Financing Miningclaim Ownership Markleeville, CA 96120
Estimated payment $23/month
Highlights
- Waterfront
- Creek On Lot
- Wooded Lot
About This Lot
NEAR LAKE TAHOE 20 ACRES GOLD PROSPECTING
MINING CLAIM OWNERSHIP
OWNER FINANCING
This is a legally registered, 20 acre gold Mining Claim for sale, the East Fork #2,
with over 660 feet of the East Fork Carson River running thru the claim, in Alpine County, about 8 miles south of the quaint mountain town of Markleeville that has all of the necessities.
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway leads to the claim road, being a beautiful drive.
An hour north is the resort area of Lake Tahoe.
There is an open area just off the road by the river to camp.
This river is famous for trout fishing.
Gold prices have reached an all time high of over $4000 per ounce.
And up the claim ridges are good places for gems.
We found some nice garnet and jasper specimens on the claim.
A mining claim is an affordable way to enjoy the beauty of the land combined with the adventure of panning for gold.
Owning a mining claim is having access to a lifetime of great family fun and recreation, in a very beautiful, natural setting.
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 California Gold Rush.
This claim is off the main highway on a side, paved, Wolf Creek Road, in a beautiful canyon.
Free campsites are nearby at the Hwy 4/Wolf Creek Road intersection.
Camp next to the river just off the road.
Over 660 feet of the East Fork Carson River runs thru the claim, with easy access from the claim road to the river.
Located in a forested valley surrounded by mountains.
The creek has some nice bends making for good gold catching areas.
See below the Buying Process, my owner financing options to choose from, and how to purchase my claim.
See with the top listing pictures maps and satellite views.
BUYING PROCESS:
To purchase my claim, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and street mailing address, which payment option you choose, where I would scan and email you a signed contract.
Total price of $3500, that can be paid in one full payment where your ownership is then transferred after receiving payment,
or $3500, paying $1750 first month, and $1750 2nd month,
or $3500, paying $1500 first month, $1000 2nd month, and $1000 3rd month,
or $3500, paying $700 per month for 5 months.
or $3500, paying $500 per month for 7 months,
A $199 deed processing fee is paid with final monthly payment.
After receiving your final payment, your ownership of the 20 acre claim will be legally recorded with the local Bureau of Land Management and Alpine County. The quit claim deed is the correct document to be recorded for a mining claim, as stated by the BLM. This is not a sharing with others of your 20 acre claim.
I am a retired teacher and got into prospecting as a hobby with my family.
I am 75 and my wife 73, and we have gained the experience to select the best areas to locate claims.
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.
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.
There are certain rock types that are good indicators for gold prospecting potential, one of them being granite, and the granite rocks in this river are another great sign for gold being present.
A few years ago in this same area, we ran into another prospector upriver from our claim. He told us he really enjoys prospecting this River, and he most always finds gold that is both coarse and rounded which is always a plus on a placer claim. He showed us some little pickers indicating bigger gold will be deeper down. He said he finds this area to be productive for finding gold.
The area has many mining claims owned by experienced prospectors being another good sign for gold on our claim that we discovered panning and using a creek powered sluice box in the river.
2 free campsites are near our claim: Wolf Creek Meadows and Centerville Flat campgrounds, that have campsites and toilets.
Centerville Flat Campground
On Hwy 4 six miles south of Markleeville. 5900 Elevation. Undeveloped sites with stream water, vault toilets and firepits. Horse camping & fishing. RV & Trailer OK.
No Reservations. No Fee.
Wolf Creek Meadows Campground
On Wolf Creek Road twelve miles south of Markleeville. 6700 Elevation. Undeveloped sites with stream water, vault toilets and firepits. Horse camping, fishing and hiking. RV & Trailer OK. No Reservations. No Fee.
Mining Claims as an investment: if you purchase a claim from us, at no charge, I would help you if you ever decided to sell in the future.
Mining Claims are a great investment, as claims go up in value over time, just as land does. T
his is one of the areas of the original California Gold Rush.
This is a 20 acre unpatented, gold mining placer claim, the East Fork #2, with the beautiful East Fork Carson River running through the claim, and is in Alpine County, California, in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the Toiyabe National Forest. The claim is legally registered with the Bureau of Land Management out of Sacramento and Alpine 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: an awesome, beautiful area.
On trips to the claim, we gathered in and around the river, approx. 1/8 of an ounce of gold, being worth about $300. As the BLM does not specify the amount of gold to be found to locate a claim other than gold needs to be discovered, we use this amount for a 20 acre claim as a projection of good gold potential. Someone with more time may find more.
Gold prices are over $4000/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 an ounce in just this past year.
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.
_______________________________
Alpine County California, the least populated of 58 counties in California, is located south of Lake Tahoe and north of Yosemite along the crest of the central Sierra Nevada. The California Alps as Alpine County is fondly referred to, contains 700 square miles of t
Listing Agent
Michael Leu
Gold & Gem Mining Claims 4 Sale Listed on: 05/21/2026
Property Details
Property Type
- Land
Lot Details
- Waterfront
- Wooded Lot
Outdoor Features
- Creek On Lot
Map
Property History
| Date | Event | Price | List to Sale | Price per Sq Ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2026 05/21/26 | For Sale | $3,500 | -- | -- |
- 160 Laramie St
- APN 047 California 89
- 12 Silver Peak
- 151 Silver Peak Rd
- 205 Raymond View Rd
- 66 Pleasant Valley Rd
- Lot 2 Raymond View
- 50 Pinon Rd
- 50 Canon View
- 0 Poor Boy Rd Unit 223103797
- 555 Pleasant Valley Rd
- 546 Pleasant Valley Rd
- 0 Silver Peak Rd Unit 142396
- 17 Raymond View Rd
- 26500 Highway 4
- 110 Carson View
- 1 Foothill Rd
- 355 Shakehill Rd
- 295 Hawkins Peak Rd
- Lot 10 Hawkins Peak Rd
- 1356 Leonard Rd
- 1319 Langley Dr
- 993 Woodchuck Ct
- 600 Davenport Ct
- 1763 Narragansett Cir Unit SI ID1308044P
- 2454 Blitzen Rd
- 1858 Narragansett Cir
- 1900 Apache Ave
- 1261 Crestmore Dr
- 1202 Gilman Ave
- 1496 Apple Valley Dr
- 1064 Modoc Way
- 2232 Marshall Trail
- 2024 Susquehana Dr
- 1193 Nottaway Dr
- 1630 Olua St
- 932 Kiowa Dr Unit SI ID1386243P
- 1658 E Minden Village Loop
- 3569 April Dr
- 1327 Mt Olympia Cir
Ask me questions while you tour the home.