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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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Davis Prospect (Prospect)Morgan Prospect + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Robinson Prospects + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Ross Morgan Prospect (Prospect)Harvey Harper Prospect (Prospect)Calhoun Placer (Unknown)Kirksey Prospect (Prospect)Murphrie Deposit (Prospect)Mccomb Prospect (Prospect)Josie Mcmadden Deposit (Occurrence)Meece Mine (Prospect)John Walker Prospect (Prospect)Easley (Unknown)Saluda Lake Mine (Unknown)C H Ellis Prospect (Prospect)G F Fuller Deposit (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
16 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

Calhoun Placer

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Gold) and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 1 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 34.708, -82.832. 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?

13
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

3
Unknown

Status not recorded.

3
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

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 15Gold 2Titanium 1Iron 1Feldspar 1Sand 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Calhoun PlacerGoldGoldUnknown34.720, -82.797
EasleyTitanium, Iron—Unknown34.867, -82.583
Morgan ProspectMica—Prospect34.714, -82.844
Robinson ProspectsMica—Prospect34.727, -82.824
Meece MineFeldspar—Prospect34.967, -82.737
Calhoun PlacerGold—Past Producer34.708, -82.832
Josie Mcmadden DepositMica—Occurrence34.815, -82.765
Harvey Harper ProspectMica—Prospect34.877, -82.793
Davis ProspectMica—Prospect34.795, -82.875
John Walker ProspectMica—Prospect34.818, -82.746
Head ProspectMica—Prospect34.728, -82.824
G F Fuller DepositMica—Occurrence34.850, -82.494
Murphrie DepositMica—Prospect34.781, -82.772
Kirksey ProspectMica—Prospect34.897, -82.780
B E Woodson ProspectMica—Prospect34.788, -82.491
Mccomb ProspectMica—Prospect34.870, -82.766
C H Ellis ProspectMica—Prospect34.858, -82.488
Mattie Falls DepositMica—Occurrence34.710, -82.846
Ross Morgan ProspectMica—Prospect34.671, -82.828
Saluda Lake MineSand—Unknown34.882, -82.492

Nearby counties

Oconee County · Greenville County · Anderson County · Spartanburg County · Laurens 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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