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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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Horse Vein + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)M. Kinsey Mine + 8 more nearby (Past Producer)Murdock Vein Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Malden Prospect + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Mcconell Estate (Past Producer)Hog Creek Corundum Mine (Past Producer)Berrong Prospect (Johnson Copper Prospect) (Occurrence)Bell Mtn Silica Mine (Past Producer)Wills Creek Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Hooper & Berong Prospect (Past Producer)Newton Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Newton Placer Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
12 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

N. Brown (Brown Shaft ?)

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold) and 3 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. Approx. location 34.983, -83.919. 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?

15
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

12
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

2
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 21Pyrite 2

Commodities

Gold 25Copper 1Iron-Pyrite 1Corundum 1Silica 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Eller MineGoldGoldProspect34.947, -83.667
Old Field MineGoldGoldProspect34.983, -83.919
Horse VeinGoldGoldProspect34.983, -83.919
E.R. Brown MineGoldGoldProspect34.972, -83.886
StrubyGoldGoldProspect34.972, -83.886
Welsh Post OfficeGoldGoldProspect34.972, -83.886
Kerby ProspectGoldGoldProspect34.950, -83.854
BrownGoldGoldProspect34.983, -83.919
Smith MineGoldGoldProspect34.942, -83.632
Chastain (Branch) MineGoldGoldProspect34.942, -83.632
PittsburgGoldGoldProspect34.983, -83.919
Skeet HooperGoldGoldProspect34.947, -83.667
Hunt MineGoldGoldProspect34.983, -83.919
Wellborn HillGoldGoldProspect34.983, -83.919
Malden ProspectGoldGoldPast Producer34.950, -83.854
Newton MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.942, -83.632
Hooper & Berong ProspectGoldGoldPast Producer34.963, -83.642
Wills Creek MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.947, -83.667
M. Kinsey MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.983, -83.919
Murdock Vein MineGoldGoldPast Producer34.972, -83.886
N. Brown (Brown Shaft ?)GoldGold, PyriteProspect34.983, -83.919
Berrong Prospect (Johnson Copper Prospect)Copper, Iron-PyritePyriteOccurrence34.942, -83.750
Newton Placer MineGold—Past Producer34.953, -83.615
Hog Creek Corundum MineCorundum—Past Producer34.950, -83.792
Horse VeinGold—Occurrence34.981, -83.926
Chastian Placer MineGold—Past Producer34.982, -83.917
Mcconell Estate——Past Producer34.959, -83.795
Wellborn Hill MineGold—Past Producer34.983, -83.935
Bell Mtn Silica MineSilica—Past Producer34.960, -83.730

Nearby counties

Union County · White County · Habersham County · Fannin 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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