APLITE GOLD, Placer Mining Claim, Bear Creek, Grant County, New Mexico

APLITE GOLD Mine SN: NMMC197775 20 Acre Unpatented Placer Mining Claim on Federal Land / Grant County, New Mexico The Aplite Gold Mine has approximately 753 feet of creek to work at your leisure. This creek runs year round - this is the lowest it is - spring melt/runoff happen around now can swell it by as much as 8 feet - the runoff from melting snow is what flushes the gold from the nearby lodes into the creek, and the debris was seen washed as much as 25 feet away from the main course of the creek. The runoff opens up new tributaries (temporary) and washes that are excellent spots to work in addition to the banks and creaked itself. Normally the creek will range from 3 to 30 feet across and it has a depth of anywhere from 8 inches to probably 3 feet in some spots. Our team saw a lot of bedrock on the surface and no more than a foot or two under gravel in a lot of spots. Lots of gravel to work with and good benches at each twist and turn of the creek. Whether you consider you