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Ask anything about the ground or the paperwork.
No pressure and no mystery. If you are thinking about a claim, the questions you have now are cheaper than the surprises you would have later.
“I’d rather answer twenty questions than have one surprised buyer.”
Who you’re writing to
Max Rygiol, Catheys Valley.
I live in Mariposa County and work these hills. My own place sits on an old gold mine, so I prospect my own historic ground. I don’t resell something I’ve never walked.
I don’t guess about gold. I metal-detect the coarse gold, fire-assay the fine, and record what the ground actually gives up. That’s why I won’t guess for you.
Everything I sell goes out with its recorded paperwork, checked against the county and the BLM, so you can verify every fact yourself.
Replies come from me, not a sales desk, so give it a day or two.
How to reach me
Get in touch
Northern General, PO Box 320, Catheys Valley, CA 95306
Worth asking about
Good questions
- A specific claim: the ground, the water, the access, the season, what the documentation actually contains.
- How unpatented claims work: what you own, what you do not, the annual BLM fee, the small-miner waiver, and the deadlines you inherit.
- Verifying anything on this site: ask and I will point you at the recorded document or the federal record so you can check it yourself.