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Mines: — Guilford County

Gold Mining Site NC • Guilford County County
Description
Beard Mine - was a gold producer. Deep River Mine - was a gold mine. Fentress Mine - is located about 9 miles south of Greensboro. The mine is located on a quartz vein traceable for over 3 miles. It was a producer of lode gold and copper. Fisher Hill Mine - is located about 5 miles Southwest of Greensboro. It was a lode gold mine that produced lode gold with pyrite. Gardner Hill Mine - is located about 8 miles southwest of Greensboro. The mine is a lode mine, with lode gold and copper, but th...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: guilford_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. Beard Mine - was a gold producer. Deep River Mine - was a gold mine. Fentress Mine - is located about 9 miles south of Greensboro. The mine is located on a quartz vein traceable for over 3 miles. It was a producer of lode gold and copper. Fisher Hill Mine - is located about 5 miles Southwest of Greensboro. It was a lode gold mine that produced lode gold with pyrite. Gardner Hill Mine - is located about 8 miles southwest of Greensboro. The mine is a lode mine, with lode gold and copper, but there are stream gravel placers in the area of the mine. Harland Mine - was a gold producer. Heath Mine - was a gold producer. Hodges Hill Mine - is located about 6 miles southeast of Greensboro. It was a lode gold with copper mine. Jacks Hill mine - about 11 miles southwest of Greensboro and 2 miles south of Jamestown, lode gold. Lindsay mine - about 11 miles southwest of Greensboro and 2 miles south of Jamestown, abandon in the 1880's, lode gold. Millis Hill mine - about 6 miles south southwest of Greenville, lode gold, pyrite. North State (McCullough) mine - about 2.5 miles south of Jamestown, on the north side of route 29, lode gold, copper. Pine Hill mine - produced lode gold. Puckey mine - produced lode gold. Twin Hill mine - about 6 miles southeast of Greenville, lode Gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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