California's Mother Lode started it all in 1849, and the Sierra Nevada gold belt — including Plumas and Sierra counties where our claims concentrate — still carries gold in its rivers, benches, and ancient channel gravels.

Buyers should note California regulates suction dredging more tightly than neighboring states, but panning, sluicing, high-banking (where permitted), and hard-rock sampling remain viable on properly located claims. We walk every buyer through what's allowed on their specific ground.

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A sample of California claims we've already matched with new owners — see the full sold claims record.

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