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LMNT keeps my hydrated through all these crazy adventures. And they're giving you a FREE 8-count sample pack with any purchase. Check out https://drinklmnt.com/Brent for the deal. Most people have no idea that a 154 year old U.S. law still allows any citizen (and some companies) to stake a mining claim on public land - and keep what they find, without paying any royalties. So I decided to do the whole thing, start to finish, on camera. NOTE: I'm giving away the bar I created in this video. It's free to enter. Check it out here: https://kingsumo.com/g/m88pz2m/handcrafted-silver-bar In this video I walk through every step of the process: researching and locating a viable claim site, filing the paperwork with the BLM, physically staking the claim in the field, mining the material, and then refining it all the way down to a poured silver bar worth around $500. No shortcuts. No prior claim. Just the actual process, documented in full. What's covered: - How to research and identify a legal claim location on public land - Filing a mining claim with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - How to physically stake a claim in the field - The mining process itself - Refining and smelting silver into a poured bar Here is the BLM website to help your search: https://mlrs.blm.gov/s/ If you're interested in how this law is applied by larger companies (including foreign firms), I encourage you to research the Mining Act of 1872. It's an interesting history. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS! Thank you to J Rousek Toy in Bishop, CA for allowing me to use the XRF gun to see the silver content of the final bar! You can follow my journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brentwunderwood/ Cerro Gordo T-Shirts and more: https://store.cerrogordomines.com/ Mailing Address: PO Box 490, Lone Pine, CA 93545 I set up a Patreon for anyone interested in further supporting the town and the efforts here. There is a lot of cool behind-the-scenes material there, as well as an option to forever put your name on the restoration efforts: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ghosttownliving