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TAHKENITCH GOLD Mine
20 Acre Unpatented Placer Mining Claim on Federal Land in Douglas County, Oregon
With this claim you will be getting the exclusive mineral rights to 20 acres on an excellent spot located in Douglas County right on Smith River. This particular 20 acre placer claim contains over 1,375 feet of river. This claim contains the largest amount of river of all the 20 acre claims in the area.
The Smith River is a 90-mile tributary of the Umpqua River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains 218 square miles of the Central Oregon Coast Range between the watershed of the Umpqua to the south and the Siuslaw River to the north. Rising in northern Douglas County about 10 miles north of Drain, the river flows generally west in a winding course through the mountains, passing through the Siuslaw National Forest for about 10 miles in its lower course. It joins the Umpqua from the north across from Reedsport, about 6 miles from the mouth of the Umpqua on the Pacific Ocean.
Although there is a portion of the Smith River in northern California that flows through Oregon, this Smith River is not to be confused with California’s Smith River. Oregon’s Smith River offers fishing for shad, striped bass, steelhead and fall Chinook. This is primarily a catch-and-release river so if you are just looking to spend a day fishing, but don’t plan on having fish for dinner, it’s a great place to be.
Fairly easy 2 wheel drive, turnouts along the road.
Buyer will receive the following with their completed transaction:
Quitclaim deed showing full ownership of the claim. This will be stamped, recorded and verified with the County and the BLM offices.
Welcome packet with all of the rules and regulations as they relate to the State and BLM where the claim is located.
Educational documents to annually renew your mining claim with the BLM.
A CD of all of the documented images of the claim including maps of the site.
Map of claim marked and GPS coordinates.
Multiple maps showing claim location and surrounding areas for access.
Oregon has fantastic opportunities for gold prospecting. Placer gold discoveries occurred in Southwest Oregon in 1851 when rich gold deposits were found at Josephine Creek and other nearby creeks. Soon additional gold deposits were found at the Illinois, Applegate, and Rogue Rivers, bringing hordes of miners from California and the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Not long after the initial discoveries at Josephine Creek, rich gold deposits were found on the beaches at present day Gold Beach.
Power shovels, dredges and dragline excavators were introduced around the turn of the century and were used up to 1952. Since 1960, individuals with portable suction dredges have found considerable gold. Most placer work is done between February and September when streams contain sufficient water.
If you are in Douglas County, check out the South Umpqua River and all waters that drain into it; they have been producers. Both placers and lodes have been worked here, along with numerous hydraulic operations.
As the largest company in the mining industry selling legitimate and valuable historic claims, you can rest assured that you are not only covered with our 100% lifetime money-back guarantee, but you can also rest easy that there is no fine print on any of our claim auctions telling you will have to deal with any games like being charged phony fees or having to pay inflated “processing” or “transfer” fees. The final auction price for this mine when the auction ends is ALL you will pay.
Come to Hike, Camp, Ride and Shoot - or come to pull some shiny rock$ out of the ground;-)
About a half mile away there is a campsite that is open seasonally from May-September. The roads and parking spots are all paved as is the boat launch on site. There are a few Inns / Bed and Breakfast places within a 15 minute drive.
ABOUT THE MINING DISTRICT
SMITH RIVER, OREGON
Oregon is rich in mineral resources. Throughout the state’s history, a wide variety of minerals have been produced from many locations. Because of its mineral endowment and varied geology, mining companies still look at Oregon as a place to explore for and develop mineral deposits. Similarly, many people come to the state each year to prospect for gold and search for mineral specimens.
Climate
Here the summer temperatures range from 45 to 85 degrees, in contrast to the cool, fog-bound coast. Annual rainfall can be up to 100 inches during November through May and temperatures between 30 and 65 degrees; snow is rare.
Geology
Oregon is one of the nation's leading states for the production of gemstones. These gemstones are mostly a result of the state's long volcanic history. Oregon's famous sunstone is produced from basalt flows, thundereggs are formed in rhyolite, and the silica that produced much of Oregon's opal, agate, and jasper was dissolved from volcanic rocks by hot groundwater.
Oregon has many other gems, which include obsidian, garnet, jade, steatite, wonder stone, and many varieties of petrified wood.
History
The river is named for Jedediah Smith, who in 1828 led a party of explorers from Utah overland to northern California and southern Oregon. From California, they traveled north to the Umpqua River, camping along its banks near the mouth of the Smith River on July 13. An attack by Native Americans on July 14 killed 15 of Smith's party. One man escaped by heading north to Tillamook and then Fort Vancouver. Smith and two others who were not in camp at the time of the attack fled east toward the Willamette Valley and survived.
