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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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Crow Heirs Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Bell Davis Property (Past Producer)Chatman Estate + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)T. Wood Placer + 5 more nearby (Past Producer)L. Wilson Placer + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Ls Prade Placer(Shelton Mine; K & M Berron) (Past Producer)Piedmont College Farm (Past Producer)C.T. Willbanks (Past Producer)Clarksville District Kyn Occurrence (Past Producer)H. Woods (Past Producer)J.P.Fort Property (Past Producer)Nichols Placer (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
12 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

Crow (L.W. Bowen) Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold) and 4 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as prospect for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold, Pyrite, Galena. Approx. location 34.508, -83.642. 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?

12
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

11
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
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

Gold 20Pyrite 2Manganese Ox-Hydrous 1Limonite 1Galena 1

Commodities

Gold 21Manganese 1Iron 1Kyanite 1Lead 1Copper 1Zinc 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
T. Wood PlacerGoldGoldPast Producer34.775, -83.605
Soque River PlacerGoldGoldProspect34.775, -83.605
Kennedy PlacerGoldGoldProspect34.775, -83.605
Robert Brooks PlacerGoldGoldProspect34.806, -83.594
M.F. WilsonGoldGoldProspect34.806, -83.594
HoodGoldGoldProspect34.806, -83.594
Elrod, T.GoldGoldProspect34.585, -83.633
Wilson, Fred PlacersGoldGoldProspect34.775, -83.605
J. Loudermilk (J. Perkins)GoldGoldProspect34.508, -83.642
U.S. Forest Service Lands PlacersGoldGoldProspect34.775, -83.605
Chatman EstateGoldGoldPast Producer34.585, -83.633
Bell Davis PropertyGoldGoldPast Producer34.682, -83.630
C.T. WillbanksGoldGoldPast Producer34.675, -83.535
Nichols PlacerGoldGoldPast Producer34.638, -83.462
Ls Prade Placer(Shelton Mine; K & M Berron)GoldGoldPast Producer34.736, -83.564
H. WoodsGoldGoldPast Producer34.611, -83.518
Crow Heirs MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.508, -83.642
L. Wilson PlacerGoldGoldPast Producer34.806, -83.594
Crow (L.W. Bowen) MineGoldGold, Pyrite, GalenaProspect34.508, -83.642
Piedmont College FarmIronLimonitePast Producer34.568, -83.539
J.P.Fort PropertyManganeseManganese Ox-HydrousPast Producer34.518, -83.497
Williams PlacerGoldPyrite, GoldProspect34.775, -83.605
Habersham County OccurrencesGold—Occurrence34.750, -83.500
Clarksville District Kyn OccurrenceKyanite—Past Producer34.633, -83.533

Nearby counties

White County · Stephens County · Union County · Towns County · Lumpkin 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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