Mines: — Greenville County

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Mines: — Greenville County

Gold Mining Site SC • Greenville County County
Description
Briggs Mine - was a lode gold mine. Carson Placer Mine - was an extremely rich placer deposit. Cureton Mine - is located close to the McBee Placer Mine. Desota Prospect - is located below the Greenville Road bridge. McBee Mine - was a rich placer deposit. Westmoreland Placer Mine - is located south of Locust Hill, and had some very productive stream gravels. Wild Cat Mine - followed a smoky quartz vein.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: greenville_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. Briggs Mine - was a lode gold mine. Carson Placer Mine - was an extremely rich placer deposit. Cureton Mine - is located close to the McBee Placer Mine. Desota Prospect - is located below the Greenville Road bridge. McBee Mine - was a rich placer deposit. Westmoreland Placer Mine - is located south of Locust Hill, and had some very productive stream gravels. Wild Cat Mine - followed a smoky quartz vein.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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