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Grocery Mine (Past Producer)Berry Prospect (Prospect)Harris Deposit + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Fowler Mine (Past Producer)Dameron Prospect (Prospect)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
5 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

Alston Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Gold) 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 Gold. Minerals mentioned: Gold. Approx. location 36.205, -77.935. 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?

3
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

3
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

Gold 1

Commodities

Mica 6Gold 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Alston MineGoldGoldPast Producer36.205, -77.935
Berry ProspectMica—Prospect36.237, -78.094
Grocery MineMica—Past Producer36.229, -78.108
Harris DepositMica—Occurrence36.212, -78.100
Dock Alston ProspectMica—Prospect36.212, -78.100
Dameron ProspectMica—Prospect36.231, -78.046
Fowler MineMica—Past Producer36.235, -78.081

Nearby counties

Franklin County · Nash County · Halifax County · Edgecombe County · Vance 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 USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date.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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