Jack Wade - The following federal claims are for sale. All of these claims lie on or adjacent to the Taylor Highway and Jack Wade Creek. These claims start at around the mouth of Ophelia creek and go upstream. For more information, email jackwade@comcast.net

1. AKFF 54309 No. 9 Above Lower Discovery 17.521 acres $12,000
2. AKFF 54310 No. 10 Above Lower Discovery 18.088 acres $12,000
3. AKFF 54312 No. 11 Above Lower Discovery 14.448 acres $12,000
4. AKFF 54306 No. 12 Jump Off Joe 14.918 acres $12,000
5. AKFF 54313 No. 13 Above Lower Discovery 16.422 acres $12,000
6. AKFF 54314 No. 14 Above Lower Discovery 16.759 acres $12,000
7. AKFF 54315 No. 15 Above Lower Discovery 43.119 acres $20,000
8. AKFF 54316 No. 16 Above Lower Discovery 18.991 acres $12,000
9. AKFF 54317 No. 17 Above Lower Discovery 16.990 acres $12,000
10. AKFF 54318 No. 18 Above Lower Discovery 18.083 acres $12,000

Deadwood Creek - Five 160 acre state mining claims. Deadwood Creek is in the Iditarod district approximately 60 miles southwest of McGrath. It is about 8 miles north of Moore Creek. ADLs 652868, 652869, 652893, 652894, and 652897. From the Alaska Resource Data File at http://ardf.wr.usgs.gov/ardf_data/Iditarod.pdf :

"The Deadwood Creek placer deposit extends for about 1 mile northeast of the sharp bend at the head of Deadwood Creek about 5 miles above its mouth. The placer is at elevation of about 1,300 feet and extends diagonally across the E 1/2 section 12, T. 30 N., R. 42 W., of the Seward Meridian. The Deadwood Creek prospect is an unexploited placer gold prospect with shallow overburden that was discovered in the 1930s but never mined (Toivo Rosander and Don Harris, oral communication, 1983). Fine-grained placer gold occurs in fluvial gravel layers, 3 to 10 feet thick, that are covered by 6 to 10 feet of overburden. The placer paystreak as outlined by churn drilling covers a area about 500 feet wide and a mile long. The gold-bearing paystreak is in alluvium of uncertain age (Bundtzen, Laird, and Lockwood, 1988; Miller and Bundtzen, 1994; Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray, in press). Placer gold has also been found in nearby Maybe Creek (ID083). In the early 1980s, a trail was constructed from Moore Creek (ID084) to bring mining equipment to the site and an airstrip was constructed. Small amounts of placer gold were recovered during pit testing and during churn drilling (Toivo Rosander and Don Harris, oral communication, 1983). Reserves - Not determined, but the placer was though to be economic in the 1980s."

The site is still unmined. The five claims cover the mile long placer. Much equipment remains on the site although much is old and in disrepair. There is a bunk trailer on-site that with a little clean up can easily house a couple people. There is a large Lincoln arc welder on the back of the trailer that is probably operable (no promises). There is an old, small bulldozer on-site but no idea if it can be made to run. Lots of hydraulic pipe and a sluice. There is a small storage hut packed full of misc gear and tools. There is an approximately 2000 gallon fuel tank with some diesel of indeterminate condition. There is a running Honda? 4-wheeler and meat wagon. There is a set of tracks for a D9 18A onsite in very good condition. The airstrip was cleared last year and is easily Cessna 206 capable. Deadwood Creek itself is just a little gut of water. This is not for somebody wanting to use a suction dredge. To be mined the muck will have to be stripped so obviously decent equipment would have to be brought in to do the work.

The best access would be to barge equipment to Takotna Landing on the Kuskokwim River then up the road to Ganes Creek, which is 30 miles from Deadwood. The last 30 miles would be overland in winter (the state only allows large equipment to travel overland in winter). Other option is fly equipment into Moore Creek, which is 14 miles away and go overland from there, but it would limit you to smaller equipment as the strip at Moore Creek is too small for a C-130. The largest thing we flew in there was a John Deere 450. Last option is a Sky Van can probably fly directly into the Moore Creek strip. A Sky Van can haul about 14,000 pounds so can only haul smaller equipment. We flew a Takeuchi TB-450 into Moore Creek in a Sky Van but we had to completely disassemble it and fly it in two loads.

