If you have ever wanted to file a mining claim , either Placer or Lode , and you were confused on the process then this video is for you. This is the easiest explanation of how to file a mining claim with BLM and you will be surprised how easy it is . If you have any questions or you have a faster way of doing it , we would love to hear from you so leave your comments below and smash that like button. If you need more info just watch this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2Wexs6kdpqrico.html

@_TONY_Az

6 ай бұрын

Great video educational easy to follow nice job jeff

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks@@_TONY_Az

@GraemeWight-wx3xz

6 ай бұрын

Merry Crimbo from Edinburgh Scotland with respect Jeff. Hope you and Mrs Jeff have a cracker of time.

@myadventure7069

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 so many claims in places where no gold .

@campsitez2355

6 ай бұрын

wait till it expires and file it for super cheap? LOL

I was digging fence post in the Pocono’s when I was 17 with a buddy of mine full throttle with a two man auger , we hit a tire under the ground at 3/4’ in the ground and the clutch didn’t let go but my buddy did!!! Screwed up my elbow and it’s been hurting for 25 years now !! They will tear you up lol

@FuckYa732

5 ай бұрын

Ouch lol me to out here in az a rock at the right angle I made a rig after that. I share the ouch

I will never file a claim. I live in the deep south. Yet I watched the whole video and truly enjoyed it. You are an incredible teacher. Keep doing what you do. We enjoy it.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks

@ashtonhartley2662

6 ай бұрын

🤣same

@floridapielady

4 ай бұрын

I did the same thing watching @Ramitheicon buy sneakers for an hour and I don't know crap about sneakers!! Now I'm hooked so I feel ya! I will be filing claims soon and this video was extremely helpful. You never know you may decide gold mining is for you. I mean I just purchased 4 pairs of collector sneakers!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Never say never. 😊

@floridacoder

4 ай бұрын

I live near Tampa Florida. Anything worth prospecting for here even if we could?

@josephmedina6403

3 ай бұрын

I salute you.

Some people think they can file a placer claim in any orientation they want. However, they must actually follow the aliquot grid system and describe it under PLSS on the paperwork. SO MANY people file thier claims improperly 🙄 Jolly good episode Sonny Jim ! ⛏⛏👍👍

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

exactly my brother .... thanks and hope to see you out in the Goldfields with Boulderdash next time.

@richiecollins6863

10 күн бұрын

Thanks to both of you... I now have my first gold claim in AZ!... I've been watching and following you both for a long time . Keep the dream alive!

Buy my corner marker is 500 yards on the side of the mountain, i dont have enough cord. Put a COPY in the tube and Keep the Original paperwork at home, you may need to replace it from time to time. Put your paperwork in a Ziploc bag in case it rains.

Also wanted to add that our county still requires you to file with them, or your claim is not valid, according to the Forest Service. BLM says you don't need to file with the county, but county says yes you do. They all like the money generated.Part of keeping our money in circulation plan.

Great information as always!! 👍 Properly filing a claim can be confusing without step-by-step guidance like this.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks Joanne , I know...right

11:55 “I didn’t know there was a claim here” LOL. Like TVR exploring did on my claims. He just posted a video a few days ago. I got signs and locked gates. Signs were ignored and gate locks cut! I was furious! He actually kinda apologized, but still, they saw the signs and gates and CHOSE to go past anyway. My mines have sentimental value to me, on top of gold. My mentor Tim Fadda died in my arms there. I promised him, I would carry on his work and reopen the mine. Or die trying. I hope to meet you someday and swap stories. I could learn a lot more from you. Excellent video! Merry Christmas! Take care!

@Dranzerk8908

6 ай бұрын

Signs and gates don't mean much, because so many mines are abandoned that still have those in place. My area is all lead mines..the lead companies from the 1880s STILL operate..just not in my area since the 60s. The only signs or gates are at the main facility..30miles away. But they own the land under my house/town still for mineral rights. I saw that video as well, and i would have guessed abandoned as well because it just looks like it. The entrance wasn't closed off with a signs...i mean kinda of easy.

