Topaz lake is just 40 minutes South

Town of Gardnerville, just 7.6 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.

See further down the listing the Buying Process and how to purchase my claim.

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Nevada reports that over 6000 ounces of gold have been recovered in this area.

Beautiful landscapes of the Sierras will make mining seasons here 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.

There are dozens of gold traps on the claim in the many, long washes.

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.

We feel we are selling more than the gold and gems 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 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.

This claim is in a very mineralized area, and is great for rock hounds, metal detecting, relic hunting, and dry-washing. Many historical gold rich producing mines were in this area,

Canyon mountain views and great views of the surrounding mountains and rock formations.

A good sign for our claims here are the other experienced prospectors who have claims in this area before us working their claims for years.

We also found some nice specimens of Black Fire Opal (the Nevada State gem), agates, and turquoise. Arrowheads and relics are often found in this area dating back to the Paiute Nation.

NEVADA ROCKHOUNDING

Nevada is an actual rockhounding paradise. The reason is Nevada was once totally under water, back whengiant marine reptilesswam freely in a gigantic, shallow sea in anareathatwould 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.

InNevada, 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, you will wonder why you did not start rockhounding earlier.

TOWN OF MINDEN

Voted The Most Beautiful Small Town In Nevada byHouse Beautifulmagazine, 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, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and mailing address, where I would then scan and email you a signed contract.

Total price of $3500, paid in one full payment where your ownership is then transferred after receiving payment.

A $199 deed processing fee is paid with payment, total = $3699.

After receiving your payment, I will process 2 notarized deeds, transferring my claim ownerships 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 74 and my wife 72, and we have gained the experience to select the best areas to locate claims.

TOWN OF GARDNERVILLE

Gardnerville Nevada holds down the southern halfCarson Valleysbustling business corridor alongside the adjoining town ofMinden. Gardnerville still exudes the historic charm that has drawn countless people to the region since the mid-1800s. NeighboringGenoaat the foot of the Sierra Nevada may have been the first settlement in the state, but it was Gardnerville that became Nevadas first hub for agriculture and mining supplies during the late 19th century.

Gardnerville is located in Douglas County about 25 minutes south of the state capital ofCarson City. Visitors often come to the town of Gardnerville for a leisurely stroll along its flower-lined streets and to see the many historic buildings on and around Main Street. Gardnerville is home to many unique stores, saloons and eateries, all of which are set against the beautiful backdrop of the often snow-capped Sierras. Gardnerville also was home to many earlyBasque settlerswhose presence remains to this day the J.T. Basque Restaurant has served Gardnerville residents since Hans Nelson relocated the Victorian-era building fromVirginia Cityin 1896.

STATE OF NEVADA

More than 80% of Nevada is public land, the highest percentage of any state. So, when it comes to Nevada, this landliterallyis your land. Were a state of radically diverse terrainfrom striking desertscapes to forested mountain slopes. So, whether youre in the mood for hiking, camping, or hot springing beneath the stars, Nevadas boundless wilderness gateways beckon.

CARSON VALLEY

Carson Valley rests at a crossroads of sorts. It sits at the transition between the Sierra Nevada and the Great Basin, the West Coast and the Wild West, the high alpine and the high desert. The valley is guarded on the west by rugged 10,000-foot peaks, the same mountains that cradle Lake Tahoe. Northern Nevadas most scenic valley is scattered with open space, golf courses, expansive farms and ranches, parks, shops and hotels. Your journey through the Carson Valley stretches from Genoa in the northwest through the towns of Gardnerville and Minden. The trip is paid off with the refreshing reward of Topaz Lake to the south.

TOIYABE NATIOAL FOREST

Explore the diverse landscapes of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. From towering snow-capped peaks to wide-open sage steppes, the Forest is known for its many recreational opportunities.

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests spectacular 6.3 million acres make it the largest National Forest in the lower 48 states. The Forest does not resemble most other National Forests in that it has numerous fairly large but non-contiguous sections scattered across most of the state of Nevada and a portion of eastern California.

SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS

TheCarson Rangeis a spur of theSierra Nevadain easternCaliforniaand westernNevadathat starts atCarson Passand stretches north to theTruckee RivernearVerdi, Nevada.

The Carson Range is located along the border between California and Nevada. It runs to the east, southeast, and northeast of Lake Tahoe. It is about 50 miles north-south, but only about 5 to 10 miles east-west. Nearly 3/4 of the range is in Nevada, with the rest in California mostly the southern and northwestern part of the range. It is named after Kit Carson, the legendary American frontiersman.