 
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Camp Site at Deadwood Creek and closeup of D9 track

PRICE REDUCED $19,000 or best offer. Currently owned by Moore Creek Mining LLC. Email coldminer@akmining.com if you have questions.

Kiwalik Flats - Sixteen State of Alaska mining claims for sale on the Kiwalik Flats at the mouth of Candle Creek, south of Kotzebue. Drilling in 1930’s and early 1940’s on 200 foot grid outlined about 6,400,000 square feet of pay of which, 2,300,000 square feet has been mined by early dredging and conventional open-cut methods. Last mined by GHD Resources Ltd. from 1988 to 1991 with annual production of 3,000 to 4,000 ounces. Mining was curtailed in 1991 due to declining price of gold. With current gold price, pay grade is about $24 per cubic yard of pay gravel. Typical section is 25 feet of overburden and 12 feet of pay gravel. Some older equipment (D9G, D7G, 950B, washplant, pumps, 50kw genset, & clean-up gear), fuel tanks, and camp buildings are located on the claims. A short airstrip, 780 feet long, is also located on the claims and can be extended to 3,000 feet with more work. Purchase for $750,000. Please contact Jeff Keener, geologist and agent, at 907-474-0943 or jeffkeener@hotmail.com

Rainy Creek - Rainy Creek in the heart of the Alaska Range is a rich gold placer stream providing a unique raw gold investment opportunity. Vegoren Enterprises is offering the mineral rights on 101 mining claims, which total 4,040 acres of stream valley gold placers for sale or joint venture. Gold and platinum are mined on the ground, but gold is the much more common. The volume of placer ground is over two million cubic yards. The grades range from rich (.13 ounces per bank cubic yard) to easily economic to mine (.015 oz/bcy). One bulk test, 70 feet wide by 1320 feet long and 15 feet deep (51,333 bcy) yielded 2,667 troy ounces for a grade of .052 oz/bcy.

The depth to bedrock depends on the location. A vertical reach of 20 feet will generally get into bedrock, but it may not in the alluvial fan on the lower claims. Alluvial fans, as a rule, do not have bedrock concentrations. The shallow gravel in the alluvial fan has been profitable to mine without reaching bedrock. Of course, the depth to bedrock will vary with the distance to the sides of the valley and irregularities of the bedrock floor. The rock in the floor is hard and believed to be fairly smooth. Nevertheless, there could be older and deeper buried channels, similar to Valdez Creek ís buried channels that were carved by interglacial streams in the valley.

In spite of the rich grade of the property, it has only been partially (less than 5%) mined since its discovery in 1900. In those early days the prospectors attempted to mine Rainy Creek gravels, but were hampered by the boulders, the locally high water table, and blacksand. Mining by hand in the early days in Alaska was only successful where the bedrock was shallow and the ground could yield about .1 oz/bcy. Rainy Creek could not be coerced to produce that much gold. In those days, this area was quite remote and much more difficult to get into. All of this has changed. Today it is close to the Richardson Highway and heavy equipment has enabled large volumes of less than bonanza grade gravels to be mined quite profitably.

Placer mining in Alaska has surged since the price of gold rose above $35 during the last third of a century. In that time, why has Rainy Creek not been mined, you ask? Some of it has been mined. The reasons it has not been more extensively mined are typical of many business ventures. These reasons include inexperienced operators, under capitalized operations, bad luck, and personal incompatibility problems. The full report, prepared by Jim Halloran, elaborates on these issues and about the testing and mining on the property.

The setting around the property is outstanding even by Alaskan landscape standards. The access is good by Alaskan standards too. It is only four miles from a paved highway. However, the Delta River must be crossed. The PDF report photos shows how this is done.

Rainy Creek has high potential for $60 to $80 per yard gravel from the mouth of the West Fork down to the top of the fan, which is approximately where the sand pattern starts on the topographic map. In my opinion, it cannot miss in this area. It is a sure thing because there has been mining upstream, downstream, and even a little in the middle of this area. The mining in the area yielded $60+ per yard at $1200 gold. Rich ground ought to extend to the lower end of the claims too, but it theoretically should be a little leaner. Some of this lower area has been mined.

In conclusion, a placer mining operation with the right equipment to deal with the large boulders and the magnetite should easily make a handsome profit by mining on Rainy Creek. The previous heavy equipment mining was profitable. There is every reason to think it can be repeated, especially with a highly efficient operation.

