Behind the claims · origin stories

Five claims, five operators, five distinct kinds of placer.

The claims map (geography) and the certificate library (assay) are the receipts. This page is the long form: where each lot is pulled, who runs the claim, what makes that gold read its own way in the pan, and the SKU each claim sources into the catalog.

  • AK
    Alaska
    Nome Belt · Beach placer from the Bering Sea coast.
    The origin story, the operator, and what makes this state’s gold read its own way in the pan. The provenance, the lab certificate, and the place-to-pan link travel together.

    Pulled from the Nome and Circle historic districts along the Bering Sea coast.

    Screened by Bureau Veritas out of Anchorage.

    Ships with lot ID AK-1142 traveling the certificate library and the unboxing gallery.

    On the claim · who mines it

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    SKUs sourced from Alaska

    • Nome Belt · 1 lbak-nome-1lb · lot AK-1142

    [FOUNDER: replace the operator bio, tenure, and quote above — and update tenant labels in this page's CTA copy as needed.]

  • CO
    Colorado
    Clear Creek · Hard-rock placer where Clear Creek meets the Animas belt.
    The origin story, the operator, and what makes this state’s gold read its own way in the pan. The provenance, the lab certificate, and the place-to-pan link travel together.

    Sourced upstream of the Animas belt, north of the San Juan range.

    Screened by Inspectorate out of Denver.

    Ships with lot ID CO-2218 traveling the certificate library and the unboxing gallery.

    On the claim · who mines it

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    SKUs sourced from Colorado

    • Clear Creek · 1 lbco-clearcreek-1lb · lot CO-2218

    [FOUNDER: replace the operator bio, tenure, and quote above — and update tenant labels in this page's CTA copy as needed.]

  • GA
    Georgia
    Cochrane Hill · Pine Mountain ridge placer — the same belt as the 1828 Dahlonega rush.
    The origin story, the operator, and what makes this state’s gold read its own way in the pan. The provenance, the lab certificate, and the place-to-pan link travel together.

    Pulled from the Cochrane Hill claim on the Pine Mountain ridge.

    Screened by Assay Lab out of Boulder, CO.

    Ships the only Guaranteed Gold bag in the catalog at 1.25 g Au.

    On the claim · who mines it

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    SKUs sourced from Georgia

    • Cochrane Hill · 1 lbga-cochrane-1lb · lot CSS-0731
    • Cochrane Hill · Guaranteed Goldga-cochrane-guaranteed · lot CSS-G017

    [FOUNDER: replace the operator bio, tenure, and quote above — and update tenant labels in this page's CTA copy as needed.]

  • NC
    North Carolina
    Henderson Fork · Reed Gold belt placer — upstream of the 1799 find hearth.
    The origin story, the operator, and what makes this state’s gold read its own way in the pan. The provenance, the lab certificate, and the place-to-pan link travel together.

    Pulled from Henderson Fork near the original 1799 Reed Gold find hearth.

    Screened by SGS out of Lakefield, Ontario.

    Ships with lot ID NC-0914 traveling the certificate library and the unboxing gallery.

    On the claim · who mines it

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    SKUs sourced from North Carolina

    • Henderson Fork · 1 lbnc-henderson-1lb · lot NC-0914

    [FOUNDER: replace the operator bio, tenure, and quote above — and update tenant labels in this page's CTA copy as needed.]

  • ID
    Idaho
    Boise Basin · Historic Boise Basin placer above the Warren fork of the Salmon.
    The origin story, the operator, and what makes this state’s gold read its own way in the pan. The provenance, the lab certificate, and the place-to-pan link travel together.

    Sourced from the historic Boise Basin ground above the Warren fork of the Salmon.

    Screened by ALS out of Elko, NV.

    Ships with lot ID ID-3307 traveling the certificate library and the unboxing gallery.

    On the claim · who mines it

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    SKUs sourced from Idaho

    • Boise Basin · 1 lbid-boise-1lb · lot ID-3307

    [FOUNDER: replace the operator bio, tenure, and quote above — and update tenant labels in this page's CTA copy as needed.]

5claims · one catalog

From the long form to the lab-screened bag.

The accounts above are the per-state receipts that travel with the bag. The claims map shows the geography; the certificate library lists the lot-by-lot assay PDFs. Together with the catalog, they are the chain every Grubstake bag is sold on.