NEAR LAKE TAHOE 20 ACRES GOLD PROSPECTING
MINING CLAIM OWNERSHIP
OWNER FINANCING
This is a legally registered, 20 acre gold Mining Claim for sale, the Mokelumne River #4,
with over 660 feet of the North Fork Mokelumne River running thru the claim, in Alpine County, about 21 miles southwest of the quaint mountain town of Markleeville that has all of the necessities.
This river is well known for trout fishing.
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway leads to the claim road, being a beautiful drive.
An hour and a half north is the resort area of Lake Tahoe.
A number of beautiful lakes are in the area, including nearby Kinney Lake with all the water activities.
Gold prices have reached an all time high of over $4000 per ounce.
And up the claim ridges are good places for gems.
We found some nice garnet and jasper specimens on the claim.
A mining claim is an affordable way to enjoy the beauty of the land combined with the adventure of panning for gold.
Owning a mining claim is having access to a lifetime of great family fun and recreation, in a very beautiful, natural setting.
This claim has the North Fork Mokelumne River running all the way thru the claim.
The large bends in the river make for good gold catching areas.
National Forest Service Bloomfield Campground is just up the road with also open areas to camp outside the campground in an open meadow area by the river.
Down the road is the Carson Iceburg Wildnerness area and also Highland Lakes making for great adventures.
See below the Buying Process, my owner financing options to choose from, and how to purchase my claim.
See with the top listing pictures maps and satellite views.
BUYING PROCESS:
To purchase my claim, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and street mailing address, which payment option you choose, where I would scan and email you a signed contract.
Total price of $3500, that can be paid in one full payment where your ownership is then transferred after receiving payment,
or $3500, paying $1750 first month, and $1750 2nd month,
or $3500, paying $1500 first month, $1000 2nd month, and $1000 3rd month,
or $3500, paying $700 per month for 5 months,
or $3500, paying $500 per month for 7 months.
A $199 deed processing fee is paid with final payment.
After receiving your final payment, your ownership of the 20 acre claim will be legally recorded with the local Bureau of Land Management and Alpine County. The quit claim deed is the correct document to be recorded for a mining claim, as stated by the BLM. This is not a sharing with others of your 20 acre claim.
I am a retired teacher, and got into prospecting as a hobby with my family.
I am 75 and my wife 73, and we have gained the experience to select the best areas to locate claims.
We feel we are selling more than the gold and minerals on beautiful land.
You would be acquiring an experience that will give you a good feel for what the old time prospectors must have felt during the days of the original California Gold Rush.
Claim buyer will also receive a new, free, Gold Panning Kit:
One 14 inch Gold Trap pan; One 10.5 inch Gravity Trap pan, One combination sifter/classifier with 7/16 of an inch exit holes, One Gold Guzzler snuffer bottle, One Tweezers/ Magnifying Glass combo tool.
For any building like a shed, you need to file a Plan of Operation with the BLM for approval. For anything to live in, you would need to file a Plan of Operation with the BLM for approval, and to be considered, you would need to have developed a full-time mining operation.
For the possibility of constructing any building you or others could live in, you need to file a Plan of Operation with the BLM for approval, showing you have developed a full-time operation performing diligent mining.
You do not need a plan, permission nor a permit to camp and prospect.
You do not need to be a full time prospector to file a Plan for a shed type structure.
With an approved BLM Plan of Operation, a building can be built on the land: any building that benefits and improves the claim.
As stated by the BLM, this can be the "construction of a building, road, fence, or enclosure necessary for mining."
Current usage, is what the BLM calls, Casual Use: panning, shovel, rock hammer, metal detector, creek powered sluice box, where no permission nor permit is needed to camp and prospect.
You can prospect as little or as much as you like.
Now that we have located the claim, you never have to declare to the BLM any gold or gems you find.
There are certain rock types that are good indicators for gold prospecting potential, one of them being granite, and the granite rocks in this river are another great sign for gold being present.