@SilvasSmallMining

6 ай бұрын

@@Dranzerk8908 respectfully, you are wrong regarding TVR’s video. He didn’t show you the signs or locked gates in his video, how convenient. The locked gate was just past the portal entrance.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Wow !!!! really sorry to hear that ....would love to swap stories with you some day ... let us know what we can do to help you get that mine back up and running

@SilvasSmallMining

6 ай бұрын

@@Askjeffwilliams Thanks Jeff! How about reposting your “timbering series” videos? The portal on my mine has since collapsed due to rotting and weak timbers. My plan is to rebuild the portal first, then refresh the mine. If you are interested, I would love to show you my mines. I would love to learn more about timbering and working underground. I would be interested in helping you out as well with your mine. Just let me know. I hope you never get anyone coming onto your claims and poking around without permission. It really gets one’s blood boiling! Take Care!

Just nailed my own 40 acres off North Stockton Hill in Kingman, found an old prospect on historical USGS maps close by on state trust land.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thats great

@Edgy01

3 ай бұрын

My godfather used to live in that big house on Lead Street in Kingman….early 1960s.

Thanks for sharing. This is the way I've done it for decades & taught others. NOTE: Placer only gives you the right to what is loose on top of solid rock, lode only gives you rights to what is solidly attached not float. You have to fence your active operations with signage to prosecute trespassing, AND the posts have to have been placed and marked not just some map mailed in saying the people you claimjumped removed your posts. You cant put a placer over an existing lode claim or a location marker on already claimed ground. If somebody loses a claim you are across, you have to refile a new map once the ground is open to claim to have it. 30% of America in Federal hands by 2030 is motivation to get while the getting is good. The state laws are in addition to the Federal Laws that are basically keeping a record of it all. Some states DO require county paper filings yearly to remain valid.

Thanks, I surveyed many mining claims 30-40 years ago. A lot of changes and more expensive now. No computers then, transits, tapes and 3-4 man crew.

Great video, Jeff. Loaded with important info for all of us. Thanks for putting this together, especially some of those concerns. Merry Christmas Brother !! 🎅🎄🎁🤠⚒️⛏️👍

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Thanks my brother from another mother ..... you betcha .... Merry Christmas

Best mining claim video yet. Really simplified the whole process.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and Lila, and your loved ones.

When you are at your counties office, look thru their land books and you can find patented claims and if you know how you can find out the owner of them. Patented claims now pay taxes on them to the county and you can check and see if the taxes are up to date.

@ResortDog

6 ай бұрын

Once property enters the tax roles, it is always owned, never open to claim for free again.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

you can do that online now too

@ResortDog

6 ай бұрын

edit. The County sheriffs office usually runs the auction once a year.@@Askjeffwilliams

Perfect walkthrough! Amazing detailed information!

Great video Jeff! Youre definitely the pro! Merry Christmas to you and your family and Heavy Pans for your Happy New Year!

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks....Merry Christmas to you to

Great Christmas present! I needed this

I’ll be rewatching this video for sure, planning on filing my first lode claim in near future for Arizona. After watching sunny Jim’s videos on claims, I’m confident I’ll be successful. Thanks Jeff

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

you betcha

@maryglo1

6 ай бұрын

That's Jeff not Sunny Jim! Gravel Girty

This kind of stuff is always great Info! Thanks Jeff Happy Holidays buddy!

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

you betcha ... thanks and you to

Thanks for this video. Very good information spelled out very easily. You could call it, Filing a gold claim for dummies 👍🏻

Appreciate You laying it all out for us! Enjoyed it!

Good info, thanks Jeff. Merry Christmas.

I'm definitely saving this video. Thanks Jeff! Merry Christmas

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

you betcha and Merry Christmas

Always so helpful to our golden community. I hope you have a great Christmas and a golden 2024 Jeff

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Merry Christmas Jeff and a Hi to Mrs. Claus in the background too! Great information.

🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅 Cheers Jeffy boy. Thanks for the education & entertainment over the years.

Hi Jeff, I wanted to say Merry Christmas! Thank you for all of the information and ability to make us dream of the possibilities! Take care, Mark

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark ...you too my brother

JEFF,THANK YOU!!! EVERYTHING IS INTERESTING AND SIMPLE!!! УДАЧИ!!!

Thanks Jeff W. appreciate the challenges you share with Us.

Great info and so different than mto in BC. Merry Christmas 🎄

Great info Jeff. You answered some questions that I had. Nice. I love all ur videos so surprise me.

Great times indeed fam 😎. Happy holidays 🎄🎊😊. Gold Squad Out 🤠

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks Gold Squad ....you to

Great stuff Jeff! Thank you!

Great Video as usual! As a local Native I always wondered how to open a claim.

That’s a big nugget of knowledge that’s useful right there.

