A side road leads from the main road, making it easy to access the western part of the claim.

The campground is at the eastern edge of the Platte River Wilderness.

Rob Roy Reservoir is an hour north with all the water activities.

Gold prices have reached an all time high of over $3000 per ounce.

It is a good sign here that an experienced prospector has been working his claim in this area for 10 years.

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 Wyoming Gold Rush.

A mining claim is an affordable way to enjoy the beauty of the land combined with the adventure of panning for gold.

Gold and gems discovered in our own prospecting along with the beauty of the area, makes for awesome camping and prospecting.

Owning a mining claim is having access to a lifetime of great family fun and recreation, in a very beautiful, natural setting.

See further down the listing the buying process and how to purchase my claim.

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TOWN OF ALBANY

The community of Albany is home to Albany Lodge and sits at the base of the mountain on the way to Rob Roy Reservoir, Keystone, and other camping and recreation areas. The town of Albany offers a paradise for outdoor recreation that is rich in western mining history and features hundreds of miles for snowmobiling in the winter and ATVs in the summertimeNational 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.

WYOMING ROCKHOUNDING

Rockhounding is more than just a hobby; it is a lifestyle. Rockhounding in Wyoming is a great way to get out and enjoy the states expansive landscapes and beautifully unique terrain. Wyoming happens to be among the best states in the entire country for rockhounding thanks to the sheer volume of prospective collecting sites and the impressive array of rocks and minerals to be found. Wyoming is perhaps most well known for its world-class National Parks like Yellowstone and Grand Teton. While you cant collect rocks within those parks, the fantastically complicated and gorgeous geology found within their borders is a testament to the complex geological history of the area. The relatively recent volcanic and metamorphic activity in Wyoming has given rise to many desirable and sought-after rocks and minerals. Wyoming Jade, the Wyoming state gemstone, is the most famous of the states geologic treasures. Wyoming also hosts diamonds, corundum (sapphire and ruby), opal, peridot, iolite (gem-quality cordierite), agate, petrified wood, and quartz crystals. Some Wyoming rock types used by lapidaries also include marble, silicified banded iron formation (BIF), fuchsitic quartzite, and gneiss.

BUYING PROCESS:

To purchase my claim, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and mailing address where I would 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 acre claim will be legally recorded with the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management and the Albany County Recorder.

I am a retired teacher, and got into prospecting as a hobby with my family.

I am 74 and my wife 71, and we have gained the experience to select the best areas to locate claims.

MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST

The Medicine Bow National Forest is located 30 miles west of Laramie on Wyoming State Highway 130 just above the small mountain town of Centennial. WY 130 is a scenic loop that goes west over the Snowy Range Mountains, up to 11,000 feet in elevation, to the small town of Saratoga and then continues north to meet up with I-80 at Walcott Junction. This loop travels past countless alpine lakes and streams full of brook trout and cutthroats. The Medicine Bow National Forest has great hiking with trail heads clearly marked at most of the roadside stops, including the Sugarloaf Access area.

TOWN OF CENTENNIAL

Town of Centennial: just a few miles west of Laramie, on Highway 130, lies the Centennial Valley and the town of Centennial. The Valley is nestled between Sheep Mountain and the Snowy Range (part of the Medicine Bow Range). The Little Laramie River flows through the valley and provides a green oasis after miles of open prairie. Founded in 1875, Centennial has a vibrant history and embodies the spirit of the old west.

TOWN OF LARAMIE

Explore Wyoming's spirited offbeat college town, with an abundance of outdoor recreation, deep western roots, and a vibrant cultural scene at 7,220 feet. Discover the proud home of the University of Wyoming, tucked between two mountain ranges with so many things to do that the hardest part is going to be finding the time. Whether you spend the day shopping in the historic downtown district, visiting one of many renowned museums, or grabbing a taste of local culture and recreation, Laramie promises a plethora of activities and sights for a getaway full of memories.

Laramie, is an eclectic town comprised of an exciting combination of college-town vibrancy, Western history and lore, and epic outdoor adventure. There are so many activities and things to do in Laramie that the hardest part is going to be finding the time. Whether youre stopping by for a University of Wyoming football game, spending the day shopping downtown, visiting one of the many renowned museums, or simply coming in for a taste of local culture and recreation, Laramie promises a plethora of activities and sights and will be a memorable getaway for all ages.

