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Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
21 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
21 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
9 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
8 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
8 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
3 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
By county
Lumpkin County (7) · Rabun County (6) · Lincoln County (2) · McDuffie County (2) · Bartow County (2) · Paulding County (1) · Wilkes County (1)
Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay Mine | Gold | Gold | Prospect | 34.935, -83.494 |
| Allatoona Vein | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 34.117, -84.681 |
| Yorkville Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.917, -84.967 |
| Parks Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.617, -82.550 |
| Dillard/Ledford Placers | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 34.989, -83.383 |
| Reaves Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 34.836, -83.583 |
| Bentley Mine | Gold | Gold | Prospect | 34.935, -83.494 |
| Smith Property | Gold | Gold | Prospect | 34.836, -83.583 |
| Stonesypher Mine | Gold | Gold | Prospect | 34.836, -83.583 |
| Avery Mine | Gold | Gold | Prospect | 34.117, -84.681 |
| Columbia Mine | Gold | Gold, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.617, -82.565 |
| Josephine (Auraria) | Gold | Gold, Pyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 34.479, -84.041 |
| Belle | Gold | Gold, Pyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 34.479, -84.041 |
| Gordon | Gold | Gold, Pyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 34.479, -84.041 |
| Whim Hill | Gold | Gold, Pyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 34.479, -84.041 |
| Battle Branch Mine | Gold | Gold, Pyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite | Past Producer | 34.479, -84.041 |
| Barlow | Gold | Gold, Pyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite | Prospect | 34.479, -84.041 |
| Seminole/Magruder/Wardlaw/Jackson Veins | Copper, Gold | Silver, Gold, Copper, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 33.779, -82.564 |
| Columbia Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 34.523, -83.980 |
| Chambers Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.777, -82.573 |
| Magruder Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.776, -82.563 |
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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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