Dawson Klondike Gold Claims—Yukon Territory, Canada
(Editors note: I have written the owners desciption exactly as was provided to us)
Dawson Mining District Gold Claims
In 1896 gold was discovered on a creek later called Bonanza Creek. The small creek is near the town that became Dawson City, Yukon Territory. The creeks were very rich. A tributary of Bonanza Creek, Eldorado Creek, was said to be the richest placer ground ever discovered.
This property is made up of more than 20 claims up stream from where the original discovery was made. 12 to 14 of the claims have not been mined by heavy machinery as far as I know and probably still need to be mined. We bought it in 1992 from a man that had staked the claims in 1973 and had made his entire living from about 4 claims for all those years. The upper Bonanza Dam was built in the early 1900s down stream a few miles, until it washed out in the 1960s. The dam had made getting to our property quite difficult up to that time. The dam had been fairly effective at keeping the property un-mined.
I mined 1 claim on Ready Bullion Gulch in 1993 and 1994. We took out a good amount of gold and it was profitable. My father leased out the ground on Ready Bullion and waist and shoulder claims on the lower part of our property. We and the lessee did well. Bonanza has been considered a dead stream so miners have been allowed to discharge a bit of mud into the creek.
The Pesapie claim is very close to the Dawson City limits. It is on old dredge tailings and probably doesnít have gold values. It is possible you could find something with a metal detector. Itís main value would be to have a gold panning business, park a motorhome or camp there. The backside is next to quiet gravel street. Electricity is connected to the properties on both sides.
The GM claims are on a hill on the south side of the Klondike River overlooking Dawson City and the Yukon River. My father ran a mine just across the Klondike River from these claims in 1990 with great success. 1 claim I believe it was GM 37536 was mined in about 1999 successfully. Many of these claims are quite deep, but where we tested it was not frozen. I donít know if these could be mined economically. There was an underground mine on the opposite side of Bonanza Creek in the 1980s.
There is a 10íX20í Derocker on the upper Bonanza claims. It is powered by a Lister diesel and I believe it is in good condition. Derockers are heavy-duty wash plants that can tolerate 12î boulders. I have accidentally put bigger ones over it without damage. We were able to run about 50 to 80 yards per hour with it. There is approximately 400 feet of 12î pipe on site also.
The properties have been easy to transfer along with banked assessment work. A fee of only $10 Canadian per claim per year has been required to hold the claims. The total excess ìbankedî assessment work is noted on the renewal certificate.
This information is done to the best of my recollections and any buyer will need to make his own determination of value. Nothing here should be considered a representation. Subject to change without notice. 1/16/06
Asking $550,000 USD or trade. Contact Ron Anderson: E-mail: westernminer@gmail.com Phone 775-530-5045
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