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Mitchell Hill Prospect
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Gold) and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Gold. Approx. location 33.631, -82.992. 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?
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
A processing plant site.
Was producing when the record was made.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
1 site
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
1 site
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Gold 1Commodities
Gold 1Manganese 1Feldspar 1Granite 1Mica 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Hill Prospect | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.631, -82.992 |
| Ga Manganese Co Mine/Taliaferro Magnetite Mine | Manganese | — | Past Producer | 33.664, -82.956 |
| Siloam Washing Plant & Pit | Feldspar | — | Plant | 33.533, -83.112 |
| Greene County Quarry | Granite | — | Producer | 33.507, -83.136 |
| Sunshine Mine | Mica | — | Past Producer | 33.629, -82.992 |
Nearby counties
Taliaferro County · Oglethorpe County · Wilkes County · McDuffie County · Morgan County
Georgia mineral guides
- Quartz in Georgia
- Garnet in Georgia
- Gold in Georgia
- Mica in Georgia
- Feldspar in Georgia
- Pyrite in Georgia
Back to all Georgia counties.
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 USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date.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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