I love these informative videos! Thanks for sharing your knowledge Jeff! 🙌🏼

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Best instructional video on the topic on the internet. Good job

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks

Whoooo Haaaaawwwww!!! Merry Christmas Jeff

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Richard

Thank you, a much needed video.

Happy Christmas Eve, thanks for the video. ⛏️👍

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks and you to

Thank you so much for helping out those of us that have the dream of owning a mining claim. That is very generous.😊

@Askjeffwilliams

Ай бұрын

Any time!

Merry Christmas Sunny Jim....!!!

Harbor Freight is a place I'd like to go to for all the tools I need most of the time

Merry Christmas Jeff!

Thanks Jeff for all that detailed information.👍😎

Love the info!! I live up in the Pacific Northwest, your guidance means a lot, especially for the beginning prospector. Thank you brother for the information.

@Askjeffwilliams

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Thank you, Jeff. You have now cleared up many of my questions. I am sure that at some point there will be a public comment period and EIS at either or both the County of Federal level for anything beyond using a shovel and pan. That should quash any thought of using a backhoe.

Happy Christmas Jeff and family

JEFF HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WE APPRECIATE YOUR GOLDEN ADVICE😊

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Happy new year!

Correct me if I am wrong, you are supposed to actually “discover” a mineral before you go and stake it! Some people and companies I believe blanket claim ground without actually making a legal discovery.

@ColoradoSurvivalist

6 ай бұрын

Your correct. You must first discover a " locatable mineral" to stake a legit location claim. The people and companies that do that are trying to run some type of scam with mineral estate.

@ResortDog

6 ай бұрын

You are allowed to claim the ground the vein is running into already by the science of where you are without opening it up. Right now they are fighting the right to dump the dirt on non mineral ground next to the open pit, unlike any mine in the past. Big companies are great for blanket claiming, but its lodes so the surface is usually still open for collectors.

@foxmulder7616

6 ай бұрын

With a placer claim how would they know? Lode there has to be something in place but..

I have a Ryobi 40V electric auger. No need for a generator. I took it out in the desert and started making a hole and nearly ripped my arm off when it his a rock. I recommend the electric auger because I had originally bought a gas unit. I had problems running it in different areas because if the altitude is too high, the carb jets don't like it and it doesn't want to run. The battery powered Ryobi doesn't have this problem. There are plenty of videos of the unit demoed on KZread. I couldn't find a negative review of the unit. I couldn't be happier with mine.

Jeff, Thank you for the early Christmas gift! It was only 6 weeks ago I asked if you would do a video like this. I guess my Santa Claus had a red beard this year. Being tomorrow's Christmas I better hold up to my end of the bargain and become a patreon subscriber. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Mike & Hope

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Hi Mike , we heard you and made this video ....hope you liked it .... we hope to see you there my brother

Great Video Jeff, Merry Christmas Jeff & Lila & crew

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks and you to

Extremely informative

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks

OUTSTANDING! Thank you so much!

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

Nice brother cheers hope you and the lady had a great Christmas

Thanks again

Thanks for such a useful tool Jeff great video

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

you betcha

Great video.

I had a predator generator when I was living off-grid in the cabin for 3 years ran it day and night no problems. Between 8 and 12 hours on 1 gal of gasoline depending on how much energy I was using .

Thanks Jeff for the information on clams

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

you betcha

Great video I am working on trying to file my first claim

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

You can do it!

Jeff you are the Man! Thanks again for another great instructional video! The knowledge you share is very much appreciated! Merry CHRISTmas :)

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

always my pleasure ....you to my brother

Good stuff Jeff. That bit about 10hp will be a big help....

This is great information.. i have thought about moving forward the Midwest with the family. This is something I would be interested in moving to

Thanks 😊

Old King Tut was a merry old soul.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

yes he was with that beautiful Muddy Creek formation

@VegasDave53

6 ай бұрын

Indeed, I know it well@@Askjeffwilliams

thanks for this info.

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

You bet!

Definitely the man to ask if you want information on anything mining

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks

I just bought my own 40 acres in the Bradshaw Range Arizona. I’m excited! Any advice?

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

sample, sample, sample

@mr.gabriel382

6 ай бұрын

Hey neighbor! I live in mayer! That place is full of it! The big bug is across the street from me and is still producing. Happy hunting!

Excellent vid on how to get a claim, sure saved me allot of time ! Whoo Raaa !

