Golden Corner

This stunning gold placer mining claim, just north of historic Idaho City, Idaho. Includes 950 feet of creek, on a historic gold-bearing drainage of Grimes Creek with an open dredging season in the Boise Basin. From testing, bedrock ranges around 2 to 5 feet deep. The ground on this upper section of Grimes is pristine, as there is no evidence of bucket dredging activity like you will find below Grimes Pass. Seems ideal for dredging operation, as it can easily sustain a 5” dredge (as shown in the photo from a half day spent out there on the claim), or working the placers in the benches. This claim has a lot of potential either way. I am often asked about more claims that are a bit more remote with some excellent potential, and if you have heard of the history on Grimes Creek, this site has all of that. This claim is one that will need to be hiked into, although there is a designated trail heading back in, and although the Pioneer fire did pass through this area last year, the recently fallen trees along the route have been cut back. Full services available in Idaho City, 24 miles from the claim.