This is a 40 acre unpatented, gold mining claim, the Kelsey's Gold #2 placer claim. The claim is legally registered with the Bureau of Land Management out of Phoenix. You own the mineral rights, not sharing with others, on the 40 acres, and use your 40 acres, recreationally for camping: tent, camper, or RV, and prospecting. Beautiful views of nearby mountain ranges. Great combination of easy access, wilderness beauty, and gold prospecting potential.

See the listing onsite pictures, showing one of the most beautiful areas in Arizona. This claim includes the edge of the awesome rock formation, Roblas Butte, and is surrounded by stunning mountain views. Located in the Tonto National Forest and the Superstition Mountains.

Claim corners are in place, with the name of the claim and identifying corners on each 2x 2x 4 wooden corner post.

With an approved BLM Plan of Operation, a building can be built: any building that benefits and improves the claim, though you cannot permanently live on the claim.

*I returned from the claim, and spending just a weekend, we found about 1/8 of an ounce of gold, value approx. $200. Those with more time to prospect may find more.** Today's gold prices are over $1600/ounce.

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40 acres = 1,742,400 sq., feet., parcel size of 1320 ft. x 1320 ft.

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This claim has great access, many nice areas for camping, RV accessible, and gold discovered in surface prospecting. Less than an hour drive from eastern Phoenix, 40 miles to claim: Route 60 east, left onto paved N. Queen Valley road after about 32 miles, 1.9 miles then slight right onto E. Hewitt Station Road, 3.1 miles turn left onto Hewitt Canyon Road (will see FR 172 marking), then 2.6 miles to Roblas Butte and the claim. See gps corners below.

A wash is on the claim, and acts as a catch basin for gold mineralized ground.

This claim is in a very mineralized area, and is great for rock hounds, metal detecting, high banking, relic hunting, and dry-washing. Many historical gold rich producing mines are in this area, including the legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine, see links below. Canyon mountain views and rolling terrain. Area has mile after mile of jeep trails, including use for dune buggy, ATV, dirt biking, horse back riding, and hiking.

Pinal County is located less than an hour east of Phoenix, is a region of broad desert plains and canyon mountain ranges. It is one of the largest areas of historic gold mining discoveries.

The Tonto National Forest, Arizona, embraces almost 3 million acres of rugged and spectacularly beautiful country, ranging from Saguaro cactus-studded desert to pine-forested mountains beneath the Mogollon Rim. This variety in vegetation and range in altitude (from 1,300 to 7,900 feet) offers outstanding recreational opportunities throughout the year, whether its lake beaches or cool pine forest.

Hikers, backpackers, wildlife observers and photographers will find many recreation opportunities here. Rugged topography and the area's sheltered Brown's Canyon interior drainage system furnish the solitude and secluded experience treasured by many wilderness visitors.

The town of Queen Valley is 6-7 miles SW of the claim, and the larger Florence Juction is 10 miles, off of route 60, just before the N. Queen Valley turnoff.

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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, gold had to be found on the claim, which was completed by me, as I am the original claim locator.

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Your ownership is legally conveyed via a Quit Claim deed, and legally recorded with the BLM and the county. A Quit Claim deed is the required legal document per the BLM. Each year, on or before September 1st, you need to file a form with the Bureau of Land Management, along with $280. We will supply this form to you. If choose the payment plan, the $280 needs to be paid to the seller during the contract. There are no taxes on mining claims in Arizona. You will need to have 2 names on your deed. You must be a current US citizen 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 the local county.

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Your 40 acres is the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 22, Township 1S, Range 11E, G&SR Meridian, known as the Kelsey's Gold #2 mining claim, in Pinal County, Arizona. Claim number: AMC418695.

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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.

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The Federal Government owns the land.

You are purchasing the mineral rights.

You can legally camp, with camper and RV use of the whole 40 acres. Prospect, explore, and camp on the whole 40 acres.

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TERMS: Discounted price of $3500 for a one time full payment, or

Total of $4000, that can be paid with no downpayment and no interest charged, at $500/month for 8 months. You are entitled to use the claim as yours while making payments. The initial payment is just the 1st month payment of $500. Cashiers check.

Ownership will be transferred with both the BLM and county after final monthly payment.

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GPS Coordinates:

Kelsey's Gold #2

NW 33.3254, -111.2321

NE 33.3254, -111.2277

SW 33.2172, -111.2321

SE 33.2172, -111.2277