Mined Land Reclamation

Mining claims are federally managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). If you have questions about purchasing a claim or about a claim you own or manage, please go to the Idaho BLM Mining Claims website. The Idaho Mined Land Reclamation Act, passed in 1971, requires reclamation of affected lands to return them …

Woof Creek

This area is fairly accessible mid-spring when other areas tend to still be snowed in. Woof Creek is open to dredging, and so a lot of potential. These claims are located about 11.5 miles out of Garden Valley, which has full services, or 1.5 miles out of the historic ghost town of Placerville, with easy access into the claims. There are a ...

Mining In Idaho | The Diggings™

Idaho has 244,780 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 6,345 records of mining mines listed by the United States …

Secesh Claims

These two placer mining claims are located on the historic gold bearing Secesh River, northeast of McCall, Idaho. Sit nestled right off well maintained Forest Service Road NF …

Miner's Nuggets

This claim has a lot of potential either way. Miner's Nuggets, is abutting and right at the foot of the Mammoth mine, so the closest placer claim to the source. Huge camping pull out located right on the claim. Full services available in Idaho City, 26 miles from the claim. Acreage: 17.65 acres; River footage: 700 feet of Grimes Creek

What's Included with a Claim

We aim to make the process of purchasing a gold mining claim easy and transparent. When you purchase a claim from Idaho Gold Mining, the following is included with each purchase: Mining claim owned by you and in your name with a professionally completed Quitclaim Deed. All filing including recording with the appropriate county and …

Mining Claims and Sites on Federal Lands Brochure …

An association of two locators may locate 40 acres, and three may locate 60 acres, etc. The maximum area of an association placer claim permitted by law is 160 acres for eight or more persons. 660'. Figure 2. Drawing of a section of land showing different sizes of placer mining claims and a mill site.

40 ac MiningClaim Ownership, Idaho City, ID 83631 | Land …

40 acre Famous Idaho Trout River Gold&Gem Mining Claim Financing, 40 acres in Boise County, Idaho offered at $7,000. View 42 photos, read details, and contact the seller.

Taylor Placer Claim Near Emida, Idaho | The Diggings™

Location 1 Aliquots. Owners 1 Records. Physiography 1 Records. The Taylor Placer Claim is located in close proximity to Emida, Idaho. Historically, the site has been recognized as part of the Hoodoo Mining District, which is presently encompassed within the St. Joe National Forest. The primary mineral extracted from this claim is gold.

Warren Meadows Placer – Western Mining History

The Warren Meadows Placer is a gold and silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,899 feet ... (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of ... "Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with ...

Dredge and Placer Mining Act Overview

The Idaho Placer and Dredge Mining Protection Act was passed as an initiative vote in 1954. Over the years, several changes have been made, but the basic components of the 1954 Act still stand: Placer mining requires a permit; Every permit must have a performance bond; Water quality must be maintained and disturbed lands and …

Idaho Gold Mining – Placer and Lode Gold Mining Claims In …

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40 ac MiningClaim Ownership, Idaho City, ID 83631 | Land …

40 acre Famous Idaho Trout River Gold&Gem Mining Claim Financing, 40 acres in Boise County, Idaho offered at $7,000. View 42 photos, read details, and contact the seller. ... This is a 40 acre unpatented, gold mining placer claim, the Crooked River Gold #3 and #4, with the Crooked River running all the way thru the claim, in the Boise Mountains ...

Recording a Mining Claim or Site | Bureau of Land Management

BLM: FLPMA (43 U.S.C. § 1744) requires claimants to file a copy of the official record of notice or certificate of location with the BLM within 90 days after the date of location. Claimants must record any amendments (changes) in claim boundaries and any changes in ownership with the BLM. Claimants are also required to submit a map of the ...

Gold Fork Placers

Gold Fork Sold. Acreage: 20 acre unpatented placer claim. River footage: 150' main Gold Fork, 950' of North Fork & 850' of South Fork Gold Fork River - Large area "on" the claim. Location: Valley County, Township 16N, Range 5E, Sec. 31, SE ¼. …

Crooked River

Sold. Acreage: 20 acre unpatented placer mining claim. River footage: 1000' of the Crooked River & 350' of Banner Cr. - Large Camping area west side of claim. Location: Boise County, Township 7N, Range 8E, Sec. 06 SW ¼. Mining claim serial #: …

Recreational Mining

Contact. Eric Wilson, Bureau Chief. Resource Protection and Assistance Bureau. Regulatory Minerals Program. (208) 334-0261. [email protected]. For questions specific to a location, please contact the nearest Supervisory Area.

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Mining Claims for Sale: Patented & Unpatented | Placer, …

Welcome to the premier marketplace for mining claims. Whether you're an experienced miner or just starting out, we offer a diverse range of claims to fit your needs. From the …

MF Payette

These following mining claims are positioned on the MF of the Payette River. The MF Payette is the main river that flows into the Payette River north of the Crouch & Garden Valley area, which if you are familiar with that area, is the road going up to Boiling Hot Springs, or Silver Creek Plunge. These claims are approximately 18 to 22 miles ...

