What do you offer the landowner?

[hoochiemama]

Say you find a landowner willing to let you prospect on their land, what should you offer him/her in leau of letting you find gold?
A percentage of the poke? What percentage? What's the "going rate"?

 

[2cmorau]

LMBO, WHAT A GREAT TYPE-O, HAHAHAHAHA,,, SOMEWHERE IN THAT SENTENCE/QUOTE SHOULD BE (SEED) [=Goldwasher;4391198]couple of watermelon size nuggets[/QUOTE]

 

[huntsman53]

As others have stated, once the glint of a decent amount of Gold hits the owner's eye, you will likely be out of there unless you state specifics in a contract. When I hunt Deer or Turkey on another person's property, I make sure to get a time period wrote into the contract which is usually a year but could be of longer duration, if the property owner is for it. I would do the same with any contract with a property owner for prospecting for Gold. You can always pull out if little to nothing is there and this is no harm no foul! Also, make sure that times that you can be on the property are clear and works best for you but still trying to keep with the property owners wishes and privacy as well, otherwise you could be significantly handicapped on when you can prospect. Ask the property owner ahead of time, if they want a percentage of the Gold you find. Some will say no but others will say yes and usually state how much of a percentage right away. If they want a percentage and it is too high, walk away. If the owner wants none, then you have a win..win situation where you can offer them other things such as has been previously stated, offer and give them help around the property and give them a small vial of Gold flakes or a smaller picker or two and they will usually be happier than a hog in a corn bin.


Frank

 

[dunc]

Hahahahaha without a contract you can/will be removed when the gold glows---oops I forgot you must have the expertise to find first.... infintile booze for gold

This is what happened to me. Handed over his take of the gold and was given a bs excuse about why I couldn't go back. Over the next couple of weeks my hole got much bigger

 

[Medina Joe]

Well if she's real hot and lonely. I think we could work something out

 

[kevin1]

Where I live you will never find the kind of quantities that you would in the California Motherlode, only glacial placers, and not much chance of hitting anything big. Unless the property owner is willing to pitch in half of the work there's no way I would offer half. I bring 100% of the tools, equipment, and experience to the table, the property owner contributes only the place to exercise them, and gold in the ground is worth zero until it is recovered. If initial sampling indicated that I might make more than just gas money I would be inclined to offer him a case of beer, and perhaps some help around the place in exchange for access, but that would be about it. In a different location with the prospect of actually pulling enough out of the ground to make a living I would offer a contract granting the owner up to 10%, but again, unless he plans to do more than hold his hand out I wouldn't offer more.

 

[Bonaro]

Bonaro, I'm surprised to see you use the word recreational here. Pretty sure you mean casual/part-time. Even in private property "recreational" is a poor word choice I think as it forfeits your rights.

Kevin, I used recreational because I meant recreational, I seldom mix words. A choice of words, poor or otherwise, cannot forfeit a right.
The next time you feel compelled to exert your opinion over my posts, I suggest you do it in a PM - thanks

 

[Buckshotnc]

Where I live you will never find the kind of quantities that you would in the California Motherlode, only glacial placers, and not much chance of hitting anything big. Unless the property owner is willing to pitch in half of the work there's no way I would offer half. I bring 100% of the tools, equipment, and experience to the table, the property owner contributes only the place to exercise them, and gold in the ground is worth zero until it is recovered. If initial sampling indicated that I might make more than just gas money I would be inclined to offer him a case of beer, and perhaps some help around the place in exchange for access, but that would be about it. In a different location with the prospect of actually pulling enough out of the ground to make a living I would offer a contract granting the owner up to 10%, but again, unless he plans to do more than hold his hand out I wouldn't offer more.

Kevin, as a land owner wouldn't think of letting you unload your tools on my property for 10%. If land owner is not there the entire process whose to assure that you are getting your 10%, wouldn't unlock the gate or worry about you getting hurt and you or family attempting to sue. So you need to look at the other side also.

 

[Goldwasher]

Man, I guess I am lucky to have never had an issue with a property owner!

 

[Bonaro]

What I commonly hear is the story from the landowners point of view.
They agreed to a handshake deal with some kind of split. They miner worked all summer and then he split