Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Mcdowell County

Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: mcdowell_nc.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. Glade Creek - all gravels produce placer gold with platinum. Hunt's Mountain - area stream gravels produce placer gold with platinum. Second Broad River - at Glenwood (south part of county), south 5 miles, on the Second Broad River, the Vein Mt. Mine, a series of 13 parallel quartz veins crossing Vein Mountain in .25 mile wide belt the area had extensive operations prior to 1908. The Nichols Vein, large and productive for lode gold, copper. The Second Broad River also produces placer gold. South Muddy Creek - all gravels of the creek produce placer gold, platinum. South Muddy Creek crossing of Route 26, in stream gravel deposits contains rich placer gold, with diamonds . North Muddy Creek - all gravels of the creek produce placer gold, platinum.