Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Chesterfield County

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Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Chesterfield County

Gold Mining Site SC • Chesterfield County County
Description
Fork Creek - may produce some placer gold. Gold Dust Branch - has produced some nice gold. One and Little Fork Creek - may produce some placer gold. Nugget Creek - the name of this creek tells the story. Many nice nuggets have been found. Lynched River - contains placer deposits.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: chesterfield_sc.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: SUGGESTED PROSPECTING AREAS:. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Fork Creek - may produce some placer gold. Gold Dust Branch - has produced some nice gold. One and Little Fork Creek - may produce some placer gold. Nugget Creek - the name of this creek tells the story. Many nice nuggets have been found. Lynched River - contains placer deposits.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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