ACCESS
The BLM Road 360 / Lower Smith River Rd looks is fairly accessible for 2 wheel drive vehicles. There are a couple turnouts right near the claim, for easy access and parking. As you enter the town of Reedsport, you will follow Lower Smith River as you drive up to the claims. It is a fairly easy drive, there are some turns and corners, so you just have to cautious when driving on the road.
The surroundings are filled with forest, and all sort of trees, very scenic drive. This claims is located about 18 miles from the Oregon Coast and about 14 miles away from  the Mouth of the Smith River.
Gold was discovered back in the 1860’s here in Douglas County, Oregon. In Douglas County alone there were hundreds of placer, hydraulic, and hard rock mines. This is the place where the Chinese laborers worked for a major gold mining company.
In 1891, there were two-hundred Chinese laborers working for Myrtle Creek Consolidated Hydraulic Gold Mining and Manufacturing Company (MCCHGMMC). There is so much history to this mine and the people that worked there. In the spring of 1891, officials reported finding 00 worth of gold in the sluice boxes; that's around 100 ounces of gold.
Today the BLM has put up a driving loop and walking tour on a short section of the ditch. Also included in the tour are informative signs describing the history of the China Ditch and the fire of 1987.
In Douglas County, you will find the Benton Mine, near Mount Reuben. It was found in 1893 and is the largest underground mine in Oregon. It was closed in 1942. The Almeda Mine, Gold Bug Mine, Oriole Mine, Black Bear Mine, and Robertson (Bunker Hill) Mines, were important producers of lode gold in the area.
Gold-bearing quartz exists in many localities in Jackson, Josephine and Douglas counties, and the two former have been the scene of considerable mining operations within the last twenty-five years.
Mining claims are a tangible asset just like any other Real property (real estate) and show a lifetime proof of all interests in minerals in the area specified by the above claim. Once you own this claim and the associated mineral rights, you will own them for life as long as you keep up with the annual fees. This claim can be bought, sold, leased or used as collateral, just like any other piece of real estate.
A mining claim can be willed or passed down to future generations as part of a trust or your estate, or you can trade it, lease it out for a period or time (or indefinitely), gift it to a family member or friend and you can also transfer or sell just an interest in it in part or in its entirety just like any other real property using a quitclaim deed which is a recordable conveyance. In other words, you could sell a 25% or a 50% share in it if you wanted in order to bring on a partner in the future - or you could sell the entire claim in whole.
This Buy It Now is for full/all interest in this 20 acre placer mining claim (unless the acreage indicated in the above mine description is different). This claim covers the entire site, (unless the claim description above describes different measurements), and includes full rights to all minerals, gems and just about whatever else you may find of value on the property (except oil and gas, which are handled separately). You will receive a notarized quitclaim deed to the full claim and all associated documentation showing full ownership of the claim. We pay ALL fees associated with transferring this claim into your name - legal fees, title transfer fees, document fees, notary costs, recording fees and even shipping fees, so all you will pay is the final price of the auction, not a penny more.
In order to hold on to your claim for life, you will need to pay an annual maintenance fee to the Government (BLM, not us) every year. Currently the maintenance fee is 5 per year per claim that you own, and it is due on September 1st of every year.
NOTE that if you own fewer than 10 claims nationwide, we can assist you in filing the paperwork to waive the maintenance fee every year. That means you will only pay per year for your maintenance fee instead of 5.  We guarantee that all past fees have been paid in full and there are no outstanding debts or amounts owed on the claim prior to the transfer of ownership into your name.
The federal government retains ownership of the land - so this means that you will not have any annual real estate taxes due on your mining claim, and you will not have to maintain liability insurance in case someone gets injured on your claim due to no fault of your own.
How do Transfers of Ownership in Mining Claims work if I decide to sell my claim in the future?
First, we handle all the paperwork and costs associated with transferring this claim into your name. But if you decide to sell this claim at some point in the future, interest in a properly recorded mining claim or site may be transferred (i.e sold) in part or its entirety. A quitclaim deed or recordable conveyance document is required and if you do sell your claim someday and the transfer documents should be filed within 60 days after the transfer.
We can and will help you with the paperwork for no cost should you need a hand selling your claim in the future if you pay all of the County, State and Federal fees (usually less than to ).
