This area is one of the best in the U.S. for rockhounding due to its extraordinarily diverse geology and wide variety of minerals.

Tahoe National Forest where the claim is located has a history of having the most registered gold mining claims of any NF in the US and new claims in Placer County are rare adding to the value of our claims here and most of the area is all claimed up by experienced prospectors.

The Tahoe National Forest is renowned for its rugged beauty, outstandingdownhill and cross country ski opportunities, historic sites, and exceptionally productive timber lands. TheGranite Chief Wilderness Areaoffers solitude, beauty and wonderfultrails.

This claim is for those who want a more private, secluded claim with a higher clearance vehicle needed for the claim road. The last 160 yards from road to claim is an ATV trail.

This area is also known for gems, and we found some quartz crystals on the mountain ridge on the claim.

The river has bends being good places for gold being deposited,

The town of Auburn with all necessities is 52 miles SW, and the claim is 12 miles south of Emigrant Gap off of the I-80 highway.

Lake Tahoe is only an hour and a half east.

Scroll down lower left on this listing to see larger pdf file maps and satellite views.

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.

There have been no wildfires in this area of our claims.

From the spectacular views of the snow-capped Sierra Crystal Range to the adventurous trails of the American River Valley and the rich history of the California Gold Rush, this area provides year-around recreational opportunities and a special way-of-life for the involved citizens of the community.Placer County, California is located on 1,400 square miles of the most beautiful and diverse geography in Northern California, Placer County stretches for a hundred miles from urban South Placer, through Western Placer, to the High Sierras of North Lake Tahoe and the Nevada state line.Within its borders picturesque farm land and Gold-Rush era towns dot the oak-covered foothills. Craggy peaks, forests, tumbling rivers and clear alpine lakes create the natural beauty of the High Country.Placer County is a continent within a county because of its diversity.Outdoor enthusiasts thrill at the Countys abundance of year-round recreational activities, while others marvel at the array of galleries, theater, musical and festival events. Shoppers love the large selection of boutiques, specialty shops and farmers markets. Everyone enjoys the variety of restaurant choices from fine cuisine to family style dining, and the range of lodging and accommodations from the luxurious to quaint and romantic.

To purchase our claim, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and mailing address where I would scan and email you a signed contract, and which payment option you choose:

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 for 2 months,

or $3500, paying for 3 months, $1500, $1000, & $1000.

A $99 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.

Current Gold Prices are over $1700 per ounce.

The claim is legally registered with the Bureau of Land Management out of Sacramento and Placer County. You own the mineral rights, not sharing with others, on the 40 acres, and use your 40 acres, recreationally for camping: tent, camper, or RV, and prospecting: an awesome, beautiful area.

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.

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

I am 70 and my wife 68, and we have gained the experience to select the best areas to locate claims.

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. This is a difficult permit to get.

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.

Now that we have located the claim, you never have to declare to the BLM any gold or gems you find. You can prospect as little or as much as you choose.

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

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, and two plastic bottles.

Camp on your claim, and a claim owner does not need permission nor a permit to camp and prospect or camp in one of several nearby National Forest campgrounds.

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. This is one of the areas of the original California Gold Rush.

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

With an approved BLM Plan of Operation, a building could be built on the land: any building that benefits and improves the claim, though you cannot permanently live on a mining claim. Current usage, is what the BLM calls, Casual Use: panning, shovel, rock hammer, metal detector.

On our visits to the claim, we gathered in and around the river, approx. 1/8 of an ounce of gold, being worth about $220. As the BLM does not specify the amount of gold to be found to locate a claim other than a valuable mineral needs to be discovered, we use this amount for a 40 acre claim as a projection of good gold potential. Someone with more time may find more. Gold prices are over $1700/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 $400 an ounce in 3 years.

You are allowed to post No Trespassing for Prospecting signs around the claim.

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40 acres: = 1320 ft. x 1320 ft.

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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 me, as I am the original claim locator.

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Your ownership is legally conveyed via a Quit Claim deed, and legally recorded with the BLM and Placer 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 form with the Bureau of Land Management, along with $330. By doing this, you keep the claim forever.

You will need to have 2 names on your deed.

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

I have paid the $330 fee for this year so is not due again until September 1, 2022.

County taxes of $60 are due in the Spring 2022.

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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 Bureau of Land Management and Placer County.

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The East Fork American #1, is a gold & gem placer unpatented mining claim, ideally situated in Placer County that has a history of gold and gem discoveries.

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Your 40 acres is the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 21, Township 16 North, Range 12 East, Mount Diablo Base Line and Meridian, known as the East Fork American #1 mining claim, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, about 44 miles NE of the town of Auburn, California.

BLM claim number: CA105265091

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

Take US Hwy I-80 out of Auburn

To Exit 158A out of Emigrant Gap, stay right off exit onto Emigrant Gap Road.

Continue on Emigrant Gap Road which turns into Texas Hill Road being the claim road,

Then go about 12 miles south on Texas Hill Road, following GPS coordinates and maps on the listing to the claim.

Is about 12 miles south of the beginning of Emigrant Gap Road to the claim.

The last 160 yards from road to the claim is an ATV trail.

Lake Tahoe is only an hour and a half east.

The claim location monument has a 4 foot wooden post with an attached copy of the Location Notice, as required by the State of California.

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The East Fork American River running through the claim is a unique advantage for gold prospecting, being known for gold production from the time of the California Gold Rush.

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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The Federal Government owns the land.

You are purchasing the mineral rights.

You can legally camp, with camper and RV use of the whole 40 acres.

Prospect, explore, and camp on the whole 40 acres.

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TERMS: To purchase our claim, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and mailing address where I would scan and email you a signed contract, and which payment option you choose:

Total price of $35000, that can be paid in one full payment where your ownership is then transferred after receiving payment,

or $3500, paying $1750 for 2 months,

or $3500, paying for 3 months, $1500, $1000, & $1000.

A $99 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.

COMMENTS FROM SATISFIED CLAIM BUYERS:

"We visited and panned on our claim creek in Colorado this past June and had a wonderful time. Were very pleased with the location and the claim itself."

"We have been to our mining claim in California that we purchased from you last year. The area is stunningly beautiful, and we couldn't be happier with our purchase."

"Living in Arizona, the mining claim we purchased from you has added greatly to our family outings. We are finding gold in the wash on our claim most every visit.

Thank you so much!"

And just a note of encouragement for you if purchase:

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

California, Colorado, & Arizona, going on now for 30 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 4 sites online for over 25 years:

Landsalelistings, Landwatch, LandsofAmerica, 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.

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GPS Coordinates:

East Fork American #1

NW 39.2443, -120.6283

NE 39.2443, -120.6235

SW 39.2405, -120.6283

SE 39.2405, -120.6235