Mines: — Cherokee County

Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: cherokee_sc.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: MINES:. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Bar Kat Mine - this mine is following a rich pyrite vein which was crushed and amalgamated to recover free gold. Bolin Mine - is a lode gold mine. Bradley Mine - is located west of Canaan Church. Darwin Mine - is a lode gold mine. Dixon Mine - was last worked in 1938, this mine produced primarily copper and lead with gold as a by product. Eutis Mine - produced copper and lead with gold as a by product. Hammer Mine - this mine is one of oldest gold mines in the state. Kennedy Mine - this mine was following some very large and rich quartz veins. Lockhart Mine - was a lode gold mine. Love Mine - was a rich producer. Love Springs Mine - was a lode gold mine. Lowe Mine - was a lode gold mine. McGill Mine - followed a rich pyrite vein. Norris Mine - the mine was a lode gold mine, but around the top of hill, in loose quartz there are nice gold in quartz specimens . Nott Hill Mine - was a lode mine. Nuckols Mine - was located close to the Norris and Nott Hill mines. Palmer Mine - was a lode gold mine. Southern Gold Mine - this mine is a good producer and for the past few years some production has existed. This mine is primarily copper and lead mine with gold production as a by product. Wallace Mine - was worked in 1914 and during 1930's, primarily copper and lead with a gold by product gold. Wilke Mine - this mine had large rich veins of gold. Wyatt Mine - was a lode mine.