Miningclaim Ownership Aspen, CO 81611

ASPEN CO LODE GOLD AND GEM MINING CLAIM
MINING CLAIM OWNERSHIP
This is a legally registered, 20.66 acre gold and gem LODE Mining Claim for sale, the Aspen Lode #6, located 24 miles NE of Aspen, in PITKIN County, Colorado.
Having been to Aspen, we have found this resort town to be the coolest mountain town in Colorado.
Located in the White River National Forest.
In a forest of aspen and spruce with sweeping vistas of peaks and wildflower meadows.

This is my last mining claim in this Aspen area.
A quartz-gold mineral vein runs thru about the middle of the claim.
Great area for rock hounding.
Camp in open areas just off the road.
Located at the base of Larkspur Mountain, known as a mineral mountain ridge.

Gold prices have gone up an all time high of over $3000 per ounce.
Locals are aware of the gold potential in the mountains in this area, and the whole county area has a number of prospectors owning and working their claims for years.

Rockhounding in Colorado
Starting with the rich gold and silver deposits which were the starting point of so many Colorado towns, the Centennial State, with over 770 types of minerals to be found, is second only to California in the number of different gems and minerals statewide.
Colorado is also host to a dizzying array of rocks and minerals. Some of the higher profile include dinosaur fossils.
Colorado can certainly be considered a rockhound and gem hunters dream.
The vast mountains of national forests gives one a newfound sense of exploration and discovery.

See the Buying Process on how to purchase my claim.
See with the top pictures maps and satellite views.
Click on the top picture then arrow right to see all.

Camp on the claim or experience the National Forest Service Margys Hut.
Nearby Margys Hut, $40 per night, children 12 & Under 50% Off
Built in 1982, Margys Hut (along with the McNamara Hut) was one of the first two huts in the 10th Mountain system. Main Level: Bunk room that sleeps 4. Upstairs: 1 room with a double bed, 10 single beds in a communal sleeping area.
The most frequently-used winter route is from the Lenado Trailhead via Johnson Creek and follows clearly-defined road and trail platforms to the hut, with magnificent views to the south along the way.
Firewood, starter paper, matches, axes
Propane for burners
Cupboard or closet for cold food storage
Snow collection buckets and large pot for melting snow on wood-burning heat stove (suggested use of snowmelt water is for drinking, cooking and cleaning)
Pots, pans, potholders, dishware, cooking and eating utensils, percolator, salt & pepper
Paper towels, dishwashing soap, hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies, trash bags, toilet paper
Photovoltaic (solar powered) lighting
Mattresses, pillows
Outhouse

Town of Aspen
Aspen is a place where every day holds an opportunity for greatness. It is a collection of remarkable moments that cant be duplicated. It is an opportunity to break free from the norm and find inspiration in nature or around the corner. You can find this and more in our welcoming mountain town whose culture fuels the soul. Aspens enriching experiences will remind you just how great life is and can be.
Nestled in the heart of the White River National Forest and surrounded by the peaks of the Elk Mountains, Aspen is well known as a ski destination, but Aspen is one of the best destinations for year round adventure.

There is a vein of a valuable minerals running thru the claim, in this case, quartz, gold, smoky quartz and fluorite.
You can also prospect on the whole claim outside the lode mineral vein.
A lode claim has the most potential for finding valuable minerals, and this one especially, as most lode claims do not have any creeks on them as this one does.

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 mining claim is an affordable way to enjoy the beauty of the land combined with the adventure of panning for gold and using your rock hammer for gens up the mountain ridges on the claim.
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 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 Colorado Gold Rush.

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,
and the nearby creek has some good trout fishing.

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.
Veins of quartz, smoky quartz, and fluorite are on the claim.

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.

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, your ownership of the 20.66 acre claim will be legally recorded with the Bureau of Land Management and Pitkin County

Besides gold, this area is also known for having precious and semi-precious gemstones, including the state named gemstone aquamarine, and gems such as turquoise, crystals, opals, topaz, amethyst, and smoky quartz.

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.

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.

You will also receive a free Prospecting Kit once you have paid for your claim that includes,
a Rockhounding Geology Hammer Tool, Rock Pick Axe, 3 PCS Digging Chisels Kit, with Musette Bag, and a Compass. See picture of that kit with the listing pictures.
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.

According to geologists, lode gold deposits are present in many of this areas mountain sides.
The area once prospected by early settlers, these mountains are still considered to contain lode gold.

This is a 20.66 acre unpatented, gold mining placer claim, the Aspen Lode #6, in the Rocky Mountains and the White River National Forest.
The claim is legally registered with the Bureau of Land Management out of L