20-acre Gold Mining Claim on the LEGENDARY North Fork Burnt River Oregon!!

CAMP CREEK GOLD #14

OR106754596

Where are you mining this year and the next?

THE CURRENT PRICE OF GOLD IS OVER $4000 AN OUNCE - A GREAT TIME TO OWN A GOLD MINE!

20-acre Gold Mining Claim on the LEGENDARY North Fork Burnt River Oregon!!

IT’S SISTER CLAIM THAT’S ADJOINING – CAMP CREEK GOLD #13 – IS FOR SALE AS WELL, PICK UP BOTH FOR AN EPIC 40-ACRE CLAIM ON CAMP CREEK!!

Where are you mining this year and the next?

20-acre Gold Mining Claim on the Incredible Camp Creek Oregon!!

It cannot be stressed enough how rare and special this 20-acre claim on Camp Creek is.  It is literally sandwiched between Greenhorn and Robinsonville strikes, Whitney, Sumpter and the Headwaters of the Burnt River. The last time this area truly worked was before 1920! 

Prior to the founding of Greenhorn in 1903, this area was prospected at worked beginning in the 1860’s.  Millions worth of gold were removed from the creeks, billions in today’s dollars, but using methods and techniques that left over half of the placer gold still in the ground!

With the advent of most of the gold mines in America being shuttered during WW2 in favor of crucial war production, these mines simply did not re-open.

If you know ANYTHING about history of Oregon’s Gold belt or know more than just the basics of placer mining, you will be stunned by this claim.

Located between John Day and the Elkhorn Mountains, the Greenhorn Mountains are a low uplift within the Blue Mountains. Their highest point is Vinegar Hill, at 8,300 feet. The town of Greenhorn, at 6,300 feet in elevation, is Oregon’s highest incorporated city. It served as a gold-rush boomtown from the 1865 discovery of gold at Robinsonville, about five miles to the north, until the closure of the large mines at Ben Harrison Peak, in about 1940.

The name Greenhorn stems from a large, green-colored monolith, known as the “green horn,” that was visible for miles and which served as a directional marker in many mining claim descriptions. Most of the Greenhorns are now protected as part of the North Fork, John Day River Wilderness Area. Although the range is small, about ten miles long and eight miles wide, it harbors a disproportionate amount of Oregon’s geological and mining history.

With more than eighty percent of the men in the area directly employed in the mining industry, the viability of the area’s economy practically collapsed when gold mining was made illegal in 1942 by Federal Public Law L-208, under the authority of the War Labor Act. The city had a population of 45 in 1930, 86 in 1940, 40 in 1950, and two in 1960. Although electrical service, provided by a local power plant on Clear Creek, and telegraph and later telephone lines were operational in the early days, they fell out of use and were abandoned after World War II.

RECLAMATION DREDGING IS NOW LEGAL IN OREGON!

I'll be more than happy to walk you through the process - and it does not need yet another fee driven permit!

Claim Name: CAMP CREEK GOLD #14

Claim Number: OR106754596

Coordinates:

NW: 44.71611104219253, -118.34779072613328

NE: 44.716133707282545, -118.34277982721397

SE: 44.71415131390033, -118.34251881085906

SW: 44.714166642664075, -118.34781187293946

NOTE You are bidding on 100% ownership of the entire claim.

Here's what the winning bidder will receive:

* Exclusive mineral rights to the land - as long as you keep up with the maintenance payments to BLM yearly, it cannot be taken away from you.

* A notarized quitclaim deed sent via UPS/FedEx with tracking information within 7 days of the winning bid and full payment received

* Paper and Digital map along with precise directions to your new claim!

* A new metal claim sign

* Our assistance - we're always happy to help and answer questions!

NOTE: You are welcome to visit the claim to do some sample panning yourself - only "Hands and Pans".  Other methods remove way too much 'free' gold.  Before you visit you need to email us your contact information including phone number and what you intend to do on the claim. If all sounds above board, we will email you approval - and you're off to the races!

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT AN UNPATENTED MINING CLAIM IS AND WHAT YOU WOULD BE BIDDING ON SPECIFICALLY, PLEASE REACH OUT AND ASK.  The winning bid does NOT own the land, 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. All paperwork is current and has been filed with the BLM and county the claim is located in. You are responsible for knowing all the rules and regulations of what you are bidding on. If you have the successful bid, we will assume you know exactly what you bid on and will hold the bidder to paying for the claim.

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, 2025. It is registered with BLM and recorded with the county as well.

You may not sell "sand and gravel" from your claim, only precious metals, and minerals. Check with the Bureau of Land Management if in doubt.

You may not build a personal residence of any kind.

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.

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 12 noon, September 1st 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 $200.00 yearly maintenance fee or, perform a minimum of $100 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.)

PAYMENT arrangement is due within 24 hours of the successful bid. We now accept Debit Card, Major Credit Cards, Zelle, Cash App, Venmo, Cashier's Check, Personal Check and Money Orders for payment. If paying by check, we will hold the quitclaim deed for 7 business days until payment clears both banks. If a payment agreement is struck, a non-refundable 25% good faith deposit will be required along with the payment terms.

We are real miners and prospectors and love to chat about all things gold mining and prospecting!  Feel free to reach out to Mac at 425.476.0131