Pitfalls to Filing a Gold Claim

By Jack E. Rowe

Now that the price of gold has risen to unheard of prices, A lot of people are gaining interest in mining, or at least panning. Places to mine or prospect are getting hard to find as more and more of our public land is withdrawn from mineral exploration. I am being asked to help people find a claim or a place that they can claim. This is no simple task. Oh sure there is open ground in the US forest that can be claimed, but you first need to do some prospecting to find a place that will pay you to mine. This can take some time and a lot of work or fun depending how you look at it.

Myself I really enjoy the hunt. The first thing I would do is advise anyone that is willing to take on this adventure is to spend some time in the library and research old claims.  Continue reading...

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