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Grog Creek Cassiterite Occurrence W Trib (Occurrence)Vess Cooke Prospect (Prospect)Sandy Run Monazite Placer Nw-Tributary (Past Producer)T A Bridges Prospect (Prospect)L R Elliot Mine (Past Producer)T C Stroud Prospects (Prospect)Joe E Humphries Mine (Past Producer)Sandy Run Monazite Placer W Trib (Past Producer)J A Lovelace Nos 1, 2, & 3 Mines (Past Producer)Zoar Green Prospect (Prospect)Sandy Run Cassiterite Occurrence E Trib (Occurrence)J T Martin Prospects (Prospect)Camp Creek Monazite Placer S Tributary (Past Producer)Lattimore Mine (Past Producer)Railroad Prospect (Occurrence)S A Green Mine (Past Producer)Jolly Branch Cassiterite Occurrence (Occurrence)Carson Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Jones Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)C B Mcswain Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Lovelace Heirs Mine (Past Producer)Yancy Creek Cassiterite Occurrence + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Lail Prospect (Prospect)Hastings Mine (Past Producer)Gettys No. 1 Mine (Past Producer)East Fork Monazite Placer Ne Trib (Past Producer)Bailey Mauney Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Eskridge Prospect (Prospect)Ralph Gold Mine (Past Producer)Webb Mine (Past Producer)Poplar Springs Cassiterite Occurrence S Trib (Occurrence)Clyde Warlick Mine (Past Producer)Ledford Mine (Past Producer)Peeler No. 1 Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Fred Falls Prospect (Prospect)Jim Blanton Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)M V Davis Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)T N Spangler Prospects + 4 more nearby (Prospect)B H Gregg Deposit (Occurrence)Maynard Washburn Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)W H Humphries Prospect (Prospect)Ellis North Prospects + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Sugar Branch Cassiterite Occurrence (Occurrence)Unnamed Quartz Occurrence Gl - 041 + 6 more nearby (Occurrence)George Cooke Prospect (Prospect)Little Knob Creek Monazite Placer (Past Producer)Powell Mine (Past Producer)Walter Davis Mine (Past Producer)Tom Cabaniss Mine + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Coleman Blanton Mine (Past Producer)C Robert Blanton Mine (Past Producer)F G Mcginnis Mine (Past Producer)E C Hambrick Mine (Past Producer)Ellis Prospect (Prospect)Unnamed Quartz Occurrence Gl - 035 (Occurrence)Unnamed Quartz Occurrence Gl - 038 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Corundum Occurrence Gl - 047 (Occurrence)Little Knob Creek Monazite Placer N Trib + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Little Knob Creek Monazite Placer Nw Trib (Past Producer)Mcintyre Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Cliff Blanton Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Blanton Prospect + 3 more nearby (Prospect)Bobby Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Frank Cornwall Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Philbeck Mine (Past Producer)Broad River Cassiterite Occurrence W Trib (Occurrence)Unnamed Quartz Occurrence Gl - 029 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Emerald Occurrence Gl - 032 + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Quartz Occurrence Gl - 037 + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Corundum Prospect Gl - 046 (Occurrence)Woodrow Prospects + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Knob Creek Monazite Placer W Trib (Past Producer)S J Green Mine (Past Producer)Bowen Southeast Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Mary Gold Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)W H Wellman Prospects (Prospect)Charles Cornwell Prospect (Prospect)Mica Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Quartz Occurrence Gl - 041 + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Mcneely Prospect + 5 more nearby (Prospect)Big Knob Creek Monazite Placer E Trib (Past Producer)Knob Creek Monazite Placer Se Trib (Past Producer)Cleveland County Pe (Unknown)W A Randall Deposit (Occurrence)Unnamed Toluca Granite Quarry Gj-008 (Past Producer)Mitchem Deposit (Occurrence)Big Knob Creek Monazite Placer Ne Trib (Past Producer)Unnamed Garnet Occurrence Gl - 043 (Occurrence)Buffalo Creek Monazite Placer + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Granite Quarry Gk-038 + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Maple Creek Monazite Placer (Past Producer)Unnamed Granite Quarry Gk-040 (Past Producer)English Monazite Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Beryl Occurrence + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Foster Monazite Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Fraser-English Prospect (Prospect)Lee Hamrick Mine (Prospect)Griggs Mines (Past Producer)Royster Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Baker Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)T A Beam Deposit (Occurrence)Borders Mine (Past Producer)J W Cornwell Deposit (Occurrence)J A Beam Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)W H Fortenberry Prospect (Prospect)Rhyne Prospect (Occurrence)Mayes Prospect (Prospect)J North Smith Prospect (Prospect)Shiloh Church Tin Occurrence + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Sherrill Prospect (Prospect)Unnamed Gold Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Gold Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Sweezy Mine (Past Producer)D M Falls Prospect (Prospect)Herndon Mine (Past Producer)Ross Tin Prospect + 4 more nearby (Occurrence)J. Patterson Tin Prospect + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)J L Foster Prospect (Prospect)Rice Mine (Past Producer)Moss Mine + 7 more nearby (Past Producer)Kings Mountain Mine + 8 more nearby (Past Producer)Nebo Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Tin Prospect Fl-136 + 5 more nearby (Occurrence)Unnamed Tin Occurrence Fl-139 + 6 more nearby (Occurrence)T.F. Fletcher Property (Prospect)J. A. Stewart Manganese Property + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Mauney Park Tin Prospect (Occurrence)Patterson Mine + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Kings Mountain Tin Mine + 6 more nearby (Past Producer)Kings Mountain Lithium Mine and Plonk Tin Prospect + 7 more nearby (Producer)Kings Mountain Mine (Past Producer)James S. Parker Manganese Property + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Mauney Park Property (Occurrence)Li-Sn Mine (Past Producer)Kings Mountain-Catawba Mine (Occurrence)Wells Barite Property + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
136 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 10 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

