20 ACRE GOLD MINING CLAIM - Feather River - Butte CALIFORNIA mine land

Description

"Phoenix Feather"
OR CA105234654
The NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4
&
The NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4
of Section 18
Township 22 North, Range 5 East
of the Mount Diablo Meridian
Directions to your claim.
From Oroville get on HWY
70 N, drive north about 3 miles and stay right to stay on HWY 70. You will cross an arm of Lake Oroville. Continue about 6 miles up the hill to Parkhill and turn right on Big Bend Rd. Follow that road as it forks right, then half a mile down you will have to stay left. (the sign says dark canyon rd) Another half mile, and you will turn left onto Barbees Bar Rd. After 1.3 miles Barbee Bar Rd will switchback sharply down and to the right, but you will stay left on an un named, slightly smaller dirt road. Follow this road about 5 miles to arrive at the river. Its a little rocky but pretty much any vehicles can make it. You will arrive at a cool area that has several camping areas, and an old bridge that people have been using to jump/swing off of into the deep pools. You will have to walk the last quarter mile downstream to arrive at your private claim, but this area by the bridge is not anyone elses' claim so you could utilize this area as well.
The Feather River is in one of the richest gold areas in the state. Its very hard to find a claim on a big gold producing river,
especially
one so close to town.
This claim features a super scenic drive and parking area right on the Feather River. There is a couple nice camping areas right there on the water, or jump in and swim or fish. You can always swing off the rope hanging off the bridge for some extra thrills.
Your gold claim is just a short walk down river from the bridge. NO ONE will be in that area, it does not have easy access so you should be able to recover some decent gold there. Refer to the map.
Vehicular access is pretty easy; the road is dirt for a few miles, but is 2wd friendly. Its bumpy but most vehicles can do it if you go slowly. The cities of Oroville and Chico are only 30 or so minutes away.
There is about 700 feet of river on the claim.
This is "Phoenix Feather," now make yourself an excuse to get out there and enjoy the outdoors and the cool river.
Here's what the winning bidder will receive...
1) Exclusive placer mineral rights to this gold claim.
2) I will use a quitclaim deed to transfer title and ownership to you within 1 week of payment.
3) Paper and Digital Map.
4) A new Metal Claim Sign.
5) Paperwork to help you register the claim in your name for next year, and directions to renew the claim to keep it active for future years.
6)  You will also have my assistance to make it easy, and i'm always happy to answer questions.
- Free Pickup/Meetup in the Redding, CA area, or add for tracked shipping -
- I accept cash in person, or a check or money order mailed to me. As for digital methods, i can take Zelle, Venmo, Cash Ap, Paypal (add 3% if using G&S to cover fee) or Cryptocurrency. -
- I Also have a website with other claims on it. Message me for the link -
An "Unpatented Mining Claim" means you own the "Mineral Rights" to the land and NOT the land itself. The land itself is still owned by the Federal Government.
The BLM is in the process of changing the format of the LR2000 to MLRS mining claims report and getting rid of the CAMC numbers.  They will be issuing new serial numbers in the near future.  All paperwork is current and has been filed with the California BLM.
You are allowed to prospect the surface material of your claim including panning, sluicing, dry washing, metal detecting, and rock hounding for all precious metals and minerals (not just gold).
As with ALL UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS on Forest Service land, you must file a "Plan of Operation" for any extensive mining operations beyond casual prospecting with the U.S. Forest Service.
All paperwork and fees are current through September 1st,  2021.
You cannot (at this time)"patent" this, or any unpatented mining claim. Which means, you cannot purchase the land from the Government for residential use. Mining claim "patents" have not been granted since 1992, and will take an act of Congress to do so again.
You may camp on your claim for two weeks if not prospecting, and you may camp virtually as long as you want if you are actively prospecting. Always check with BLM about extended camping related to prospecting.  You can also recreate, hunt, quad, swim, horseback ride and do any activity besides prospect.  NO permanent structures may be built unless directly related to mining.
Once a placer claim is staked and filed with the proper agencies, it must be maintained on an annual basis. Proof that it is properly maintained must be filed with the appropriate County, and State office of the BLM on or before September 1
st
of each year.
Mining Claims are considered "real property" and as such, can be sold, leased, and transferred to family members.
As long as you complete your paperwork and pay your yearly fees on time, your mining claim CANNOT be taken from you.
The owner of an unpatented mining claim may
either
, pay the annual 5.00 yearly maintenance fee
or
, perform a minimum of  0 worth of annual labor or improvements (EXAMPLE: Road improvement, clearing overgrown vegetation from access road, trash removal, etc....) on each claim by filing a Small Miners Waiver. You may file this waiver if you own 10 claims or less nationwide. (Check with the BLM for that fee amount.)
Currently the yearly maintenance fee for a 20 Acre mining claim to the BLM is 5.