Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Moore County

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Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Moore County

Gold Mining Site NC • Moore County County
Description
Cabin Creek - west side of Cabin Creek. The gold worked by open cuts can be picked and shoveled out. Gold occurs in veins and placers. The Huronian Belt, gold ore occurs in 2 belts, one 10 miles northwest of Carthage and 1/4 mile west of Red Sandstone. The second is 8 miles further west in the Northwest part of the County and is probably connected with the most eastern of the Montgomery county belts.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: moore_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. Cabin Creek - west side of Cabin Creek. The gold worked by open cuts can be picked and shoveled out. Gold occurs in veins and placers. The Huronian Belt, gold ore occurs in 2 belts, one 10 miles northwest of Carthage and 1/4 mile west of Red Sandstone. The second is 8 miles further west in the Northwest part of the County and is probably connected with the most eastern of the Montgomery county belts.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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