Unlike the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west of Lake Tahoe, the Carson Range loses its snow much earlier, and gains it much later. In fact, it receives about half the snowfall as mountains west of the lake. This allows for a longer hiking and climbing season

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 are also a great investment, as claims go up in value over time, just as land does.

if you purchase a claim from us, at no charge, I would help you if you ever decided to sell in the future.

This is a 20 acre unpatented, gold and gem mining claim, the Tahoe Gold #5 placer claim.

The claim is legally registered with the Nevada Bureau of Land Management and Douglas County.

You own the mineral rights, not sharing with others, on the 20 acres, and use your 20 acres, recreationally for camping: tent, camper, or RV, and prospecting, with beautiful views of nearby mountain ranges and rock formations.

Great combination of good access, wilderness beauty, and gold and gem prospecting potential.

Location Monument is a 4 foot wood post that has been placed, with an attached copy of our Location Notice, as required by the BLM.

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 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.

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.

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.

On our trips to the claim, we found about 1/8 of an ounce of gold in and around the extended washes on the claim, value approx. $225. Those with more time to prospect may find more. Today's gold prices are over $3000/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 $500 per ounce in just this past year.

We also found some nice specimens of Black Fire Opal (the Nevada State gem), agates, 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.

20 acres = 660 ft. x 1320 ft.

This claim has a direct, national forest road access, areas for camping, and gold and gems discovered in surface prospecting.

Driving Directions:

7.6 miles NE of the town of Gardnerville.

Take N HWY 395 out of Gardnerville towards town of Minden,

Turn right in Minden onto Buckeye Road that goes North then East,

To left/North onto E Valley Road,

To right/East onto Grandview Parkway, that then goes North,

To right/East on Danburg Road, which is the claim road,

Grandview Pkway/Danburg intersection is at 38.9738, -119.6975,

To right, East on an unnamed National Forest Road at 38.9758, -119.6764, which is the claim road,

Then following GPS coordinates below to the claim.

GPS Coordinates:

Tahoe Gold #5

NW 38.9759, -119.6681

NE 38.9759, -119.6659

SW 38.9722, -119.6681

SE 38.9722, -119.6659

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 7.6 miles SW with all the necessities.

Carson City 35 minutes North.

Reno, one hour North.

Your 20 acres is the West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 19, Township 13 N, Range 21E, MDBM, the Tahoe Gold #5.

BLM claim number: NV106332641.

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 us, as we are the original claim locators.

Your ownership is legally conveyed via a Quit Claim deed, and legally recorded with the BLM and Clark 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 simple form with the Bureau of Land Management, along with $200. I will supply this form to you. You can also pay online with the BLM by credit card.

You keep the claim forever by paying this annual fee.

I have paid the fee for the next claim year so is not due again until September 1, 2026.

There are no taxes on mining claims in Nevada.

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

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 Pinal county.

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.

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.

You can legally camp for free, with camper and RV on the whole 20 acres.

A claim owner does not need permission nor a permit to camp and prospect.

Prospect, explore, and camp on the whole 20 acres.

This is not a sharing of a mining claim: Is your exclusive ownership.

BUYING PROCESS:

To purchase my claim, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and mailing address, where I would then scan and email you a signed contract.

Total price of $3500, paid in one full payment where your ownership is then transferred after receiving payment.

A $199 deed processing fee is paid with payment, total = $3699.

After receiving your payment, I will process 2 notarized deeds, transferring my claim ownerships over to you, with both the BLM and Douglas County.

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 the Fall then went to explore, prospect, and locate claims in Nevada and other states, as we have been doing for a number of years.

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, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, and now also Nevada, Idaho and Utah, going on now 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, LandandFarm, and Landcom.

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:

"We live in Arizona and purchased a mining claim from Mr. Leu.

The claim is everything as advertised. The Superstition Mountains make for awesome views. We have camped on our claim a number of times and have found gold in the wash on our claim. We are very happy with our purchase.

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.

Thanks Michael. We took our girls to the campsite area closest to the claim last weekend.

It was a great experience. Were really looking forward to raising them up to be adventure seekers, nature loves and Creation appreciators. This claim has already brought and provided a wonderful experience for my family. Thank you so much for the claim purchase.