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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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Eudy Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Barringer Mine (Past Producer)Old Parker Mine (Past Producer)Lowder Mine (Past Producer)Aquadale (Producer)Hearne Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-029 (Occurrence)Crowell Mine (Past Producer)Parker Mine (Past Producer)Cotton Patch Mine (Past Producer)Norwood Quartz Quarry (Past Producer)Ingram Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-030 (Occurrence)Badin Aluminum Plant (Plant)Thompson Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
15 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

Thompson Mine

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 past producer for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold, Pyrite. Approx. location 35.340, -80.112. 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?

12
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

2
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

1
Plant

A processing plant site.

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 3Quartz 2Pyrite 1Pyrrhotite 1

Commodities

Gold 12Quartz 3Bloating Material 1Aluminum 1Contained or Metal 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Hearne MineGoldGoldPast Producer35.329, -80.230
Haithcock MineGoldGoldPast Producer35.326, -80.223
Thompson MineGoldGold, Pyrite, PyrrhotitePast Producer35.340, -80.112
Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-030QuartzQuartzOccurrence35.426, -80.117
Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-029QuartzQuartzOccurrence35.425, -80.210
Eudy ProspectGold—Prospect35.318, -80.355
AquadaleBloating Material—Producer35.225, -80.243
Norwood Quartz QuarryQuartz—Past Producer35.225, -80.153
Ingram MineGold—Past Producer35.337, -80.128
Barringer MineGold—Past Producer35.480, -80.293
Crowell MineGold—Past Producer35.454, -80.181
Cotton Patch MineGold—Past Producer35.428, -80.175
Badin Aluminum PlantAluminum, Contained or Metal—Plant35.408, -80.116
Thompson MineGold—Past Producer35.340, -80.111
Eudy ProspectGold—Prospect35.318, -80.357
Lowder MineGold—Past Producer35.343, -80.246
Parker MineGold—Past Producer35.443, -80.186
Old Parker Mine——Past Producer35.464, -80.239

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 4 fossil collection records in Stanly County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Montgomery County · Cabarrus County · Rowan County · Davidson County · Randolph County

North Carolina mineral guides

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Related articles

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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