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Georgia-Tioga Iron Co. Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Lots 142 & 143 (Prospect)Unnamed Marble Mine (Past Producer)T.W.Craigo Property (Past Producer)W.H.Eller Property (Prospect)Unnamed, Ellijay Area + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed, Ellijay Area-A (Past Producer)Holt Property (Occurrence)Mrs Will Rolston Property + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Haley Property + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)White Path + 6 more nearby (Past Producer)Haley Property (Past Producer)Searcy Property + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Lacey Property (Prospect)E.B.Griffin Property (Occurrence)Cartecay Mine (Lucky Eight) (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
16 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

Holt

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 34.742, -84.417. USGS record.

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Field cards: what kind of sites?

18
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

9
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

4
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

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

Limonite 6Gold 5Manganese Ox-Hydrous 1

Commodities

Iron 17Gold 6Marble 5Dimension 5Talc-Soapstone 1Manganese 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
White PathGoldGoldPast Producer34.742, -84.417
Cartecay Mine (Lucky Eight)GoldGoldPast Producer34.667, -84.365
HoltGoldGoldProspect34.742, -84.417
Turkey PenGoldGoldProspect34.742, -84.417
WhitakerGoldGoldProspect34.742, -84.417
Haley PropertyIronLimonitePast Producer34.731, -84.433
Unnamed, Ellijay AreaIronLimonitePast Producer34.689, -84.471
Davis PropertyIronLimonitePast Producer34.750, -84.417
Georgia-Tioga Iron Co. MineIronLimonitePast Producer34.608, -84.511
Unnamed, Ellijay Area-AIronLimonitePast Producer34.681, -84.461
Searcy PropertyIronManganese Ox-Hydrous, LimonitePast Producer34.778, -84.389
Davis Prospects——Past Producer34.755, -84.407
White Path QuarryGold—Past Producer34.741, -84.418
Tioga Iron Co MineIron—Past Producer34.616, -84.506
Ellijay Mining Company PropertyIron—Past Producer34.689, -84.470
Wishon Talc MineTalc-Soapstone—Past Producer34.825, -84.337
Unnamed Marble MineMarble, Dimension—Past Producer34.564, -84.507
T.W.Craigo PropertyIron—Past Producer34.677, -84.484
Cartecay Iron PropertyIron—Past Producer34.690, -84.468
Holt PropertyMarble, Dimension—Occurrence34.719, -84.444
W.A.Davis PropertyIron—Occurrence34.751, -84.415
E.B.Griffin PropertyIron—Occurrence34.798, -84.378
Georgia-Tioga Iron Company MineIron—Past Producer34.611, -84.505
Whitaker PropertyMarble, Dimension—Prospect34.735, -84.432
Mrs Will Rolston PropertyIron—Prospect34.751, -84.419
W.H.Eller PropertyIron—Prospect34.660, -84.484
Searcy Property——Prospect34.780, -84.397
Lots 142 & 143Marble, Dimension—Prospect34.575, -84.505
Haley PropertyIron—Past Producer34.726, -84.408
A.J.Pinson PropertyIron—Occurrence34.747, -84.420
Lacey PropertyMarble, Dimension—Prospect34.768, -84.400

Nearby counties

Fannin County · Murray County · Pickens County · Union County · Dawson 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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