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Chambers Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Gold, Silver) and 3 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer. Minerals mentioned: Gold, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 33.777, -82.573. 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.
Was producing when the record was made.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
8 sites
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
1 site
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
1 site
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
1 site
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Gold 5Manganese Ox-Hydrous 1Pyrite 1Commodities
Gold 7Granite 2Manganese 1Kyanite 1Feldspar 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.W. Booker Property | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.817, -82.625 |
| Stone Ridge Mine (Orr) | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.699, -82.811 |
| Latimer Mine (Fairy Ridge) | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.838, -82.937 |
| Kendall Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.828, -82.601 |
| Hilly Mine | Gold | Gold, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.675, -82.515 |
| Morgans Mn Mine | Manganese | Manganese Ox-Hydrous | Past Producer | 33.745, -82.550 |
| Little River Mill C-E Minerals | Kyanite | — | Producer | 33.660, -82.769 |
| Lon Edmonds Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 33.676, -82.524 |
| Delhi Mine | Feldspar | — | Producer | 33.934, -82.763 |
| Pink Pearl Quarry | Granite | — | Producer | 33.879, -82.646 |
| Silver Pearl Quarry | Granite | — | Producer | 33.881, -82.639 |
| Stoney Ridge Gold Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 33.698, -82.812 |
| Chambers Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.777, -82.573 |
| Ross Property | — | — | Prospect | 33.743, -82.551 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 fossil collection records in Wilkes County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Lincoln County · McDuffie County · Taliaferro County · Greene County · Oglethorpe County
Georgia mineral guides
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- Garnet in Georgia
- Gold in Georgia
- Mica in Georgia
- Feldspar in Georgia
- Pyrite in Georgia
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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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