The claim is in a great location less than 2 hours from Grand Teton National Park, and less than 2 hours from Yellowstone National Park, both making for great day trips.

The claim is located in the Caribou Mountains with beautiful peaks and pine forests,

and clear running streams and rivers.

Gold prices have reached an all time high of over $2500 per ounce.

It is a good sign that other experienced prospectors have claims in this area and have been working them for years.

We also found some nice gem specimens on the claim:

garnets (the state gem), quartz crystals, opals, and turquoise.

See further down the listing the Buying Process, my owner financing offered, and how to purchase my claim, along with the driving directions and 4 corner GPS coordinates.

See with the pictures maps and satellite views.

Click on the top listing picture then arrow right to see all.

Owning a mining claim is having access to a lifetime of great family fun and recreation, in a very beautiful, natural setting.

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 Idaho Gold Rush.

A mining claim is an affordable way to enjoy the beauty of the land combined with the adventure of panning for gold.

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.

Gold mining was a big deal in Idaho in the later 1800's and helped shape Idaho into the state it is today. Gold was first discovered in Idaho in 1860 near Pierce. From 1860-1866, Idaho produced 2.5 million ounces or 19% of all gold in the United States.

There are many active prospectors in the state searching for the gold that was left behind.

BUYING PROCESS:

To purchase my claim, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and mailing address, 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 $3750, paying $375 per month for 10 months.

A $199 deed processing fee is paid with final payment.

Owner financing, No credit check. No interest charged.

No down payment

You can use the claim as yours while making monthly payments.

Ownership transfer after final monthly payment.

A signed contract will precede payment.

After receiving your final payment, your ownership of the 20 acre claim will be legally recorded with the Idaho Bureau of Land Management and the Fremont County Recorder.

I am a retired teacher, and got into prospecting as a hobby with my family.

I am 74 and my wife 71, and we have gained the experience to select the best areas to locate claims.

TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST

The Caribou-Targhee National Forest occupies over 3 million acres and stretches across southeastern Idaho, from the Montana, Utah, and Wyoming borders.

The Caribou-Targhee National Forest boasts rugged mountains, fertile valleys, rivers, varied wildlife, campgrounds, wilderness, adventure, solitude and scenery enough to saturate your aesthetic cravings.

A National Forest is more than trees and camping, hiking, fishing and hunting. You can enjoy the magnificence of the mountains; the serenity of the wilderness; the miracles of spring flowers, baby animals and majestic big game; the sound of birds while horseback riding; a camping trip; and the fun of a summer picnic in your National Forest - the Land of Many Uses, or rent a rustic cabin.

IDAHO ROCKHOUNDING

Idaho is truly the Gem State. Since the origin of the earth, geologic processes combined to make the rocks of Idaho a mineral collectors storehouse. This, coupled with the beautiful forests and streams, makes Idaho the place where the rock collectors dreams come true.

Idaho is known for its variety of gems, such as garnet, opal, jade, topaz, zircon, agates, tourmaline, star garnets, fossils, and more.

Forests and streams are generally the best places to rockhound in Idaho.

Idaho certainly has a variety of rocks, crystals, and gemstones that would interest any rockhound. From diamonds, rubies, emeralds, gold, and sapphires to geodes, topaz, turquoise, opals, obsidian, amethyst, agates, jades, jasper, garnets, quartz crystals, and petrified wood. Idaho is well known for its meteorite specimens, arrowheads, and fossils as well. The official state gemstone is the star garnet since 1967.

TOWN OF ASHTON

Nestled at the southern edge of the Yellowstone Caldera, is the small, rural community of Ashton, Idaho. Known as the "World's Largest Seed Producing Area", Ashton has much more to offer both travelers and residents alike. Within easy driving distance to world-renowned attractions including Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Mesa Falls and Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Ashton welcomes nearly two million visitors each year as they travel through our area.

