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Tom Coward Gap Prospect + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Burton Lake Olivine Deposit + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Reaves Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Barclay Gold Mine (Past Producer)Powell Mine (Past Producer)Moore Girl's Mine (Past Producer)Moore Girl Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Bright Evans Property (Past Producer)J.G. Welborn (Past Producer)Bowers Placer (Past Producer)Dillard/Ledford Placers (Past Producer)Screamer Mt. (Past Producer)Hamby Mine (Past Producer)Hamby Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Law Ground Branch Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)H.W. Bartley Property (Occurrence)Hedden Placer Mine (Past Producer)Hedden Placer Mine (Past Producer)Laurel Creek Olivine Deposit + 2 more nearby (Producer)Page Property + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Chattooga River Prospect (Past Producer)Ammons Branch Mine (Past Producer)Hicks Asbestos Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
23 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

Barclay Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 3 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold, Silver) and 3 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, Silver. Approx. location 34.935, -83.494. USGS record.

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Field cards: what kind of sites?

25
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

7
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

4
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

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 17Asbestos 2Olivine 2Vermiculite 1Chalcopyrite 1Pyrrhotite 1Pyrite 1

Commodities

Gold 27Asbestos 6Silver 6Olivine 2Vermiculite 1Iron-Pyrite 1Magnesite 1Sulfur 1Copper 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Burton Lake Olivine DepositOlivineAsbestos, OlivineProspect34.874, -83.575
Laurel Creek Olivine DepositOlivine, Vermiculite, AsbestosAsbestos, Vermiculite, OlivineProducer34.946, -83.175
Tom Coward Gap ProspectIron-PyriteChalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite, PyritePast Producer34.917, -83.583
Stonesypher MineGoldGoldProspect34.836, -83.583
Smith PropertyGoldGoldProspect34.836, -83.583
Bentley MineGoldGoldProspect34.935, -83.494
Barclay MineGoldGoldProspect34.935, -83.494
Hedden Placer MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.970, -83.175
Page PropertyGoldGoldPast Producer34.938, -83.189
Hamby MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.925, -83.225
Screamer Mt.GoldGoldPast Producer34.871, -83.383
Ledford MineGoldGoldProspect34.925, -83.225
Reaves MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.836, -83.583
Powell MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.861, -83.567
Dillard/Ledford PlacersGoldGoldPast Producer34.989, -83.383
Moore Girl MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.935, -83.494
Bright Evans PropertyGoldGoldPast Producer34.736, -83.507
Bowers PlacerGoldGoldPast Producer34.900, -83.450
J.G. WelbornGoldGoldPast Producer34.892, -83.483
Lamar MineGoldGoldProspect34.925, -83.225
Laurel Creek Olivine DepositMagnesite—Occurrence34.946, -83.175
Law Ground Branch MineGold—Past Producer34.941, -83.192
Barclay Gold MineGold—Past Producer34.927, -83.563
Moore Girl's MineGold—Past Producer34.945, -83.496
Nicholson MineAsbestos—Past Producer34.939, -83.176
The Parks Gold Mine——Past Producer33.615, -82.567
Hicks Asbestos MineAsbestos—Past Producer34.967, -83.158
Hedden Placer MineGold—Past Producer34.977, -83.175
Burton Lake Olivine Deposit——Occurrence34.874, -83.575
Lamar MineGold—Past Producer34.911, -83.220
Chattooga River ProspectAsbestos—Past Producer34.917, -83.185
Page Branch MineGold—Past Producer34.936, -83.197
Ammons Branch MineGold—Past Producer35.000, -83.162
H.W. Bartley PropertyGold—Occurrence34.920, -83.198
Reid MineAsbestos—Past Producer34.955, -83.169
Tom Coward Gap ProspectSulfur—Occurrence34.917, -83.583
Hamby MineGold—Past Producer34.927, -83.213

Nearby counties

Stephens County · Habersham County · White County · Franklin County · Towns 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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