Mines: — Union County

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Mines: — Union County

Gold Mining Site SC • Union County County
Description
Bogan Mine - was a lode gold mine. Mud (Harman) Mine - contained gold and copper. Nott Mine - was very productive in 1844 and was reworked in 1932 and for several years afterward. Ophir (Thompson, Fair Forest) Mine - had a total production between 1844 - 1904, of over $100,000. West Mine - it was the deepest mine at 115 feet in state in 1844. The mine was a lode mine, but the upper levels contains placer gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: union_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. Bogan Mine - was a lode gold mine. Mud (Harman) Mine - contained gold and copper. Nott Mine - was very productive in 1844 and was reworked in 1932 and for several years afterward. Ophir (Thompson, Fair Forest) Mine - had a total production between 1844 - 1904, of over $100,000. West Mine - it was the deepest mine at 115 feet in state in 1844. The mine was a lode mine, but the upper levels contains placer gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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