Mines: — Rutherford County

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Mines: — Rutherford County

Gold Mining Site NC • Rutherford County County
Description
Alta Mine - in 13 parallel quartz veins this mine produced lode gold. Ellwood Mine - produced lode gold. Gamble Mine - a gravel mine, 2 miles southeast of The Grayson, immediately on the banks of the First Broad River. Produced placer gold. Grayson Mine - produced placer gold, located in the gap in south mountains about 2 miles from First Broad River. Idler Mine - produced lode gold. J.D.Twitty Placer Mine - raw gold, nuggets, and occasional diamonds. Lawson Mine - is a gravel mine, 1 miles n...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: rutherford_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. Alta Mine - in 13 parallel quartz veins this mine produced lode gold. Ellwood Mine - produced lode gold. Gamble Mine - a gravel mine, 2 miles southeast of The Grayson, immediately on the banks of the First Broad River. Produced placer gold. Grayson Mine - produced placer gold, located in the gap in south mountains about 2 miles from First Broad River. Idler Mine - produced lode gold. J.D.Twitty Placer Mine - raw gold, nuggets, and occasional diamonds. Lawson Mine - is a gravel mine, 1 miles north of the Grayson. Leeds Mine - produced lode gold. Monarch Mine - produced lode gold. Shemwell Mine - produced arborescent gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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