Kings Mountain Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 4 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold, Fluorite, Silver) and 8 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Galena, Fluorite, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 35.210, -81.339. 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?

120
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

86
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

60
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

9
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

1
Unknown

Status not recorded.

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

Cassiterite 38Quartz 27Feldspar 22Muscovite 21Spodumene 21Monazite 15Gold 6Magnetite 2Barite 1Altaite 1Bismutite 1Chalcopyrite 1

Commodities

Mica 153Tin 40Lithium 26Thorium 15Beryllium 9Feldspar 9Gemstone 8Quartz 7Gold 6Granite 4

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Kings Mountain MineGoldAltaite, Bismutite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Nagyagite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, TetrahedritePast Producer35.210, -81.339
Old Plantation Emerald, Aquamarine and Beryl MineGemstone, Chromium, BerylliumAquamarine, BerylPast Producer35.234, -81.581
Wells Barite PropertyBarium-BariteBaritePast Producer35.167, -81.333
Hawkins Branch Cassiterite Occurrence W TribTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.227, -81.624
Poplar Springs Cassiterite OccurrenceTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.229, -81.599
Poplar Springs Cassiterite Occurrence S TribTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.229, -81.633
Yancy Creek Cassiterite OccurrenceTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.223, -81.650
Unnamed Tin Float Occurrence Fl-131TinCassiteriteOccurrence35.236, -81.341
Cassiterite Occurrence Nw of Hawkins BranchTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.226, -81.620
Grog Creek Cassiterite Occurrence W TribTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.258, -81.727
Broad River Cassiterite Occurrence W TribTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.270, -81.589
Jolly Branch Cassiterite OccurrenceTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.217, -81.674
Sandy Run Cassiterite Occurrence E TribTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.247, -81.691
Hawkins Branch Cassiterite OccurrenceTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.227, -81.622
Broad River Cassiterite Occurrence N TribTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.221, -81.613
Beaverdam Creek Cassiterite Occurrence E TribTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.230, -81.629
Sugar Branch Cassiterite OccurrenceTinCassiteriteOccurrence35.260, -81.613
Tin MineTinCassiteritePast Producer35.273, -81.329
Camp Creek Monazite Placer S TributaryREE, ThoriumCassiterite, Corundum, Garnet, Ilmenite, Kyanite, Magnetite, Monazite, Rutile, Staurolite, Tourmaline, ZirconPast Producer35.190, -81.688
Ross Tin ProspectTinCassiterite, Feldspar, Mica, QuartzOccurrence35.189, -81.393
Unnamed Spodumene Prospect and Tin OccurrenceLithium, TinCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.193, -81.385
Old Ledoux Tin ProspectsTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.219, -81.355
Unnamed Tin Prospect Fl-141Tin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.208, -81.369
Unnamed Tin Occurrence Fl-144Tin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.193, -81.384
Unnamed Tin Occurrence Fl-147Tin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.186, -81.395
Shiloh Church Tin OccurrenceTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.168, -81.430
Blue Ridge Mine and PlacerTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumenePast Producer35.212, -81.362
Unnamed Tin Occurrence Fl-142Tin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.206, -81.367
Unnamed Tin Occurrence Fl-143Lithium, TinCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.202, -81.375
Unnamed Tin Occurrence Fl-139Tin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.215, -81.358
Unnamed King Mountain Tin OccurrencesTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.240, -81.342
Falls Tin ProspectTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumenePast Producer35.233, -81.343
Unnamed Tin Prospect Fl-133Lithium, TinCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.228, -81.346
Atlas Tin ShaftTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumenePast Producer35.228, -81.348
Unnamed Tin Prospect Fl-136Tin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.224, -81.356
Faires Tin MineTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumenePast Producer35.228, -81.348
J. Patterson Tin ProspectTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.182, -81.406
Unnamed Tin Prospect Fl-137Tin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.223, -81.351
Mauney Park Tin ProspectTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.267, -81.337
Frank Summers Tin OccurrenceTin, LithiumCassiterite, Feldspar, Quartz, SpodumeneOccurrence35.272, -81.337

Nearby counties

Gaston County · Hertford County · Rutherford County · Lincoln County · Burke 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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