A few years ago in this same area, we ran into another prospector upriver from our claim. He told us he really enjoys prospecting this area, and he most always finds gold that is both coarse and rounded which is always a plus on a placer claim. He showed us some little pickers indicating bigger gold will be deeper down. He said he finds this area to be productive for finding gold.
The area has many mining claims owned by experienced prospectors being another good sign for gold on our claim that we discovered panning and using a creek powered sluice box in the river.
Mining Claims as an investment: if you purchase a claim from us, at no charge, I would help you if you ever decided to sell in the future.
Mining Claims are a great investment, as claims go up in value over time, just as land does. T
his is one of the areas of the original California Gold Rush.
This is a 20 acre unpatented, gold mining placer claim, the Mokelumne River #4, with the beautiful North Fork Mokelumne River running through the claim, and is in Alpine County, California, in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the Toiyabe National Forest. The claim is legally registered with the Bureau of Land Management out of Sacramento and Alpine County. You own the mineral rights, not sharing with others, on the 20 acres, and use your 20 acres, recreationally for camping: tent, camper, or RV, and prospecting: an awesome, beautiful area.
On trips to the claim, we gathered in and around the river, approx. 1/8 of an ounce of gold, being worth about $300. As the BLM does not specify the amount of gold to be found to locate a claim other than gold needs to be discovered, we use this amount for a 20 acre claim as a projection of good gold potential. Someone with more time may find more.
Gold prices are over $4000/ounce. Though we could never guarantee what you will find, we did locate this claim in an historically rich area for gold prospecting.
Gold prices have gone up over $500 an ounce in just this past year.
You are allowed to post No Trespassing for Prospecting signs in and around the claim.
A mining claim owner may limit or restrict public recreational use of/or public access across claims or portions of claims that are actively used for prospecting, mining, or processing operations where public recreational use of a claim would endanger or materially interfere with legitimate mining pursuits.
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20 acres: = 660 ft. x 1320 ft.
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Alpine County California, the least populated of 58 counties in California, is located south of Lake Tahoe and north of Yosemite along the crest of the central Sierra Nevada. The California Alps as Alpine County is fondly referred to, contains 700 square miles of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Alpine County offers all year alpine recreation, two destination ski resorts, and a variety of lodging and dining facilities.
In the nearby town of Markleeville, you will find a general store, gas station, bar & grill, hotels and much more. Don't forget to bring those fly rods or fishing poles as the Carson River is a well known trophy trout stream with massive rainbows. If you require a night out or more supplies, drive thirty minutes and you will be in South Lake Tahoe and the casinos. Need an even larger town, drive an hour and you will be in Carson City, Nevada.
The claim is located in the Historic Mining District Monitor-Mogul. This was a very important silver and gold district in the 1850's & 1860's and produced 5 million in gold and silver.
Located between Yosemite and Lake Tahoe in the California Sierra Nevada mountains, Alpine County is comprised of three geographic areas known for gold prospecting --Bear Valley/Lake Alpine; Kirkwood/Hope Valley; and Markleeville/Woodfords.
Also, with more than 60 lakes and streams, Alpine County is a fishermans delight. The East and West Forks of the Carson River offer miles of fishing.
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This claim has good legal road access, on a more secluded paved road, with areas for camping, and gold discovered in surface prospecting.
There are no more accessible areas to locate a claim in this area as I and others before me have now claimed the whole area.
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A transfer of ownership is a sale of legal, exclusive ownership of a mining claim site. To be a legally recorded claim, gold had to be found on the claim, which was completed by us, as we are the original claim locators.
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Your ownership is legally conveyed via a Quit Claim deed, and legally recorded with the BLM and Alpine County. A Quit Claim deed is the required legal document per the BLM.
Each year, on or before September 1st, you need to file a simple form with the Bureau of Land Management, along with $200. By doing this, you keep the claim forever. You can also pay online with the BLM by credit card.
I have paid the fee for the new claim year, not due again until September 1, 2025.
Alpine County taxes = $100, due again Summer 2026.
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An unpatented mining claim is a specific parcel of federal land, valuable for a specific mineral deposit or deposits. It is a parcel for which an individual has asserted a legal right of possession and the right to d