Gold Mining Claim

All You Need to Know About Buying Gold Mining Claims on eBay

If you're looking for the prospect of gold, it all starts with the right gold mining claim. These days, you can find legitimate gold mine claims for sale on eBay. Getting your money's worth on such a claim requires knowing how to evaluate gold claims for sale to find the ones worth pursuing.

There are several different types of gold mining claims available. One of the main distinctions between gold mine claims is whether it's patented or unpatented. Most gold mining claims for sale are unpatented, meaning they're located on public land like Forest Service and BLM property, and therefore are open to anyone who wants to be there for recreation purposes, including hikers, campers, fishers, and hunters. Patented claims give you more privacy and autonomy over mining the land, although neither gives you ownership of the land. Gold mine claims only give you the mineral rights on a piece of land.

A gold mining claim is not a promise that you'll strike gold on that land. Therefore, the smartest way to evaluate eBay gold claims is to visit any site in person before you agree to buy it. That way, you can make sure there's nothing about it that would make it untenable for you to mine, such as issues with access, crowding, or government restrictions. If the land is virgin ground, or advertised as such, that means it's never been mined before and so the current owner of the claim can offer no real confidence, let alone evidence, that the land actually even contains gold. Whether virgin land or not, it's always wise to see if you can get any proof or other guarantee of gold present on a plot of land before you buy the gold mining claim to that property.

Gold mining claims and gold mines for sale can be found throughout most of the US west, including California, Colorado, Nevada, and Montana. You can also find gold mine claims in Alaska. The weather around California gold claims for sale may arguably be most suitable for the longest period of mining each year. In addition to weather, accessibility is another key factor of a prospective gold mine's location. You want to be sure before you buy that a gold mine claim is on accessible land. You need to know whether you'll need an ATV or 4x4 truck to access the land, or if you can get there with a two-wheel drive sedan, as well as the degree of machinery and equipment you'll need to start mining the land for gold.