ROB ROY RESERVOIR

The Rob Roy Reservoir is a 500 acre reservoir located west of Laramie in the Snowy Range (Medicine Bow National Forest) with a NFS camp ground, boat ramp, and Day Use Area. At 9,000 ft in elevation this reservoir is a popular fishing, water recreation, camping, hunting and ATV location during the summer. Stocked with brown, rainbow, and brooke trout as well as kokanee salmon you have some options for all. Dont forget to hit up Douglas creek that flows in and out of Rob Roy for some excellent fly fishing opportunists.

ALBANY COUNTY

The different communities of Albany County, Wyoming share the beauty of wide open spaces out west while offering different amenities and characteristics unique to each.

Albany County offers sports and recreation enthusiasts an endless supply of things to do. If adventure is what youre after, this area in and around Laramie offers adrenaline for every outdoor sports and recreation enthusiast. Just outside of Laramie, climb the rock formations of Vedauwoo and Happy Jack, located in Medicine Bow National Forest. To the west, discover the 600,000 acres of The Snowy Range.

PLATTE RIVER WILDERNESS

36 square miles of protected forested land lying primarily north and east of the North Platte River is included in this Wyoming Wilderness, with a small segment in Colorado's Routt National Forest. The North Platte River enters Routt National Forest about four miles south of the Wyoming state line and flows north through a portion of the Wilderness and North Gate Canyon, a popular white-water rafting section of water. Elevations average 7,700 feet with the wide and relatively flat Platte Ridge rising in the middle of the area between the river and Douglas Creek. Elk and deer winter here. Both the creek and the river are noted for their excellent trout fishing opportunities.

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.

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.

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.

This is a 20 acre unpatented, gold mining placer claim, the Pelton creek #8 with beautiful Pelton Creek running all the way thru the claim in the Medicine Bow National Forest.

The claim is legally registered with the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management and the Albany County Recorder.

You own the mineral rights, not sharing with others, on the 20 acres, and use your 20 acres recreationally for camping and prospecting in an awesome, beautiful area.

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 for 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.

On our visits to the claim, we gathered in and around the creek, approx. 1/8 of an ounce of gold, being worth about $225. 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 $3000/ounce. Though we could never guarantee what you will find, we did locate this claim in an historically rich area for gold prospecting.

Gold in just this past year has gone up over $500 per ounce.

We also found some nice specimens of jade, the Wyoming state gemstone, and crystals.

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.

Camp on your claim and the nearby national forest campground.

A claim owner does not need permission nor a permit to camp and prospect.

You can prospect as little or as much as you like.

Now that we have located the claims, you never have to declare to the BLM any gold or gems you find.

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20 acres = parcel size of 660 ft. x 1320 ft.

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This claim in this wonderful area, has direct legal road access on a National Forest Road, with an area for camping, and gold and gems discovered in surface prospecting.

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A transfer of ownership is a sale of legal, exclusive ownership of a mining claim site.

To be a legally recorded claim, a valuable mineral had to be found on the claim, which was completed by us, as we are the original claim locators.

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Your ownership is legally conveyed via a Quit Claim deed, and legally recorded with the Wyoming BLM and the Albany County Recorder. A Quit Claim deed is the required legal document per the BLM.

Each year, on or before September 1st, you need to file a simple form with the Bureau of Land Management, along with $200. You can also pay online with the BLM by credit card.

By doing this, you keep the claim forever.

I have paid the fee for the new claim year, not due again until September 1, 2025.

There are no separate taxes on mining claims in Albany County.

You must be a current US citizen with a US address to own a mining claim in the US.

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An unpatented mining claim is a specific parcel of federal land, valuable for a specific mineral deposit or deposits. It is a parcel for which an individual has asserted a legal right of possession and the right to develop and extract a discovered, valuable, mineral deposit.

Mining claims are real property that you can buy, sell, or inherit.

After proving the existence of valuable minerals on the land, the claim is legally recorded with the Bureau of Land Management and Albany County.

