Financing Miningclaim Ownership Custer, SD 57730

SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS MOUNT RUSHMORE
LODE CLAIM GOLD VEIN
MINING CLAIM OWNERSHIP
OWNER FINANCING
This is a legally registered, 20.66 acre gold and gem, LODE Mining Claim for sale, the Rushmore Gem Lode #13, with a quartz/gold mineral vein running thru the claim for 1500 feet.
18.8 miles from the town of Custer, an Old West town with all the necessities.
This area of the Black Hills has a definite feeling of the Old West where Cowboy Culture still lives on, in an area where Buffalo still roam free.

Only 6 miles NW of the Jewel Cave National Monument with public access.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is 39 miles NE.
The Crazy Horse Memorial is about 25 miles NE.

Gold prices have reached an all time high of over $4000 per ounce.
It is a good sign here that experienced prospectors have lode claims in this area working them for years.

Mud Springs Road is a scenic route just West of Jewel Cave National Monument. and takes you through cattle grazing areas.
Antelope Ridge Road goes thru the claim.
The roads are wide, single lane gravel roads where two vehicles can pass easily.
Any vehicle would have no issues on these roads.

See further down the listing the Buying Process, my owner financing options to choose from, and how to purchase my claim.

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Amounts of float (loose sliding rocks) are on the claim.
In lode mining claim prospecting, float refers to loose fragments of rock, ore, or mineral-bearing material that have broken off from a larger, solid bedrock deposit (or "lode") and have been transported downhill.
Finding float is a key first-step clue in prospecting because it indicates that a potentially richer vein of ore exists somewhere uphill from where the fragment was found.

We feel we are selling more than the gold and minerals 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 Montana Gold Rush.
A mining claim is an affordable way to enjoy the beauty of the land combined with the adventure of panning for gold.
Camp on your claim for free or at area National Forest campgrounds.

Located in gold rich Custer County, near the town of Custer and only 37 miles from Mount Rushmore.
Located just NW of the Jewel Cave National Monument and in an area of gold and gem discoveries.
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.
A lode claim differs from our placer claims, as on a lode claim you can dig into the mountain side and can even go to the extent of building a mine shaft.
Having a lode claim is an advantage as you can dig into the claim with a shaft if you choose.

Our lode claim has veins of valuable minerals including gold in veins (called lodes) cutting thru rocks. Quartz and gold are frequently found together and digging into the quartz vein is called chasing the vein.
A vein of quartz/gold runs thru the claim from West to East.
We also found the gems, Rose Quartz, Feldspar, and Blue-Green Tourmaline.

On the claim I found a quartz vein with gold traces in the rock.
Pick and shovel, rock hammer, metal detector, and is hard rock mining.
I did not expose the whole vein, though was able to follow it going through the claim, intermittently.

The process of lode, hard rock mining, is the process where gold is extracted directly from the lode vein beneath the ground. Dig down about 3 feet as go through the claim, then pick, shovel, and rock hammer working the sides of that hole. Filling in the holes when leave the claim as required by the national forest.
For the use of any machinery, you need to file a Plan of Operation with the BLM for approval.

Scratch your rock ore against an unglazed white ceramic streak plate.
If it's gold, it will leave a golden streak. Or scratch the surface of the specimen with a knife. Gold is a soft metal that will show scratch marks.

18.4 miles West of the town of Custer.
Only about 6 miles NW of the Jewel Cave National Monument with public access.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is about 38 miles NE.
The Crazy Horse Memorial is about 25 miles NE.
Badlands National Park is about 2 hours East.
Our claim is a great area for gold and gem prospecting.
There are many well known South Dakota attractions within driving distance of this beautiful Black Hills area.
Beautiful area of pine forests.
Beautiful Sylvan Lake 30 miles NE has many water activities.

TOWN OF CUSTER
Custer, the oldest town in the Black Hills, is located near many of the Black Hills best attractions. Situated on the edge of Custer State Park, one of the largest state parks in America, Custer is close to adventure. When you stay in a Custer hotel, youre less than 30 miles from Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Elk Peak, Iron Mountain Road and the Needles Highway.
To honor its history, Custer holds its annual Gold Discovery Days celebration and festivities during the last full weekend of July. Custer is also host to the Tesla Car Rally, which brings in car enthusiasts from all over the country.

From Mount Rushmore to Badlands National Park and beyond you can experience monumental works of man and nature in one place.
The Black Hills of South Dakota are home to five national parks and monuments, including Mount Rushmore, the Shrine of Democracy.
This is a region of infinite variety, with scenic byways, historic Old West towns, Native American culture, gaming and a wealth of attractions.
This area is also a craft beer and winemaking hotspot.
Youll find multiple wineries on the Highway 385 wine trail between Hill City and Deadwood, while quality breweries are dotted across the region.

BLACK HILLS GOLD RUSH
After Horatio Ross discovered gold along a creek in the Black Hills in the 1870s, one of the last great gold rushes descended into this area of South Dakota.
The Black Hills Gold Rush took place in Dakota Territory in the United States.
It began in 1874 following the Custer Expedition and reached a peak in 187677.
The first arrivals were a force of 1,000 men led by George Armstrong Custer to investigate reports that the area contained gold, even though the land was owned by the Sioux. This would begin Custers conflicts with Native American Tribes.
In the ensuing decades, people have continued to find pockets of gold in the Black Hills.
The largest and deepest mine in the Western Hemisphere, Homestake Mine netted some 41 million ounces of gold in its 126 years of operation.

SOUTH DAKOTA ROCKHOUNDING
In South Dakota youll be excited to learn that there are some truly amazing rocks and minerals to find. Most of the best rockhounding sites are in and around the Black Hills.
The highlight of South Dakota rockhounding is undoubtedly the highly prized and valuable Fairfield agate, a variety of agate noted for its vibrant colors and distinctive fortification banding. These agates are named after the town of Fairfield around which they are most commonly found, and they are very popular with lapidary artists and collectors.
Gems to be found are Agates, Rose Quartz, Jade, Jasper, Calcity crystals, Amethyst, Tourmaline, and Blue Chalcedony.
One of the biggest reasons rockhounds flock to South Dakota is the wide variety of rocks and minerals that can be found here. Many collectors are interested in the Fairburn agates and rose quartz the state is famous for.
This western part of SOUTH DAKOTA is a rockhound and vacation paradise and has several important gem and mineral deposits in addition to the famous gold deposits of the Black Hills.

JEWEL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT
Beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota is the