But again - with regard to transferring this claim initially into your name, we take care of all the paperwork at our expense. You do not have to worry about anything. we handle the BLM transfer documentation and the county recording.
Can you build / camp on your claim?
Without an approved plan of operations, you have the same rights and restrictions as the public. If the area is open to camping to the public, then it is permissible. However, you need to check with the BLM Field Office or the local District Ranger for areas open to camping. Under Federal law in order to occupy the public lands under the mining laws for more than 14 calendar days in any 90 day period, a claimant must be involved in certain activities that (a) are reasonably incident; (b) constitute substantially regular work; (c) are reasonably calculated to lead to the extraction and beneficiation of minerals; (d) involve observable on-the-ground activity that can be verified; and (e) use appropriate equipment that is presently operable, subject to the need for reasonable assembly, maintenance, repair or fabrication of replacement parts. All five of these requirements must be met for occupancy to be permissible.
Although it is possible to build a permanent structure on a mining claim, it is extremely expensive and you will have to jump through way too many hoops to consider it easy to do. It would have to be in support of a commercial, year-round mining operation for starters, and you would need to post a large reclamation bond to insure that if you ever abandoned your claim, the bond would pay for the removal of the structure and the reclamation or the area. So in short, it is technically possible to build on your mining claim, but just be aware that it is very difficult and expensive to do - however, camping is almost always involved unless your claim is in a wilderness area, which is not very common at all.
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In addition to handling all of the paperwork to transfer this claim into your name, as well as paying all of the fees so you do not have any costs other than the final price of the auction when the bidding closes, we also pay all of the costs associated with mailing the paperwork to you as well as to the County and Federal Government for recording and sending you back certified copies.
We will ship you a folder with all paperwork, claim coordinates, maps and information on your claim, including a CD-Rom with all of the pictures of your claim upon your payment in full clearing.  We ship everything to you the same business day (if payment is received by 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time) - and we will always provide you with the tracking information so you are always informed.
You initial claim packet that we mail has an unrecorded deed so that you can show ownership immediately after payment and be able to visit your claim. A second original deed goes to the County for recording the same day, and a third original deed goes to the BLM for certification as well.  Both of those originals will be returned to you so you will wind up with several original deeds - but the County and BLM deeds can take 3 to 6 weeks to be returned to you, which is why we send you the initial original on day one
Your payment of this eBay  item in full gives you 100% ownership of this entire claim, with no other fees and/or other costs for the transfer of ownership required. This is NOT an auction for the down payment, this is NOT a partnership arrangement where someone else will own part of the claim with you, and there are NO other fees or costs for the transfer of this claim in your name.
eBay does not allow checkout on the eBay website for any Real Estate transactions - simply because it is not like selling a widget - the transfer of real estate is complicated and requires notary work, licensed professionals and recording. Note that this is eBay’s rules and not ours and it is the same for any mining claim seller on eBay
We also are not able to accept PayPal payments for mining claims, as claims are real estate and PayPal does not allow payments to be made on any real estate items, including single family homes, condos, mining claim or land purchases. We DO accept just about every other kind of payment method you can think of: Personal Checks, Business Checks, Cashier's Checks, Money Orders, Bank Wires, ACH payments, Direct Bank Deposit at any Bank of America Branch, Gold or Silver Bullion (at the day’s SPOT prices), etc. After the auction close, we will send you a secure link to handle the payment safely online if you prefer, and we can also take care of payment by mail or telephone, as we are a traditional Brick and Mortar business - so whichever method you prefer is perfectly fine with us.
We provide financing plans with no interest or fees. Financing terms are minimum of 0 down with the balance will due within 90-days via three equal monthly payments of the remaining balance after the down payment has been paid.
With all financing plans, we do not transfer the final deed into your name until the claim has been paid in full. In the event of a default on a payment plan, we do not refund your down payment - however, we do allow you to put that down payment towards any other purchase as a store credit in full. If you are financing a climate and there is less than 90 days until September 1st (i.e. from June 1st through September 1st), when the annual fee for mining claims is due to the Federal Government, we will add the 5 maintenance fee to your down payment and pay it to the BLM on your behalf thereby increasing your down payment to 5 instead of 0 - however, the 5 portion of the down payment does not go towards your principle balance since it is used to pay the annual fees to the government, therefore the actual down payment credit will still be 0. Approval for financing is automatic as long as you have a valid eBay account in good standing.