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High Hill Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 3 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Gold, Silver) and 5 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 Copper. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Gold, Feldspar, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 36.660, -78.759. 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?
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
28 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
18 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
13 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
6 sites
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
4 sites
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
3 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
3 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Chalcocite 13Bornite 12Malachite 12Gold 5Cuprite 3Covellite 2Chalcopyrite 2Argentite 1Graphite 1Commodities
Copper 14Gold 9Kyanite 4Silver 3Mica 2Granite 1Graphite 1Lead 1Feldspar 1Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hill Mine | Copper | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.660, -78.759 |
| Dorothy Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite | Past Producer | 36.590, -78.795 |
| Baynham Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite | Occurrence | 36.651, -78.753 |
| Pontiac Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.631, -78.768 |
| Kay Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.693, -78.777 |
| Pandora Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.618, -78.752 |
| Seaboard Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.591, -78.777 |
| Abbott Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.598, -78.781 |
| Chappell Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.671, -78.750 |
| Esther May Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.599, -78.781 |
| Wall Mine | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.610, -78.777 |
| Littlejohn Prospect | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.592, -78.787 |
| Anaconda Mine | Copper | Chalcocite, Malachite | Past Producer | 36.559, -78.768 |
| Morong Prospect | Copper | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | Occurrence | 36.599, -78.763 |
| Dryburg Prospect | Gold | Gold | Occurrence | 36.721, -78.708 |
| Luce and Howard Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 36.602, -78.744 |
| Gill's Mountain Prospect | Gold | Gold | Occurrence | 36.563, -78.747 |
| Red Bank Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 36.600, -78.745 |
| Poole and Harris Prospect | Gold | Gold | Occurrence | 36.577, -78.745 |
| Graphite Mine | Graphite | Graphite | Past Producer | 36.731, -78.983 |
| South Boston Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 36.767, -78.816 |
| Poole and Harris Prospects | Gold | — | Prospect | 36.584, -78.745 |
| Chappell Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.671, -78.749 |
| Kay Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.709, -78.776 |
| Esther May Prospect | — | — | Occurrence | 36.596, -78.781 |
| Luce and Howard Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 36.604, -78.743 |
| Baynham Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.651, -78.752 |
| Weatherford Sch Occurrence | Kyanite | — | Occurrence | 36.801, -79.071 |
| Wall Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.610, -78.775 |
| Littlejohn Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.588, -78.785 |
| Owens Prospect | Mica | — | Prospect | 36.956, -79.049 |
| Womack Occurrence | Kyanite | — | Occurrence | 36.808, -79.067 |
| Abbott Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 36.594, -78.781 |
| Mabel Cole Prospect | Mica | — | Prospect | 36.790, -79.059 |
| Sandy Creek Occurrence | Kyanite | — | Occurrence | 36.817, -79.055 |
| High Hill Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 36.661, -78.760 |
| Goldbank Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 36.599, -78.744 |
| Blue Rock Church Occurrence | Kyanite | — | Occurrence | 36.794, -79.073 |
| Anaconda Mine | — | — | Occurrence | 36.560, -78.765 |
| Seaboard Copper Company Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 36.591, -78.781 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 fossil collection records in Halifax County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Greensville County · Mecklenburg County · Charlotte County · Danville (City) County · Lunenburg County
Virginia mineral guides
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- Gold in Virginia
- Mica in Virginia
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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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