See full details and professional reports on this property on Acrobat PDF at http://www.westernminer.com/claims/rainycreekgold/rainycreekgoldreport.pdf

Asking Price: 2.25 million USD or Joint Venture Contact: Earl Vegoren Phone: 907-895-4248 Fax: 907-895-4248

Valdez Creek - This is a rare opportunity to purchase twenty-five contiguous federal placer claims on the famous Valdez Creek in Alaska. These claims along three miles on the bottom of the valley contain 490 acres and are largely unmined. This property is road accessible with four wheel drive vehicles. The lower end of these claims is one mile above Cambior’s largest open placer mine in the state, the Denali Mine. This is large nugget ground with 52 ounce and 32 ounce nuggets discovered adjacent to this property. In addition to gold platinum and palladium are known to exist upstream from these claims. Twenty-three reverse circulation holes were drilled and one shaft was dug to bedrock by the owners. This work indicated a valuable mineral resource was present for at least one mile of the property. Surf to Topozone ( http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=63.21243&lon=-147.28791&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG50&size=l&s=50 ) which should put you on the lower portion of the claim block in the Healy A-1 quadrangle. Also you can do a Valdez Creek, Alaska search in Google Earth and go right to where this property is located. However, it is so blurry it is not worth much. Here is a link to the area on Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps/mm?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=63.20083,-147.248039&spn=0.075848,0.31517&t=p&z=12&om=1 Owners are retiring. They are asking $600,000 USD Price Reduced.

Contact Jim Halloran, augeojim@gmail.com for a short report.

Dalton Highway - Ten state mining claims, 40 acres each. Located in "the potato patch" area referred to by old-timers due to the size of the nuggets. Easy access to claims by 4-wheeler up Gold Creek. Two landing strips - one between claims and Gold Creek approximately 1.5 miles from claims and another airstrip at bottom of Gold Creek on Dalton Highway. Claims never worked with heavy equipment. Ideal for metal detectors, dredging, or other equipment. Location is 31N 9W of the Fairbanks Meridian. Gold Creek access is approximately 28 miles north of Coldfoot. PRICE REDUCED Medical emergency - all ten claims $75,000 Call Dean at 907-357-8260 Also have used Hitachi 220 excavator for sale in Palmer for $17,500

Quartz Creek - Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Proven ground for small operations or could be used for tourist concession. Gold is consistent and is mostly flake and fines with occasional small nuggets. Lode potential, several interesting mineralized veins known. Good access from highway. Power lines cross claims. Camp trailer and hopper included. Area active since 1910, may have seen Russian activity. 8 consecutive unpatented Federal mining claims available @ 140 acres total. $35,000.00 for all. Will sell adjacent claims at $10,000.00 per pair. May consider trade. Contact payshoot@hotmail.com for information. Please leave name and phone number.

Bear, Cripple and Graham Creeks - Alamin Mining Company - You can start mining gold next summer. Lots of gold in 1640 acres state mining claims on six miles of the entire valley floor, it has 1.2 million cubic yards of drilled reserves and resources which computes to 48,129 ounces in drilled reserves and more than 300,000 ounces in 7,250,000 cubic yards of resources that should have similar grades to the reserves, the total gold reserves and resources are close to 350,000 ounces with a dollar value of $350 million at $1100 an ounce gold. Grades vary, but there is lots of ground between 0.0291 to .0424 ounces per cubic yard of nuggety gold, five acres of stripped bench ground ready for mining. It has living quarters for 12 people on the site, many existing settling ponds approved for use, 2000 foot airstrip, 275 miles northwest of Anchorage, mineral reports and sampling program data on request. Gold mining has occurred on the property for years, but many millions of yards of paying gravel waiting to be mined. Very little heavy sands to deal with, and no boulders. Adequate water. The property has lots of new mining equipment on site, but it will be sold separately. Complete buy out preferred. This property is for sale at $7,500,000. Contact: Jim Halloran, agent, 907-248-0987.

