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Mud Mine (Unknown)Mud Mine (Past Producer)Nott Mine (Past Producer)Vance (Past Producer)Nott Mine + 1 more nearby (Unknown)West Mine/Bogan Ophir (Unknown)Ophir Mine (Past Producer)Unnamed Feldpar Mine (Past Producer)West Mine (Past Producer)West Mine (Past Producer)Bogan Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
11 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 2 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

Mud Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Gold) and 2 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, Copper. Approx. location 34.800, -81.786. 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?

9
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

5
Unknown

Status not recorded.

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 3Plagioclase 1

Commodities

Gold 10Sand 2Feldspar 1Vermiculite 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Mud MineGoldGoldUnknown34.809, -81.784
Nott MineGoldGoldUnknown34.803, -81.781
West Mine/Bogan OphirGoldGoldUnknown34.774, -81.775
Unnamed Feldpar MineFeldsparPlagioclasePast Producer34.681, -81.762
West MineGold—Past Producer34.757, -81.753
Ophir MineGold—Past Producer34.757, -81.767
Bogan MineGold—Past Producer34.735, -81.728
Mud MineGold—Past Producer34.800, -81.786
Nott MineGold—Past Producer34.778, -81.785
Ophir MineGold—Past Producer34.803, -81.776
West MineGold—Past Producer34.608, -81.775
VanceVermiculite—Past Producer34.611, -81.782
Mullis MineSand—Unknown34.921, -81.440
Cudd Sand MineSand—Unknown34.747, -81.476

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Spartanburg County · Laurens County · Cherokee County · York County · Greenville 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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