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Brewer Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 3 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold, Silver) and 5 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as unknown for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold, Pyrite, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 34.650, -80.416. 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?
Status not recorded.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
A processing plant site.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
15 sites
Magnetite
Mohs 5.5–6.5. Black and strongly magnetic. Mindat
4 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
2 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
2 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
2 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Magnetite 4Ilmenite 4Gold 4Monazite 3Zircon 3Rutile 3Cassiterite 1Bornite 1Bismuthinite 1Tetrahedrite 1Sphalerite 1Topaz 1Commodities
Gold 15Iron 5Titanium 5Zirconium 3Thorium 3Sand 3Silver 2Manganese 1Copper 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer Mine | Gold | Cassiterite, Bornite, Bismuthinite, Tetrahedrite, Sphalerite, Topaz, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Gold | Unknown | 34.650, -80.416 |
| Kirkley Mine | Gold | Gold | Unknown | 34.633, -80.373 |
| Oro Mine | Gold | Gold | Unknown | 34.773, -80.307 |
| Hinson Prospect | Gold | Gold | Occurrence | 34.633, -80.439 |
| Thompson Creek | Titanium, Iron | Magnetite, Ilmenite | Unknown | 34.667, -79.900 |
| Cedar Creek | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite | Unknown | 34.483, -80.033 |
| Juniper Creek | Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium | Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite | Unknown | 34.700, -79.933 |
| Becker Sand and Gravel Co. | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite | Unknown | 34.617, -79.866 |
| Harris Creek | Titanium, Iron | — | Unknown | 34.500, -79.916 |
| Edgeworth-Brewer Mine | Gold | — | Unknown | 34.785, -80.309 |
| Hendrix Mine | Gold | — | Unknown | 34.756, -80.258 |
| Topaz Mine Near Brewer Mine | — | — | Prospect | 34.652, -80.413 |
| Hendrix Prospect | Gold | — | Prospect | 34.749, -80.252 |
| Brewer Gold Mine | Gold | — | Plant | 34.650, -80.413 |
| Placer Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 34.674, -80.423 |
| Edgeworth and Brewer Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 34.778, -80.299 |
| R H Sowell Prospect | Manganese | — | Occurrence | 34.767, -80.116 |
| Leach Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 34.671, -80.418 |
| Kirkley Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 34.619, -80.382 |
| Edgeworth and Brewer Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 34.785, -80.309 |
| Gregory Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 34.666, -80.414 |
| Leach Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 34.665, -80.402 |
| Williams Sand | Sand | — | Unknown | 34.735, -80.301 |
| Williams Sand | Sand | — | Unknown | 34.735, -80.301 |
| Pageland Sand Mine #2 | Sand | — | Unknown | 34.725, -80.358 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 fossil collection records in Chesterfield County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Lancaster County · Kershaw County · Darlington County · Marlboro County · Chester County
South Carolina mineral guides
- Tourmaline in South Carolina
- Quartz in South Carolina
- Garnet in South Carolina
- Gold in South Carolina
- Mica in South Carolina
- Feldspar in South Carolina
Back to all South Carolina counties.
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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