By Tom Ashworth — PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA County

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By Tom Ashworth — PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA County

Gold Mining Site GA • PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA County County
Description
LOCATION COUNTY: Paulding County STATE: Georgia Halfway between Cartersville and Dallas there are many old placer and saprolite workings that contained placer and free milling gold. The Old Twillery Mine was an old saprolite gold mine. East of Yorkville, 2.5 miles, you will find the Yorkville Mine, which produced free milling gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: paulding_ga.shtml. Area: by Tom Ashworth. Map coordinates are an approximate county/area centroid — not a precise claim site. LOCATION COUNTY: Paulding County STATE: Georgia Halfway between Cartersville and Dallas there are many old placer and saprolite workings that contained placer and free milling gold. The Old Twillery Mine was an old saprolite gold mine. East of Yorkville, 2.5 miles, you will find the Yorkville Mine, which produced free milling gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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