Resting at the junction of two Scenic Byways - Mesa Falls Scenic Byway and Teton Scenic Byway - all roads leading in to and out of Ashton are avenues of majestic scenic beauty. The numerous mountains, lakes, rivers, meandering streams, lush forests and open meadows draw sightseers and sportsmen year round.

Summers are pleasant with temperatures generally topping off around 80 degrees. Great temperatures for all types of summer activities. Winters are cold with lots of snow, providing a snow-covered landscape enjoyed by winter sports enthusiasts of all ages. This is a great place for individuals seeking a little solitude, for couples wanting an intimate romantic getaway, and/or for families planning their next great vacation.

Regardless of the season, there is always something fun to do and many things to see in and around the Ashton area. In addition to summer and winter activities, annual community events include the American Dog Derby, Mountain Man Rendezvous, 4th of July Celebration and the Mesa Falls Marathon.

FREMONT COUNTY

if youre looking for a fun vacation spot in Idaho, you will want to check out Fremont County. It has a population of 13,242 and its largest city is St. Anthony. The county was established in 1893 and was named after explorer John C. Frmont.

There are plenty of places to see and visit in Fremont County. Whether you love hiking or cycling, Fremont County is a region where many places and activities are waiting to be explored and visited.

If youre looking for an outdoor adventure, there are several things to do in the area. There are plenty of hiking trails and other outdoor recreation opportunities.

If youre visiting with kids, you might want to consider Timberline Adventures and Coeur dAlene Lake. You can also check out Silverwood Theme Park and Seven Stars Alpaca Ranch, which are both located in nearby Ashton.

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK

Grand Teton National Park boasts 310,000 acres of lush valley floors, mountain meadows, alpine lakes and the rising peaks of the Grand Teton Mountain Range.

Rising above a scene rich with extraordinary wildlife, pristine lakes, and alpine terrain, the Teton Range stands as a monument to the people who fought to protect it. These are mountains of the imagination. Mountains that led to the creation of Grand Teton National Park where you can explore over two hundred miles of trails, float the Snake River, and enjoy the serenity of this remarkable place.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

On March 1, 1872, Yellowstone became the first national park for all to enjoy the unique hydrothermal and geologic features. Within Yellowstone's 2.2 million acres, visitors have unparalleled opportunities to observe wildlife in an intact ecosystem, explore geothermal areas that contain about half the worlds active geysers, and view geologic wonders like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River.

CARIBOU MOUNTAINS

Located in the southeastern corner of the US states of Idaho, the Caribou Range (a.k.a. the Caribou Mountains) is a collection some 60 miles long and 20 miles wide. The range contains 71 named mountains, the highest of which is Meade Peak (9,941ft/3,030m), and the most prominent of which is Caribou Mountain.

Caribou Mountain is among the highest peaks in the Caribou Range, offering excellent hiking and climbing opportunities to experienced recreationalists. There are a number of different approaches to the summit.

TOWN OF ST. ANTHONY

St. Anthony was founded by C.H. Moon in 1890. He established his home on the corner of Main and Bridge streets where Tony's Mini-Mart is located. Soon after two other families came to this spot by the name of Ross and Wyath. It was decided by Moon to name this spot St. Anthony after the name of St. Anthony Falls, Minn.

Home of the renowned St. Anthony Sand Dunes and just miles away from Yellowstone National Park and Jackson Hole WY. Participate in many great family events such as St. Anthony Alive, Summer Fest, and The Fisherman's Breakfast.

ST.ANTHONY SAND DUNES

With 10,600 acres of white quartz sand blown into 400 foot high dunes, this is the ultimate playground for off-road vehicle enthusiasts. Today the St. Anthony Sand Dunes are home to a Wilderness Study Area and one of the largest herds of wintering elk in the United States.

TOWN OF ISLAND PARK AND AREA

The Island Park area is teaming with both summer and winter activities. From famous Island Park snowmobiling, cross country skiing and snowshoeing to fabulous fishing, horseback riding, mountain biking and scenic walking.

