Placer Mining Claim For Sale

Spanish Gold #1
Placer Mining Claim

±40 Acres

BLM CAMC #Pending
Plumas County Records #2012-0002396

Price: $7,500

or

Spanish Gold #1, #2, & #3
All 3 Claims

Price: $19,500

This Spanish Creek is legendary in Plumas County for gold. The Tertiary channels piled gravels thick and deep along its valley walls that were amazingly rich. Miners armed with long toms, rockers and hydraulic hoses extensively mined the massive deposits for their fortune. It was a true bonanza. The Spanish Creek headwaters drained granite intrusions that shot gold-rich quartz veins into the surrounding rock, and over the millions of years, eroded and washed down valley only to accumulate in thick, massive deposits.

The Spanish Gold #1 placer claim is located about five miles west of Quincy on the Bucks Lake Road just before the entrance to Meadow Valley. The bedrock is serpentine of the Feather River ultramafic belt and the Melones fault or the eastern contact with the serpentine is just down stream from the claim. The fault is associated with high-grade gold mineralization elsewhere in the northern Sierra.

The claim has good 2wd access and it is a short walk to the creek’s edge. There are two bends in the creek that create large gravel bars that are replenished nearly every year. The bedrock is highly fractured, which creates excellent traps for the heavy precious metal. Numerous large boulders exist in the active channel, many of which have never been moved. Remnant creek terraces provide excellent high-banking opportunities. This is an ideal claim for those who like to prospect in areas not too remote and nearby to amenities, such as good restaurants and accommodations.

The Melones Fault has been the source for HUGE pockets of gold not only here but elsewhere in Sierra Nevada Mountains. Other famous high-grade mines along this fault include the Sixteen-to-One Mine and more. This hot Bucks Lake granitic intrusion remobilized the gold and distributed it throughout the country rock in quartz veins. Hardrock mines are numerous surrounding this intrusion. Just over the ridge to the northwest is the Virgilia Mining District - one of the richest in California. Rich Gulch and Rush Creeks drain that portion of the fault. On the southern reach of the Bucks Lake pluton is the Granite Basin (Boulder Creek, etc.), which are also extremely rich in gold.

The gold is bright and plentiful! It is both rounded (Tertiary gravel source) and chunky (nearby bedrock source). The claim attributes are:

  • RV accessible camping on the claim.
  • An easy walk to the creek.
  • Local gravels on bedrock.
  • Small to moderate gravel bars.
  • Some remnant terraces.
  • Tree roots & grass clumps, downed trees, logs, etc.
  • Medium to shallow water.
  • Mining level: Recreational to intermediate.
  • Quiet and safe area; very beautiful.
  • Children and senior friendly - fun for all!
  • Nearest store: Meadow Valley General Store (few amenities but cute). Quincy is eight miles east of Meadow Valley.

Miners and prospectors will have a life-time of opportunities before this claim is played out. Quincy is only 5 miles away and provides good amenities, such as restaurants and accommodations. Quincy also has a modest nightlife, a movie theater, a Safeway and an Ace Hardware, as well as a series of motels and B&Bs. Quincy is also the county seat for the county.

This spot is one of a kind and you will want to add this claim to your portfolio. It is beautiful, quiet, and safe.

Spanish Gold #1
Claim Georeferences
NW 1/4, NW 1/4
Sec. 13
T 24N
R 8E
MDM

Google Earth Fly To and click "Satellite" to see an aerial photo of the claim. Use the topographic maps provided to gauge the claim boundaries.

Estimated GPS Coordinates:

Latitude
Longitude
Elevation
Spanish Creek at west boundary
39.94774° N
121.04526° W
3633 ft.
Spanish Creek at north boundary
39.94981° N
121.04217° W
3590 ft.
Highway at east boundary
39.94885° N
121.04042° W
3679 ft.
Highway at west boundary
39.94741° N
121.04526° W
3640 ft.

Standard Information
The Location Notice for the Spanish Gold #1 placer mining claim has been recorded at the Plumas County Recorder's Office (see registered number above) and the Bureau of Land Management Federal Mining Claim Number is pending. It is a non-patented federal mining claim. Fees are current for 2012 and you will need to file appropriate paperwork to hold the property every year thereafter. Annual tax assessment on the property is approximately $1.12/acre.

Upon payment, the mineral claim will be transferred via a notarized Quitclaim notice filed in your name with Plumas County and the BLM. A $150 fee is assessed to handle the transfer. Limited payment terms and conditions are available; information available on request. All sales are final.

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.

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