Abbeville County Gold Locations

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Abbeville County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site SC • Abbeville County County
Description
A long time producer of gold. Best known as the Carolina Slate Belt, extends across several counties in a northeast to southeast direction as a continuation of the same geologic formation in North Carolina. There are very many streams, creeks, benches, and terraces throughout the belt that contain placer gold. There are many regional mines upstream from the placer gravels and probable sources of the placer 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 Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. A long time producer of gold. Best known as the Carolina Slate Belt, extends across several counties in a northeast to southeast direction as a continuation of the same geologic formation in North Carolina. There are very many streams, creeks, benches, and terraces throughout the belt that contain placer gold. There are many regional mines upstream from the placer gravels and probable sources of the placer gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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