Difference Between Placer and Lode Claims | Mining …

The Main Differences. Location: Placer minerals are found in loose form, often near water bodies, while lode minerals are encased in rock. Extraction: Placer mining is typically surface-based, using methods like panning. Lode mining requires digging tunnels and can be more complex. Value: While both can be valuable, lode claims often …

Placerville Idaho – Western Mining History

I have taken 200 feet in a quartz claim, and have got a good creek and gulch claim all playing well. There are three mining districts in this basin; one is called Moore's Creek, the other Grimes, and the other Placerville; they are very large camps. ... Idaho ca. 1910. Placer mining throughout the Boise Basin was limited both by winter ...

Idaho

In Idaho, all mining claim location notices are submitted to the Idaho State Office. Fees are accepted through the BLM's Payment Portal (preferred), mail or phone. Saleable …

Where to Find Gold in Idaho – Western Mining History

Township 08 0060N 0060E (53 placer claims, 21 gold mines) is the location of the eastern part of the Idaho City district and ranks seventh in the state for townships with high placer gold potential. Township 08 0060N 0050E (25 placer claims, 26 gold mines) is the location of the town of Idaho City and ranks 19th.

Golden Corner

Golden Corner. This stunning gold placer mining claim, just north of historic Idaho City, Idaho. Includes 950 feet of creek, on a historic gold-bearing drainage of Grimes Creek with an open dredging season in the Boise Basin. From testing, bedrock ranges around 2 to 5 feet deep. The ground on this upper section of Grimes is pristine, as there ...

Staking a Claim | Bureau of Land Management

Departmental decisions require a discovery on each claim, based on actual physical exposure of the valuable mineral within the claim boundaries. (Also, each 10 acres on a placer claim, after a discovery, must be mineral in character.) Most State laws require conspicuous and substantial monuments for all types of claims and sites.

Understanding Claim Ownership

Claim ownership gives the claimant property rights to otherwise public land. Different case types (placer, load, mill site, and tunnel.) allow for various forms of mining activities on the land. A staked claim is not the same as buying a piece of land and so ownership is a question of whether you have both established ownership with the Bureau ...

Gold Fork

Gold Fork River is a really sound place to own an exceptional gold mining claim. Over the decade of having claims on this drainage, it is by far the one of the most popular areas requested. The scenery going up and down the river is incredible, with it common to see big game wildlife. I think the main reason for the interest in this area, is ...

Grimes Revenge

Grimes Revenge. This amazing 15 acre placer mining claim, is located on the lower portion of the historic Grimes Creek, within the area that is open to dredging year-round. The site has easy access (even by car), with a nice creekside camping area right "on" the claim, large enough for RVs, or other camping adjacent on the south side of the ...

Mineral Resources | Energy and Mineral Resources

The Mining Law of 1872 allows U.S. citizens the opportunity to explore for, discover and purchase certain mineral deposits on Federal lands that are open for mining claim location. Mining claims are filed with the BLM. For more information on mining on BLM lands in Idaho, please visit their minerals page here.

Claims for Sale

Willow Claims. Rocky Bar. Price: $1,750 - $2,250. Idaho Gold Mining is processing the paperwork and handling payment arrangements to finalize the transaction for the clients …

Section 47-1317 – Idaho State Legislature

47-1317. Application, permit and bond required. (a) Before any person may conduct a placer or dredge mining operation on lands or natural watercourses in the state of Idaho, such person shall file with the director an application for a permit upon a form provided by the director, and shall pay an application fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), for ...

Idaho Placer Gold Claims 80 Acres, 1 Mile of Creek

The area is rich in gold mining history, beginning in 1910. Anvil Creek Claims – 860 Acres; Ophir Creek Claims – 720 Acres for a Total of 1580 Acres Anvil Creek is around 2 1/2 miles long. 5,000 lineal feet of creek channel ground left to be placer mined, along with 2 other known paystreaks. Ophir Creek has over 2 miles of tailings ...

Idaho Mining Claims | The Diggings™

28,626 active mining claims. 203,692 closed mining claims. Two Or More Minerals and Other mines located in Idaho. Listing claims originally filed between the 2020's and the 1870's . Results: 10,000.

Idaho Placer Gold Claims 80 Acres, 1 Mile of Creek

The Goldfinch mining claim consists of one (1) unpatented lode claim covering 20.66 acres on federal land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management located in …

Map of Mining Claims In Idaho | The Diggings™

By Interest Relationship. Browse owners by interest relationship (partner, holder, agent, etc.) The Diggings™ is a resource for locating where mining claims are and have been. Discover mining activity in your area and find new regions of opportunity. Map of 10,000 mining claims filtered by commodity, decade, disposition, and type in Idaho.

Elk Creek

This basin produced more gold than the California 49er and of the Klondike in Alaska. There are only two real rivers that feed into this rich gold Boise Basin, Elk Creek is one of those. You could wait years or longer to get a claim in this prized location. Next to this claim location you will find some gold load claims (some of the possible ...

China Fork Claims

These mining claims are situated on China Fork, which is positioned about 19 miles outside of the historic mining town of Idaho City. With easy access and pavement (HWY 21) to all but the last few feet to the claims, with a well-maintained NF 393 forest service access road that extends up China Fork through the claims.

Idaho Gold Mining Claims| Gold Properties 4 Sale | United …

Our goal is to outfit anybody interested in gold prospecting, and the outdoors in general, with their own personal mining claim. A mining claim just for you! We even sell mining …