20.66 acres Near Lake Tahoe GoldandGem MiningClaim Financing

This is a legally registered, 20.66 acre gold and gem, LODE Mining Claim for sale, the Tahoe Lode #5, with a quartz/gold mineral vein running intermittently thru the claim. Though most is quartz, there are small segments with gold traces. My claims here are not meant for developing a large scale mining operation and are more for recreational use for camping and prospecting. A good sign here is in my claim area before me are other claim owners who all have been working their claims for years and is why I checked out this area, so I am not alone in learning about the prospecting potential in this area. See at the end of my listing pictures screen shots of the BLM MLRS pages showing just some of these working claims in and around my claim area being worked by experienced prospectors, in my Section and adjacent Sections. Satellite views are also with the top listing pictures. Pictures are what the claim and area looks like with also aerial views. The quartz/gold and gem pictures are representative of what is to be found here. This mining claim is for those who want a more secluded claim located at the very end of a higher clearance claim road. Another side road leads into the claim making it easier to access the claim interior. The quaint mountain town of Minden is just about 8 miles southwest with all the necessities. At the claim you are out and away from everything, but close enough to enjoy the area mountain towns and all of the nearby Lake Tahoe activities. See further down the listing the Buying Process, my financing options to choose from, and how to purchase my claim. See with the top listing pictures maps and satellite views. Click on the top listing picture then arrow right to see all. Gold prices have reached an all time high of over $4000 per ounce. This claim is in a mineralized area, and is great for rock hounds, metal detecting, relic hunting, and dry-washing. Some historical gold producing mines were in this area, This area has produced Black Fire Opals (the Nevada State gem) and agates and arrowheads and relics are often found in this area dating back to the Paiute Nation. The nearby town of Minden has been voted one of the best small towns in the US. Great location with Lake Tahoe only 45 miles West, Yosemite National Park a little over an hour South. Topaz lake is just 40 minutes South Town of Gardnerville, just 7.7 miles SW with all the necessities. Carson City 35 minutes North. Reno, one hour North. Owning a mining claim is having access to a lifetime of great family fun and recreation, in a very beautiful, natural setting. Nevada, is a great, scenic state, where the spirit of the Old West still lives on. A lode claim differs from my placer claims, as on a lode claim you can dig into the mountain side and could even go to the extent of building a mine shaft with an approved BLM Plan of Operation. Lode claims have veins of valuable minerals including gold in veins (called lodes) cutting thru rocks. Quartz and gold are frequently found together and digging into the quartz vein is called chasing the vein. I found the beginnings of a small trace vein of quartz/gold and found it intermittently up the claim. Some float (loose sliding rocks) is on the claim. In lode mining claim prospecting, float refers to loose fragments of rock, ore, or mineral-bearing material that have broken off from a larger, solid bedrock deposit (or "lode") and have been transported downhill. Finding float is a clue in lode prospecting because it indicates that a potentially richer vein of ore could be somewhere uphill from where the fragments are found. The process of lode, hard rock mining, is the process where gold is extracted directly from the lode vein beneath the ground and in the mountain side rock, filling in the holes when leave the claim as required by the national forest. For the use of any machinery, you need to file a Plan of Operation with the BLM for approval. Scratch your rock ore against an unglazed white ceramic streak plate. If it's gold, it will leave a golden streak. Or scratch the surface of the specimen with a knife. Gold is a soft metal that will show scratch marks. You will also receive a free Prospecting Kit once you have paid for your claim that includes, a Rockhounding Geology Hammer Tool, Rock Pick Axe, 3 PCS Digging Chisels Kit, with Musette Bag, and a Compass. See picture of that kit with the listing pictures. On my visits to this claim area, I gathered in the intermittent mineral vein, approx. 1/10 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, I use this amount for a 20.66 acre claim lode claim as a projection of gold potential. Someone with more time may find more. Gold prices are over $4000/ounce. Though I could never guarantee what you will find, I did locate this claim in an historical area for gold prospecting as evidenced by the many other claim owners in this area that I previously mentioned. Gold in just this past year has gone up over $500 per ounce. Nevada reports that over 6000 ounces of gold have been recovered in these mountain ranges. A ravine has cut into this gold carrying ore body, placing gold deposits in pockets along the ravine. Beautiful landscapes of the Sierras will make mining seasons here at the Buckeye Creek a great experience. You can mine this claim year round as the area does not often get deep snowfall. The area is easy to access, and you can pull a camper right up into the claim. Nevada is a top producer of gold in the US today. A mining claim is an affordable way to enjoy the beauty of the land combined with the adventure of panning for gold. I feel I am selling more than prospecting for gold and gems. 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 Nevada Gold Rush. National Forests remained open at all times during the virus with a televised invitation by the Director for families to visit them as safe places for family recreation, making our mining claims some of the safest places for your family to enjoy and get away from all the nonsense. NEVADA ROCKHOUNDING Nevada is an actual rockhounding paradise. The reason is Nevada was once totally under water, back when giant marine reptiles swam freely in a gigantic, shallow sea in an area that would later become Nevadas Great Basin. Majorgeological activity happened, making way for massive deposits of silver, gold, opalized wood, onyx, agate, geodes, jasper, turquoise, and a whole lotta fossils. It helped make Nevada the lucrative mining area it is today. In Nevada, spending the day searching for little bits of natural history can be the perfect way to connect with the great outdoors. You will have the thrill of cracking open a slab of shale to reveal a trilobite fossil or unearthing a gorgeous nugget of turquoise. Once you find your first gemstone, youll wonder why you didnt start rockhounding earlier. TOWN OF MINDEN Voted The Most Beautiful Small Town In Nevada by House Beautiful magazine, this quaint community shows that you should never overlook Nevadas smaller communities. Located in the awe-inspiring Carson Valley, the town of Minden is definitely worth taking a closer look at. With a population of just 3,000 residents, Mindon is surrounded by the breathtaking Carson Valley and boasting a town center that will remind you of yesteryear. Minden is proud of its old-fashioned charm which remains present to this very day. As you stroll through the historic downtown, you're bound to spot 100-year-old homes and sturdy brick buildings which were designed by famous Nevada architect Frederick Delongchamps. The town itself feels like something out of a bygone era. Boasting a nice array of charming businesses including local restaurants, antique stores, and art galleries, it's the type of community that's getting harder to find these days. GOLD HISTORY: Gold mining in Nevada is a major industry, and one of the largest sources of gold in the world. In 2018 Nevada produced 5,581,160 troy ounces representing 78% of US gold and 5.0% of the world's production. Total gold production recorded from Nevada from 1835 to 2017 totals 205,931,000 troy ounces, worth US$322.6 billion at todays values. Modern mining began in Nevada in 1849 with the discovery of placer gold in a stream flowing into the Carson River near the present town of Dayton. This discovery was made by 49ers on their way to the California gold fields, By the Spring of 1851, some 200 placer miners, including James Old Virginny Finney, were working in the area. BUYING PROCESS: To purchase my claim, I would need how you want your name(s) and street mailing address on the contract, and 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. or $4000, paying $400 per month for 10 months. A $199 deed processing fee is paid with final monthly payment. After receiving your final monthly payment, I will process 2 notarized deeds, transferring my claim ownership over to you, with both the BLM and Douglas County. I am a retired teacher and got into prospecting as a hobby with my family. I am 75 and have gained the experience to select good areas to locate claims. TOWN OF GARDNERVILLE Gardnerville Nevada holds down the southern half Carson Valleys bustling business corridor alongside the adjoining town of Minden. Gardnerville still exudes the historic charm that has drawn countless people to the region since the mid-1800s. Neighboring Genoa at the foot of