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Vine Creek 003 Placer
20.00 Acres
Unpatented Placer Claim
NM # 106743883
Gibbonsville Mining District
Lemhi County, Idaho
Price: 3,250 USD
Primary Metal
Gold
Secondary Metal
Silver & Copper
Financing
Buy the Vine Creek 003 Unpatented Placer Claim for 3,250 USD outright.
Or
Option (1) No Interest!
Finance in house with a down payment of 1,625 USD and a monthly payment of 270.83 USD for 6 months.
Claim Features
Walk In Access
Consistent Water Flow
Minimal Overburden
Overview
20 acres of Vine Creek Placer with walk in access only!
Located just off of highway 93 on a secluded spur road the Vine Creek 003 Placers represents a remote mining claim on an underdeveloped gold bearing placer creek.
This claim is the closest to the source of the alluvial mineralization. However, there is a closed Forest Service gate 0.80 miles from the claim discovery point between the claim and the camping area. Consequently, this claim has walk in access only on the closed Forest Service road.
Consistent water flow from Vine Creek and low amounts of overburden have created the perfect storm for gold bearing alluvial gravels. This creek tested excellent with a traditional gravity drop riffle river sluice. The claims produced fine to flake style gold with the predominant gold size being fairly fine.
While it's always an option to scale up a claim with proper permits and mine with a dredge or mechanized equipment, this claim package in particular can be worked with more recreational tools and still find gold values.
Geology
Ore Body Information
Depth to Bottom > 4.57 Meters
Width > 60.96 Meters
Length > 1,206.98 Meters
Comments
Old placer workings near mouth and about 1.5 miles upstream. 50 foot bedrock cut dug in
Work done in late 1800's and in 1938
Evidence of old hand workings that reportedly yielded good returns. On the summer of 1938 work was begun tagain to determine the value of the deposits
Host Rock
Rock Type > Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
Stratigraphic Age > Holocene (Youngest)
Quartzite and biotite schist in fault contact, Middle Proterozoic metasedimentary rocks; southern belt province
Lode Source
Big Four Mine
Camping
Dispersed Camping is located 0.83 miles below the claim discovery point. The dispersed camping area has room for several RV style campers and has 2WD access from the highway.
Claim Map
Satellite Claim Boundary Overlay
Recommended Gold Recovery Methods
Gravity River Sluicing, Gold Panning
Land Ownership Status
Forest Service
What Is Included In The Purchase
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Quit Claim Deed
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Google Earth Map
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Waterproof 24X36 hardcopy 1:24,000 Map
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Corner & Discovery Point GPS Coordinates
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2 Hours of Free Complimentary Consulting
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Certificate of Location Copy
Prospecting Disclaimer
The Vine Creek 003 Unpatented Placer Claim ID# 106743883 is an Unpatented Federal Mining Claim. Any form of mining or prospecting is barred without prior approval from Gunnison Gold Prospecting Company. This website listing does not constitute or convey approval from Gunnison Gold Prospecting Company to mine or prospect the claim in any capacity. Mineral theft is a Federal offense and is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law as listed in the 1872 Federal Mining Laws.
Next Steps
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Contact Me
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Setup A Prospecting Day if you would like to test the claim before purchase (Optional)
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Buy Outright or Finance In House
Contact Information
Tyler Long
Lead Prospector
Gunnison Gold Prospecting Company
Direct Line: 970-901-9043
tyler@gunnisongoldprospecting.com
Copies Of Original Placer Claim Location Certificate
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