Sharp Mountain — Llano County

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Sharp Mountain — Llano County

Gold Mining Site TX • Llano County County
Description
Sharp Mountain (elevation ~1,552 ft) southeast of Llano, site of early 1900s underground gold workings and the 1936 Laburma Corp. promotion. Shafts and tunnels were driven into gold-bearing Precambrian ore; production never met investor expectations.
Historical Notes
Sharp Mountain rises about 400 feet above surrounding terrain roughly five miles southeast of Llano. Abandoned mine shafts from early 20th-century workings remain on private property. Late-1890s/early-1900s mining on the Heath Ranch and related Llano Uplift prospects led to intermittent production through about 1916. In 1936 the Laburma Corp. (Llano, Burnet, Mason counties) promoted Sharp Mountain as a major Texas gold bonanza, busing investors from San Antonio to view ore samples and assay reports. The operation sent samples to Denver but never shipped paying ore in quantity. Llano Uplift geology: Precambrian metamorphic and igneous rocks host quartz veins with gold, silver, iron, and other minerals. Sharp Mountain is cedar-studded granite terrain typical of the uplift. Private property — no public access. Historical reference only.
Status / Verification ruins — Verified

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