Abbeville — Abbeville County

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Abbeville — Abbeville County

Gold Mining Site SC • Abbeville County County
Description
There are many mines around Abbeville that produced lode gold . East of Abbeville 7.3 miles is the Lyon Prospect. It consist of several quartz veins cutting Phyllite and produces free milling gold. West of Abbeville 8 miles is the Calais and Douglas mines, which produced lode gold. South of Abbeville 9 miles and .5 miles east of Beula Cross Roads is an old mine that produced lode gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: abbeville_sc.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Abbeville. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. There are many mines around Abbeville that produced lode gold . East of Abbeville 7.3 miles is the Lyon Prospect. It consist of several quartz veins cutting Phyllite and produces free milling gold. West of Abbeville 8 miles is the Calais and Douglas mines, which produced lode gold. South of Abbeville 9 miles and .5 miles east of Beula Cross Roads is an old mine that produced lode gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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