You can check out the Island Park Cabins and the Yellowstone Cabins. Be sure to book fairly early as Island Park Vacation Rentals are increasingly high in demand due to Island Parks proximity to Yellowstone National Park. You can reserve up to 3 years in advance to secure your perfect lodging getaway. There are also many historical sites to visit in this area.

ASHTON RESERVOIR

Ashton Reservoir Access Area is a very popular campground with the folks in Ashton. Going for a camping trip here in Idaho is something you ought to do. Among the things you can do in close proximity to Ashton Reservoir Access Area are playing golf, and whitewater paddling, so you wont run out of things to do.

The splendid variety of local attractions and all the outdoors recreation are certain to keep you coming back many times. The pleasant people who operate this location and a pleasant variety of enjoyable stuff have folks coming here.

There's such a vast number of things to do right next door to Ashton Reservoir Access Area; you always have a pleasant time when you're here.

It's been too long since you went outside; Ashton Reservoir Access Area in Idaho is the outdoors at its most excellent.

ASHTON-TETONIA STATE PARK

Ashton-Tetonia State Park is less than a half hour away for another camping opportunity and has vault toilets.

The Ashton-Tetonia Trail is a 29.6 mile trail that follows the abandoned railroad grade of the Teton Valley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad from Ashton to Tetonia.

If within one year you are not satisfied with your claim, you can trade for another comparable claim, just paying the BLM and County transfer fees which will be about $125.

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.

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.

Gold and gems discovered in our own prospecting along with the beauty of the area, makes for awesome camping and prospecting.

This is a 20 acre unpatented, gold mining placer claim, the Conant Creek Treasure #1 with Conant Creek running all the way thru the claim, in the Caribou Mountains and in the Targhee National Forest.

The claim is legally registered with the Idaho Bureau of Land Management and the Fremont County Recorder.

You own the mineral rights, not sharing with others, on the 20 acres, and use your 20 acres recreationally for camping and prospecting in an awesome, beautiful area.

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 for 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.

On our visits to the claim, we gathered in and around the creek, approx. 1/8 of an ounce of gold, being worth about $225. 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 $2500/ounce. Though we could never guarantee what you will find, we did locate this claim in an historically rich area for gold prospecting.

Gold in 2 years has gone up $500 per ounce.

We also found some nice gem specimens on the claim:

garnets (the state gem), quartz crystals, opals, and turquoise.

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.

Camp on your claim for free.

A claim owner does not need permission nor a permit 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.

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20 acres = parcel size of 660 ft. x 1320 ft.

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This claim in this wonderful area has direct legal road access on a good National Forest Road, with areas for camping, and gold and gems discovered in surface prospecting.

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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, a valuable mineral 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 Montana BLM and the Madison County Recorder. 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. You can also pay online with the BLM by credit card.

By doing this, you keep the claim forever.

I have paid the fee for the new claim year, not due again until September 1, 2025.

You must be a current US citizen with a US address to own a mining claim in the US.

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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 develop and extract a discovered, valuable, mineral deposit.

Mining claims are real property that you can buy, sell, or inherit.

After proving the existence of valuable minerals on the land, the claim is legally recorded with the Idaho Bureau of Land Management and Fremont County.

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The Conant Creek Treasure #1 is an unpatented, gold placer mining claim, ideally situated on Conant Creek, surrounded by beautiful mountain ranges.

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Your 20 acres is the North 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 18, Township 8 North, Range 46 East, Boise Meridian, known as the Conant Creek Treasure #1 mining claim.

BLM claim number: ID106392952

Driving Directions:

About 28 miles SE of the town of Ashton.

Take ID-32 South out of Ashton.

To 4600 E/National Forest Road 20265,

To left on NF Road 2023 at 43.9849, -111.1568.

To left on NF Road 263,

To right on NF Road 772, also known as Conant Creek Road, at 44.0056, -111.1493,

which is the claim road,

Then follow GPS coordinates below to the claim.

