented percentages, no treasure promises. If the data is thin for a spot, the app says so. Where old war sites suggest unexploded ordnance, the map warns you instead of encouraging you. KNOW BEFORE YOU DIG Collecting and digging are regulated almost everywhere in Europe and usually need a permit. orecast shows protected and historical sites so you can check the rules first. The app provides information, not permission. FREE AND PRO The map, all data layers and three AI assessments are free, no account needed. orecast Pro adds unlimited AI assessments, the geotope layer, offline areas for the field, GPX export and an ad-free experience. Sources include national geological surveys (BGR, BRGM, GeoSphere Austria, ISPRA and others), USGS mineral resource data and the Paleobiology Database.