Ugalik River - Estate Sale for patented mining claims, equipment & surface facilities on Ungalik & Kougarok River on the Seward Peninsula. Patented mining claims can legally be used for purposes other than mining such as subdividing for cabin sites, etc. although the best land use is in active gold mining. The Ungalik River property consists of 46 federal unpatented mining claims, and 13 patented mining claims, mining equipment, and camp facilities. The unpatented mining claims have been surveyed for patent (US mineral 2331) and patenting process started. These plats are the Master Title Plats and Historical Index Reports from the Bureau of Land Management. All lands surrounding the unpatented claims has been selected by the Shatoolik Native Corporation and portions of the selections have been Interim Conveyed to the village corporation (surface estate) and the regional corporation (subsurface estate) by the BLM. The camp buildings need repair maintenance work to varying degrees. The two smaller cabins could be made usable with little work for use as sleeping quarters for up to 10 people. The two larger buildings and the old bunkhouse have been thoroughly trashed and damaged and are not usable without major effort and cost. The old shop still is useful for storing the four- wheeler and tools. The dredge operated by Patrick Bliss is a Washington Iron Works steel pontoon dredge with 3 cubic foot buckets, estimated to be capable of digging and processing at least 100 cubic yards per hour. The maximum depth to which it could dig is about 18 feet. The dredge appears to be in fair condition and could probably be restarted by a knowledgeable dredge master and several good mechanics without much trouble. The rear of the hull is underwater, but the hull and superstructure steel appear to be in good shape. The bucket line has another season or two in it, and the trommel appears to be in excellent condition centrifugal bowl recovery system to capture more of the fine gold. The airstrip located on the patented claims near the camp gives access to the property. The camp itself is not considered to be of any value. $600,000. More Information Here

Ryan Mae Lucas Assistant to Stewart Smith, Associate Broker Keller Williams Realty
Commercial Div. 101 W. Benson Boulevard, #503 Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 865-6505 Fax: (907) 865-6530 Email: sssinc@acsalaska.net

Fortymile River - 6 river claims for sale on the forty mile river 20 mesh fine gold with new wooden floor for camp right on claims. Excellent caribou hunting on them. Near Chicken, AK. SOLD

Hatcher Pass - I have 2 adjoining 40 acre mining claims for sale in willow creek, hatchers pass area for sale. road access site. $ 4,500 for both or $2,500 separate. 19 mi up willow fishook rd. contact Rob Hansen @ 907-232-4357 if interested.

Upper Mills Creek - Six Federal mining claims, 6" Suction dredge with 2 Dry Suits and Misc equipment. On upper Mills Creek from the junction of Timberline and above. Asking $25,000.00. Contact Larry Eastham at 907-262-4677 or leastham@acsalaska.net

Headwaters of Chatanika River - Two Patented (Private Property) GOLD Claims for sale by owner. You can build and live or camp on property while digging or dredging for GOLD or Hunting. $150,000 for both. Patented Placer (Private Property) Bench claim with fine GOLD, Great building site with fantastic view, Crosses Steese Highway. $100,000 Contact owner 1-907-347-8373, 1-303-719-6680 or auplacer@aol.com

Steese Highway - GOLD and Hunting camp (All Patented Placer). 1 River, 2 Streams, 2 Creeks, 4 ponds with tailings, 1 Log House, 3 Log cabins, 1 Workshop or Cabin. $500,000 Contact owner 1-907-347-8373, 1-303-719-6680 or auplacer@aol.com

Anvil Creek - 21 Mining Claims (580 acres) - 10 Federal (5 pending patent) and 11 State. All contiguous claims on Anvil Creek, 2 miles east of Ophir and 30 air miles west of McGrath, in the Innoko Mining District. The Anvil Creek channel still has over 7,000 lineal feet of virgin ground to mine, as well as Innoko Flats and Bench ground. There is 2,500 feet of Innoko River Frontage and a 1,500 foot airstrip. A 2,500 foot airstrip is located at Ophir. All permits, ponds, ditches, and dams are in place.

Included in this sale is all of the equipment - D8 Cat, Northwest #4 Dragline, TD-24 Dozer, 10 x 8 Pump, 8 x 8 Pump, Hand Giant and 28 foot Sluice Box with Riffles, 2,500 feet of aluminum pipe and pipe trailer, Fuel Tanks ranging from 1,500 gallons to 6,000 gallons, Three Diesel Generators (30kw Deutz, 12kw Onan, 6kw Whitte), Lincoln Weld and Power, and a fully-equipped shop with a lathe, drill press, air compressor, various power tools and hand tools. There are a variety of vehicles as well - Walters all-wheel drive Dump Truck, Mack Dump Truck, Jeep Station Wagon, VW Bus, VW Bug, International Scout, Suzuki 4-wheeler, Skidoo Tundra Snowmachine, 18 foot River Boat.