Conant Creek Road becomes a high clearance vehicle road as approach the claim.

GPS Coordinates:

Conant Creek Treasure #1

NW 44.0158, -111.0798

NE 44.0158, -111.0749

SW 44.0141, -111.0798

SE 44.0141, -111.0749

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The claim location monument has a 4 foot wooden post near the river, with copy of Location Notice attached, as required by the State of Montana. _________________________

The creek on the claim is a unique advantage for gold prospecting.

Gold always occurs in gravels in the metallic state and when so found has various physical characteristics. Gold is dense and heavy, it has a characteristic metallic color, and it is soft and easily malleable (it is easily formed by hammering). These are the characteristics used by prospectors to identify gold in the field.

Placer gold occurs on the claim as small grains derived from gossan formed by weathering, and oxidation of the gold, copper and iron rich veins. Gold also occurs as grains flakes and small nuggets derived from the erosion of mineralized fault zones on, and upstream from the claim.

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Additional Features:

Year round Conant Creek on the claim for panning.

Fishing in the creek.

Beautiful Rock specimens for you Rock Hounds

Located in one of the most beautiful mountain areas in the US.

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The Federal Government owns the land.

You are purchasing the mineral rights.

You own the mineral rights, including gold and gems on the claim, as real property, being the same legal ownership as for land and homes

Prospect, explore, on the whole 20 acres.

You can camp on a claim while prospecting.

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TERMS

To purchase my claim, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and mailing address, 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 $3750, paying $375 per month for 10 months.

A $199 deed processing fee is paid with final payment.

Owner financing, No credit check. No interest charged.

No down payment.

You can use the claim as yours while making monthly payments.

Ownership transfer after final monthly payment.

A signed contract will precede payment.

After receiving your final payment, your ownership of the 20 acre claim will be legally recorded with the Idaho Bureau of Land Management and the Fremont County Recorder. 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.

We live in Ohio. Our connection to the West is our daughter lives in Denver, though she is not involved with our claims. We visited her in September, then went to prospect and locate mining claims in other states, including Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota and now also Idaho, Utah, and Nevada, as we have been doing for a number of years.

And just a note of encouragement for you if you purchase:

My wife and I have located, prospected on, and sold mining claims in

California, Colorado, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, and now also in Idaho, Utah, and Nevada for over 25 years.

You can trust we will process your notarized deeds correctly and quickly.

In that mining claims are processed thru the Bureau of Land Management, a Federal Govt. agency, not following thru per our legally signed contract, would be a federal crime. I certainly will do what I say, and would never put myself nor my wife in any legal jeopardy.

Also, we have sold properties on 3 sites online for over 25 years:

Landwatch, Landcom and LandandFarm.

Our continued good status on these sites is due to our always following thru, as just one time we would not, we would not be allowed to sell on these sites ever again.

COMMENTS FROM SATISFIED CLAIM BUYERS:

"Living in Colorado, the purchase of our mining claim from you has been great for family fun and recreation. We have camped overnight a number of times, and panned for gold in the creek. We were even able to find gold flakes on several of our attempts. Thank you so much!."

I'm looking forward to having some time on the mining claim.

We used to go camping 4-6 weeks out of the year.

Even though I realize this is a retirement business for you. I wanted to say thank you for giving so many people over the years the opportunity to purchase your claims. I've seen them available for a long time, but never had the opportunity to purchase anything. They have probably brought many smiles to so many people. It will be the same for us.

"We purchased 2 mining claims from Michael Leu over the last 2 years, one in Montana, and one In Colorado. We have been to our claims on several occasions, and we could not be happier! They are exactly as described, and our camping on our claims and prospecting in the creek on each claim is the highlight of our vacations. You can trust Mr. Leu. If you are looking for a great time in the awesome beauty of the west, buying a mining claim from Mr. Leu will be a blessing."