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The Pelton Creek #8 claim is an unpatented, gold placer mining claim, ideally situated on Pelton Creek, surrounded by beautiful mountain ranges.

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Your 20 acres is the South 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 29, Township 13 North, Range 79 West, 6th PM, known as the Pelton Creek #8 mining claim.

BLM claim number: WY106723983

Driving Directions:

About 35 miles SW of the town of Albany.

Head north on French Creek Road out of Albany,

Continue onto WY-11 N,

Tur right onto Fox Creek Road,

Turn left to stay on Fox Creek Road,

Turn right onto WY-230 W,

Continue onto CO-127 S,

Turn right onto Pelton Creek Road, the claim road.

Then using the GPS coordinates below to the claim.

GPS Coordinates:

Pelton Creek #8

NW 41.0624, -106.2980

NE 41.0624, -106,2931

SW 41.0607, -106.2980

SE 41.0607, -106.2931

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The claim location monument has a 4 foot wooden post near the river, with copy of Location Notice attached, as required by the State of Wyoming.

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The creek on the claim is a unique advantage for gold prospecting.

Gold always occurs in gravels in the metallic state and when so found has various physical characteristics. Gold is dense and heavy, it has a characteristic metallic color, and it is soft and easily malleable (it is easily formed by hammering). These are the characteristics used by prospectors to identify gold in the field.

Placer gold occurs on the claim as small grains derived from gossan formed by weathering, and oxidation of the gold, copper and iron rich veins. Gold also occurs as grains flakes and small nuggets derived from the erosion of mineralized fault zones on, and upstream from the claim.

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Additional Features:

Year round Pelton Creek on the claim for panning.

Fishing in the creek and area lakes.

Beautiful Rock specimens for you Rock Hounds

Located in one of the most beautiful mountain areas in the US.

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The Federal Government owns the land.

You are purchasing the mineral rights.

You own the mineral rights, including gold and gems on the claim, as real property, being the same legal ownership as for land and homes.

Prospect, explore, on the whole 20 acres.

You can camp on a claim while prospecting.

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BUYING PROCESS:

To purchase my claim, the process would be, I would need your name(s) and mailing address where I would 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 acre claim will be legally recorded with the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management and the Albany County Recorder. 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.

We live in Ohio. Our connection to the West is our daughter lives in Denver, though she is not involved with our claims. We visited her in September, then went to prospect and locate mining claims in other states, including Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota, as we have been doing for a number of years.

And just a note of encouragement for you if purchase:

My wife and I have located, prospected on, and sold mining claims in California, Colorado, Arizona, , and now also in Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota, for now over 25 years.

You can trust we will process your notarized deeds correctly and quickly.

In that mining claims are processed thru the Bureau of Land Management, a Federal Govt. agency, not following thru per our legally signed contract, would be a federal crime. I certainly will do what I say, and would never put myself nor my wife in any legal jeopardy.

Also, we have sold properties on 3sites online for over 25 years:

Landcom, Landwatch, and LandandFarm

Our continued good status on these sites is due to our always following thru, as just one time we would not, we would not be allowed to sell on these sites ever again.

COMMENTS FROM SATISFIED CLAIM BUYERS:

"Living in Colorado, the purchase of our mining claim from you has been great for family fun and recreation. We have camped overnight a number of times, and panned for gold in the creek. We were even able to find gold flakes on several of our attempts. Thank you so much!."

I'm looking forward to having some time on the mining claim.

We used to go camping 4-6 weeks out of the year.

Even though I realize this is a retirement business for you. I wanted to say thank you for giving so many people over the years the opportunity to purchase your claims. I've seen them available for a long time, but never had the opportunity to purchase anything. They have probably brought many smiles to so many people. It will be the same for us.

"We purchased 2 mining claims from Michael Leu over the last 2 years, one in California, and one In Colorado. We have been to our claims on several occasions, and we could not be happier! They are exactly as described, and our camping on our claims and prospecting in the creek on each claim is the highlight of our vacations. You can trust Mr. Leu. If you are looking for a great time in the awesome beauty of the west, buying a mining claim from Mr. Leu will be a blessing."