Mines: — Granville County

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Mines: — Granville County

Gold Mining Site NC • Granville County County
Description
Blue Wing Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Buckeye Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Copper World Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Gillis Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Holloway Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Mastodon Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Pool Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Royster Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Yancy Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: granville_nc.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. Blue Wing Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Buckeye Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Copper World Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Gillis Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Holloway Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Mastodon Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Pool Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Royster Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine. Yancy Mine - was a lode gold, with copper mine.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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