Mining Claims For Sale

Mauna Loa
Placer Mining Claim
±18.27 Acres

Price: $5,000

Our Mauna Loa placer claim is located in the Meadow Valley gold district. This district is in west-central Plumas County about eight miles west of Quincy. It includes the Edmanton, Buck's Lake, Spanish Peak and Spanish Ranch areas. The Quincy district lies just to the east and the Granite Basin district to the southwest. The district was mined from the gold rush days through the early 1900s and has been prospected since.

Geology: The east portion of the district is underlain by quartzite, slate, schist, limestone, amphibolite, and serpentine. Meadow Valley is covered by Pleistocene lake beds. Granite lies to the west. There are a number of scattered patches of auriferous Tertiary gravel, in the vicinity of and northwest of Spanish Ranch, which were mined by hydraulicking and drifting. The Pleistocene lake gravels also yielded some gold. The only source of lode gold was the Daidem mine.

Our 18.27-acre placer mining claim is located a few miles northwest of Quincy on Big Creek. This drainage has had abundant placer mining history from both bedrock and older Tertiary gravel deposits from the proto-Feather River. Tailing piles and small digs dot the claim, giving rise to the richness of the remnant gravels.

Some of the amenities are:

  • 2wd access on Big Creek road.
  • Turnouts on road for vehicles.
  • Local gravels on bedrock.
  • Abundant, thick older gravel deposits.
  • Shallow slow current on Big Creek.
  • Nice pools on Big Creek.
  • Waterfall on claim!!
  • Mining level: Recreational to intermediate.
  • Quiet and safe area; very beautiful.
  • Nearest town is Meadow Valley but no amenities.
  • Quincy is 9 miles away with lodging, restaraunts, grocery stores, hardware stores, and gasoline facilities available!
  • Bucks Lake is 9 miles away with cabins, RV/Trailer/Tent camping, boating, fishing, and restaurants.

Click here Google Earth Fly To and see an aerial photo of Mauna Loa and the claim boundaries.

Google map it for directions to claim.
Pinpoint is at the Nothern boundary of claim.

GPS Coordinates:
Please adjust GPS to the following Datum & Coordinate display:
Datum: NAD83/WGS84
Coordinates: UTM
Zone 10

Easting
Northing
Elevation
Northeast Corner Boundary:
663167mE
4419863mN
4373 ft.
Northwest Corner Boundary:
662968mE
4419854mN
4333 ft.
Southwest Corner Boundary @ Big Creek Road Entry/Exit:
662976mE
4419472mN
4339 ft.
Southeast Corner Boundary:
663175mE
4419476mN
4521 ft.
Big Creek Enters/Exits Northern Boundary:
663037mE
4419855mN
4214 ft.
Big Creek Road Enters/Exits Northern Boundary:
663020mE
4419855mN
4219 ft.
Big Creek Enters/Exits Southern Boundary:
663017mE
4419473mN
4313 ft.

Standard Information

The Mauna Loa placer mining claim is a non-patented federal mining claim. You will need to file appropriate annual paperwork to hold the property every year. (Ask us about our Filing Service to assist you with that!) Annual property tax assessment is approximately $1.12 an acre.

BLM Fees & Advanced Geologic Transfer Fees

Upon payment, the mineral claim will be transferred via a notarized Quitclaim notice filed in your name with Plumas County and the BLM. Limited payment terms and conditions are available; information available on request.

Advanced Geologic has an exceptional annual claim paperwork filing system that will maintain your annual filings for any claim in the United States. Advanced Geologic reminds you that you MUST file annual notices with both the county in which the claim is located AND with the Bureau of Land Management by the appropriate dates. There are NO exceptions and errors will lead to the loss of your claim! Are your claims filed correctly?

Advanced Geologic is a professional geologic consulting firm located in Chester, California. We not only sell quality mining claims, but we also help people work their claims. Our experience in resource evaluations, compliance and permitting and claim portfolio management allows our clients and buyers to go for the GOLD.

Interested? Send us an email or call.