Franklin County Gold Locations

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Franklin County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site NC • Franklin County County
Description
From 1840 to 1935, placer mining was sporadic in this area. Both stream placers and saprolite deposits were worked, but scarcity of water for hydraulic mining was the main stopping feature. The total gold production is estimated at 71,000 ounces.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: franklin_nc.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. From 1840 to 1935, placer mining was sporadic in this area. Both stream placers and saprolite deposits were worked, but scarcity of water for hydraulic mining was the main stopping feature. The total gold production is estimated at 71,000 ounces.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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