Placer Mining Claims For Sale

Little Grizzly Creek


Brown Bear

Cascade Placer

Brown Bear
Placer Mining Claim

±45 Acres

BLM CAMC #Pending
Plumas County Records #2012-0002376

Price: $5,500


The Tertiary gravels of the Northern Sierra are legendary for their rich pockets of gold and prospectors have sought after them ever since they were first discovered in the mid 1800s. Little Grizzly Creek drains a large area of the Tertiary deposits in its upper drainage and has given several placer miners the opportunity to say "Eureka, I found it"!

Equally exciting is that Little Grizzly Creek drains the famous Walker Consolidated Mine area, a rich copper-gold deposit at the southern end of the Plumas Copper Belt. The mineralization was driven by the Little Grizzly Creek granodiorite. The ore occurred in Quartz Veins within a shear zone. Five high-grade ore bodies were mined along the shear zone for at least 7000 feet and to a depth of over 1000 feet.

This one-two punch makes placer mining claims on Little Grizzly Creek one of the prime acquisitions in the northern Sierra. Prospecting skill levels for the Brown Bear placer claim are from beginner to advanced, trending towards the intermediate level. Numerous smaller veins radiated away from the shear zone and provided abundant placer opportunities down stream.

The Brown Bear placer claim secures a series of bends and chutes that descends from about 5553 ft. elevation to 5386 ft. As the pictures show, the canyon is narrow and bedrocks is widespread. Numerous boulders litter the drainage and range in size from small to very large. There are a number of remnant terrace deposits along the drainage, but most are isolated and make for good campsites.

Floodwaters have been brisk and the drainage appears to have scoured-out every so often, replenishing the gravels and the GOLD! Bedrock is predominantly metavolcanics of the Sierra Buttes Formation. It is full of clasts, some of which are easily eroded and form kettles that are ideal traps for gold.

It is the remoteness that makes this claim very attractive. Although the access is not condusive for an RV, there is a beautiful creekside camping site on the claim that can also be used for basic staging areas.

With all the cracks and boulders, prospectors with metal detectors should find abundant rewards not only along the stream but along the slopes and within the cliffs.

Miners and prospectors will have a life-time of opportunities before this claim is played out.

  • Excellent camping on the claim.
  • 2wd access.
  • Easy access to river.
  • Historical workings.
  • Local gravels on bedrock.
  • Large gravel bars - river dump basin.
  • Some remnant terraces.
  • Tree roots & grass clumps, downed trees, logs, etc.
  • Medium to shallow water.
  • Mining level: Recreational to Advanced.
  • Quiet and safe area; very beautiful.
  • Children and senior friendly - fun for all!
  • Nearest town Taylorsville (few amenities but cute).

Claim Georeferences

Brown Bear
NE 1/4, SW 1/4, SE 1/4, NW 1/4
Sec. 12
T 24N
R 11E
MDM
S 1/2, SW 1/4, SE 1/4, NW 1/4
Sec. 12
T 24N
R 11 E
MDM
NW 1/2, NE 1/4, SW 1/4
Sec. 12
T 24N
R 11 E
MDM
S 1/2, NE 1/4, SW 1/4
Sec. 12
T 24N
R 11 E
MDM
NE 1/4, SE 1/4, SW 1/4
Sec. 12
T 24N
R 11 E
MDM

Click here Google Earth Fly To and see an aerial photo of Brown Bear and the claim boundries.


Estimated GPS Coordinates:

Brown Bear
Latitude
Longitude
Elevation
Access Road @ Walker Mine Road
39.96792° N
120.69821° W
5659 ft.
Creek at Northwest Claim Boundary
39.96066° N
120.69622° W
5386 ft.
Creek at Southeast Claim Boundary
39.95514° N
120.69246° W
5553 ft.

Standard Information
The Location Notice for the Brown Bear 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 listed above. 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.

Advanced Geologic has an exceptional annual claim paperwork filing service 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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