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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Scott (Old Steele) (Past Producer)Barrett Au (Prospect)Looper + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Mcguire (Prospect)Kim Mori Mines (Past Producer)Missing Link Mine + 5 more nearby (Past Producer)Nina Head Placer (Past Producer)Palmour + 7 more nearby (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
8 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Church

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 2 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as prospect for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold. Approx. location 34.425, -84.062. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

19
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

6
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Gold 24Arsenopyrite 1Pyrite 1

Commodities

Gold 25

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
LooperGoldGoldPast Producer34.356, -84.169
CrawfordGoldGoldProspect34.356, -84.169
HayesGoldGoldProspect34.356, -84.169
VandiviereGoldGoldProspect34.356, -84.169
Barrett AuGoldGoldProspect34.347, -84.174
BarrettGoldGoldProspect34.356, -84.169
CooperGoldGoldProspect34.425, -84.062
G.E. RussellGoldGoldProspect34.425, -84.062
MorseGoldGoldProspect34.425, -84.062
Proctor'sGoldGoldProspect34.425, -84.062
SheltonGoldGoldProspect34.425, -84.062
ChurchGoldGoldProspect34.425, -84.062
HammondGoldGoldProspect34.425, -84.062
Miller Pl.GoldGoldProspect34.414, -84.100
AmicalolaGoldGoldProspect34.414, -84.100
Baby Pl.GoldGoldProspect34.414, -84.100
MagicGoldGoldProspect34.414, -84.100
EllsworthGoldGoldProspect34.414, -84.100
PalmourGoldGoldPast Producer34.425, -84.062
Missing Link MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.414, -84.100
Scott (Old Steele)GoldGoldPast Producer34.421, -84.197
ThompsonGoldGoldProspect34.663, -83.736
McguireGoldGoldProspect34.371, -84.145
Kim Mori MinesGoldGold, Arsenopyrite, PyritePast Producer34.372, -84.143
Nina Head PlacerGold—Past Producer34.421, -84.076

Nearby counties

Lumpkin County · Hall County · Forsyth County · Pickens County · Gwinnett County

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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