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Pilot Mountain Quarry (Past Producer)Richard Forest Prospect (Prospect)Odel Jones Mine (Prospect)Unnamed Mida Prospects + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Hole Mine (Past Producer)Vaden Quarry (Past Producer)Rogers Ore Bank (Past Producer)G R Shelton Mine (Prospect)U G Cruise Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Hawkins Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)C P Jones Mine (Prospect)Steele Mine (Past Producer)Otis Shelton Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Sandy Ridge Quarry + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Brown Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
15 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 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

Vaden Quarry

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Quartz. Minerals mentioned: Quartz. Approx. location 36.428, -80.261. USGS record.

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Field cards: what kind of sites?

13
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

8
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
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

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Mica 18Granite 2Quartz 1Lead 1Iron 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Vaden QuarryQuartz—Past Producer36.428, -80.261
Pilot Mountain QuarryGranite—Past Producer36.350, -80.438
Sandy Ridge QuarryGranite—Past Producer36.506, -80.102
Hawkins MineMica—Past Producer36.486, -80.138
Otis Shelton ProspectMica—Prospect36.524, -80.097
Wilkins ProspectMica—Prospect36.531, -80.109
Spencer MineMica—Past Producer36.486, -80.141
Richard Forest ProspectMica—Prospect36.457, -80.363
U G Cruise MineMica—Past Producer36.479, -80.185
Bowman MineLead, Mica—Past Producer36.597, -82.482
Odel Jones MineMica—Prospect36.478, -80.343
Moorefield MineMica—Past Producer36.478, -80.182
Hole MineMica—Past Producer36.453, -80.291
Rogers Ore BankIron—Past Producer36.446, -80.206
Unnamed Mida ProspectsMica—Prospect36.452, -80.344
Martin ProspectMica—Prospect36.454, -80.347
G R Shelton MineMica—Prospect36.480, -80.188
Ruby King MineMica—Past Producer36.484, -80.138
Brown MineMica—Past Producer36.531, -80.056
J B. Robinson DepositMica—Occurrence36.499, -80.104
Steele MineMica—Past Producer36.486, -80.126
C P Jones MineMica—Prospect36.475, -80.136

Nearby counties

Rockingham County · Forsyth County · Surry County · Yadkin County · Guilford 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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