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Caesar's Head Mine (Past Producer)R S Berry Prospect + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Pearson and Scott Sillimanite Prspt + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Joe Darby Deposit (Occurrence)Westmoreland Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Edgcomb Steel--Greenville, S.C. (Producer)W F Holloway & J J Brown Prospects + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Fred Cox Mine (Past Producer)Wild Cat Mine + 1 more nearby (Unknown)Tigerville Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Boling Mine (Past Producer)Placer Prospect 9-P (Unknown)Waldrop (Unknown)Desoto Prospect + 1 more nearby (Unknown)Wild Cat Mine (Past Producer)Cureton Mine (Past Producer)Barnett & Simmons Deposits (Occurrence)Charles Brooks (Unknown)Willimon Mine (Past Producer)Gillard Creek (Unknown)Cureton Mine (Past Producer)Briggs Prospect + 3 more nearby (Unknown)Coke Cooper Prospect (Prospect)Fountain Inn Prospect (Unknown)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
24 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

Cureton Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Gold) and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 12 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Gold. Approx. location 35.052, -82.223. 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.

11
Unknown

Status not recorded.

9
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

3
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

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 5Monazite 4Muscovite 1Sillimanite 1

Commodities

Gold 13Mica 12Iron 5Titanium 4Thorium 4Kyanite 3Zirconium 1Vermiculite 1Sand 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Mcbee PlacerGoldGoldPast Producer35.040, -82.055
Desoto ProspectGoldGoldUnknown34.516, -82.338
Westmoreland MineGoldGoldPast Producer35.007, -82.385
Wild Cat MineGoldGoldUnknown35.075, -82.367
Fountain Inn ProspectGoldGoldUnknown34.692, -82.198
Gillard CreekIron, Titanium, ThoriumMonaziteUnknown34.800, -82.283
Charles BrooksIron, Titanium, ThoriumMonaziteUnknown34.767, -82.333
Placer Prospect 9-PIron, Thorium, TitaniumMonaziteUnknown34.717, -82.367
WaldropIron, Titanium, ThoriumMonaziteUnknown34.667, -82.350
Boling MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer34.741, -82.340
Beam Sillimanite ProspectKyaniteSillimaniteUnknown34.635, -82.417
Cureton MineGold—Past Producer35.052, -82.223
Briggs ProspectGold—Unknown35.038, -82.222
Tigerville ProspectZirconium—Occurrence35.068, -82.358
Coke Cooper ProspectMica—Prospect34.736, -82.221
Joe Darby DepositMica—Occurrence34.585, -82.400
L E Stringer ProspectMica—Prospect35.061, -82.355
Pearson and Scott Sillimanite PrsptKyanite—Prospect34.644, -82.412
Mcbee PlacerGold—Past Producer35.038, -82.230
W F Holloway & J J Brown ProspectsMica—Prospect34.766, -82.382
R S Berry ProspectMica—Prospect34.787, -82.431
Will Cleveland ProspectMica—Prospect34.770, -82.387
Wild Cat MineGold—Past Producer35.070, -82.310
Fred Cox MineMica—Past Producer34.547, -82.377
Caesar's Head MineMica—Past Producer35.090, -82.584
Barnett & Simmons DepositsMica—Occurrence34.942, -82.331
Desota ProspectGold—Prospect34.523, -82.350
Boling MineMica—Past Producer34.803, -82.417
Westmoreland MineGold—Past Producer35.009, -82.382
Briggs ProspectGold—Prospect35.040, -82.225
Edgcomb Steel--Greenville, S.C.Iron—Producer34.853, -82.399
Cureton MineGold—Past Producer35.019, -82.335
Beam Sillimanite ProspectKyanite—Prospect34.636, -82.419
Willimon MineMica—Past Producer34.748, -82.335
TigerVermiculite—Unknown35.077, -82.353
Clark-Tyger Sand MineSand—Unknown35.039, -82.221

Nearby counties

Pickens County · Spartanburg County · Laurens County · Union County · Anderson 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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