Camp is very comfortable, clean, and well-furnished. It includes - 3-Bedroom House, 1-Bedroom Cabin, Cookshack with propane refrigerator, as well as 110 volt refrigerators and freezers, microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer, Storage Building with Bunk House, Building with 1-room Bedroom and separate Storage Room, 30 gallon Oil-Fired Hot Water Heater, 500 gallon water storage tank (supplied by a fresh-water spring), 12 volt on-demand Pump, and satellite TV and internet service.

Other business opportunities besides gold mining include the potential for a Bed & Breakfast at this site. A website has been developed for this purpose and would be transferred to the new owner. Check it out at www.goldinalaskamine.com . Other websites with similar activities in this area include www.moorecreek.com and www.clark-wiltz.com. For more details go to http://www.goldminingclaims.net/Anvil-Creek-gold.html

Asking Price is $650,000 (will consider partial trade) Owner will also consider a joint venture. Contact Dan or Cindy at anvilcreek@gmail.com  or 541-893-3217 and 541-223-8109.

Kougarok River - Two 160-acre state of Alaska MTRSC mining claims located on active channel and buried channel of the Kougarok River, Kougarok Mining District, about 84 miles north of Nome. DOT maintained highway passes through claims, therefore, access from Nome is excellent with highway vehicles. Buried channel was discovered in 2000 during a wildcat drilling program using 6-inch auger and 4.5-inch reverse-circulation on widely spaced drill lines. Hole diameters are too small for reliable valuation, however, ground is shallow enough to drill with numerous larger diameter holes or bulk sample with pits and trenches. Placer gold found over 3,000 linear feet of buried channel. Depth to bedrock is 10 to 18 feet with about 2 to 10 feet of gravel. Value of drilled pay grades up to 0.047 opy or about $30/cy at $800/oz. Buried pay streak may be 150 to 250 feet wide. Potential of commercially dredgeable ground in active channel of river is unknown. Will sell both claims for $50,000. Ideal for Ma and Pa mining operation. Contact Jeff Keener, geologist, at jeffkeener@hotmail.com or 907-474-0943.

Nome Beach Claims - Eight contiguous State of Alaska 40-acre beach claims for sale, located at the mouth of the Cripple River, 11 miles west of the Nome jetty. Each claim is 1,320 feet wide and extends offshore up to 1,320 feet from the mean high tide mark on the beach. These claims are suitable for high-banking during low tides and dredging in the nearshore environment. In total, the buyer would have 240 acres or over two miles of the gold-bearing, ruby sands of fabled Nome. Will sell all eight claims for $240,000. Please contact agent, Jeff Keener, at 907-474-0943 or jeffkeener@hotmail.com

Twin Creek - In Collinsville area across inlet northwest of Anchorage. Four forty acre state mining claims one mile by road from 5000 ft airstrip. Three room cabin, 10'x12' shed, 8'x10' generator shed, 12kw Lister generator, two three-wheelers, some gold equipment and tools. Many extras. $39,000 Price Reduced 907-715-9089 or 907-748-5106 or message at 907-244-6206

Moore Creek - Eight to twenty Patented Mining Claims nine miles east of the Parks Highway at Milepost 259.5. Could be made into a recreational mining camp. Call Wayne Tachick at 907-262-4472 or 907-398-1168.

Fortymile River - 3 Dredge claims with good gold and easy access. Includes custom 8" dredge on site. $15,000 OBO. Call JD (406)369-1401

Wildcat Creek – Five state mining claims on Wildcat Creek, Fairbanks Mining District, about 20 miles north of Fairbanks with gated road access. Historical production (unknown) on lower claims by early drift-mining. Depth to bedrock is estimated to be 60 feet. Placer gold can be panned from old dumps alongside shafts. Reportedly drilled with measured resource of at least 2,000 oz on lower claim. Will sell for $75,000. Contact Jeff Keener, geologist, at 907-474-0943 or jeffkeener@hotmail.com

Fourth of July Hill – Miller Ridge Lode & Placer – 49 contiguous hardrock and placer claims (160 and 40 acre claims) on east end of Fourth of July Hill and Miller Creek, Fairbanks Mining District, about 30 miles northeast of Fairbanks. Historical production (unknown) from underground workings on Miller Creek placer and from high-bench placer on Fourth of July Hill. Prospects of gold, silver, antimony, and lead on ridgelines. Adjacent claims are owned and actively explored by Kinross and International Tower Hill. Will sell for $750,000 plus 3% NSR on future lode production; buyer keeps all placer gold. Contact Jeff Keener, geologist, at 907-474-0943 or jeffkeener@hotmail.com