@Askjeffwilliams

4 ай бұрын

thanks

Thanks Jeff 🤠

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

you betcha

Thank you so much for this

@Askjeffwilliams

Ай бұрын

you betcha

Great video. I know of a claim that is closed now due to not paying the fee by September 1st. I will investigate when winter is over. Too much snow curreny.

Wish it was like this in GA and Ala

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota

Hey love the videos just quick question Do you still have to walk the boundarie and put knew posts in if the old one's are still there or can you just use the existing posts

Thanks Jeff 👍

Thanks, Jeff!!

@Askjeffwilliams

3 ай бұрын

thank you , really appreciate that

Hey Jeff, is it true Harbor Freight sells claim jumpers? Lol! For either placer or load! Lol!..... Happy Holidays once again "somebody" brother...⚒️⚖️🤙🎄🤠

Great information and excellent video

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I would paint the PVC tubing afterwards because the sun will eat that PVC up eventually it will fall apart. I'm in Phoenix if you leave pool plumbing where the valves and pump are exposed to the sun it turns it black and purple eventually it will crack. Just hit it with some spray paint put a few coats on it does the trick. Good information I see lot of these people selling unpatented mining claims on real estate websites like Zillow marketed in a way that people think they are buying land when in effect they are only buying a right to mine the property. The prices are $5000-20k they know eventually get someone who doesn't know any better and get scammed. I have always heard it's more cost effective to join a club like the road runners mining club here in Arizona.

C'mon, let's all go file a claim! Just kidding. Merry Christmas, Jeff & Lilia! Always great information from Jeff the Great!

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

hahhahahhaha thanks , you to

Harbor Freight..A prospector's Paradise.Great Prospecting advice..as always!💪

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

You got that right!

Just weeded out the majority of those interested in claims! But damn good info!

Good info.

Thank you Jeff.

@Askjeffwilliams

Ай бұрын

you betcha

Eureka Yee Haa.. You just might have some Aussie Prospectors as Neighbors.. LOL 😝 Well explained..as clear as MUD..👍⛏️ Merry Christmas 🎄 everyone in the KZread family.. Famo59

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

TONY ....Merry Christmas my brother from another mother ...... I am sure we do .... thanks

@Famo59

6 ай бұрын

@@Askjeffwilliams God bless you guys 🎄

I smashed that like button so hard

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

now you're talking

@dadgrows3699

6 ай бұрын

@@Askjeffwilliams I absolutely love your channel I've been going back in time to catch up on everything you've ever put in KZread and patreon your great man.

Howdy, from Georgia. Merry Christmas

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Howdy and Merry Christams

The person in charge of the local BLM office has a major impact on your prospecting and mining activities. They interpret (or even ignore) their own rules to their advantage, not yours. When I first filed more than four years ago, I was not allowed to even dig a signal of my metal detector with a plastic scoop until I filed for a bond. They totally ignored their own published "recreational prospector's" guidelines. Fortunately, that all changed with a new local office head. Now, they are very helpful and friendly, and having a geologist in the local BLM office is a major benefit. Bonding is still a bit of a sticky issue, however, when it comes to surface contours, vegetation, surface soil quality and water run-off (rain) when doing your claim's reclamation.

@ResortDog

6 ай бұрын

The cancellation is in the regulations. Only the rich can play to go big.

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks and you to my brother

Thanks Jeff ❤

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

you betcha

Great info Jeff, we had a claim down at Franconia AZ that we got notice that the corners of the claim weren't at 90deg so had to redo some stuff..... lol. Gave that claim up because we never found anything but garnets... lol. Chris MPA

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks Chris

Merry Cristmas Jeff and Family Regards Norway

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

thanks and you to my friend

All those claims are Slim s 😂. Thanks for the step by step explanation of claims. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and Lila 😊. I hope you got Lila what she really wanted 😊

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Hi Tina , always our pleasure ....Merry Christmas .....and have a Golden New Year .... Yes I did

@tinadelwiche416

6 ай бұрын

@@Askjeffwilliams good man

Great info as always Jeff. Love your videos been watching for years. Just a little info back at ya. They make those augers battery powered now so you don’t have to drag a cord and generator with it. ⛏💪✨⭐️🌟⚖️💰👊

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks

Very interesting

Thanks, Jeff Williams, for your informative dialog, and great enthusiasm. I enjoy your show. I had a good friend in Vegas, where I went to High School, whose name was Jeff Williams. Ron Wood (Gold Star Father)

@Askjeffwilliams

6 ай бұрын

could be me ...thats my area