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Gold from
Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:340673
Long-form Identifier:1:3:340673:1
GUID (UUID V4):ce918c55-fa33-49ee-9283-7a9bfeda8535
Localities for Gold in this Region
Millis Hill Mine (Willis Hill Mine), Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Pucket Mine, Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Gold
0.2km (0.1 miles) Millis Hill Mine (Willis Hill Mine), Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) Pucket Mine, Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Hodges Hill Mine (Hodgins Hill Mine), Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) Gardner Hill Mine, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) MacCulloch Mine (North State Mine), Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) J. A. Kennett Prospect, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) J. F. Hughes Prospect, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) Jacks Hill Mine, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) Lindsay Mine, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) Deep River Mine (Coffin), Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
References
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Report (issue)
126? x-> n fi/c. 7£ Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W.... 9.1267 Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead,...barite, and rare-earths have been mined in North Carolina. Gold, with by-product silver, occurs in veins...province and in placers derived from these deposits. Copper occurs with complex sulfide ores in quartz veins...west of the Blue Ridge. 12 complex ores of gold, copper, lead, zinc, and silver in veins and 13 replacements
Book (edition)
Geology of North Carolina. QE 147 .A22 1866-1887 Pt.2 V.2 Chap.1 Digitized by the Internet Archive...org/details/mineralsminerall01 nort n o o / Geology of North Carolina. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It F. A. GENTH...Mica mining industry, for example, has brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2...York, has spent many months in explorations and mining for these mineral rarities, and has himself added...Mr. •also also G. B. boring gold region. for notes of the mica mining And to Prof. A. A. Julien
Report (volume)
'THE GEOLOGICAL vt- ,(231 > ' " ^THE MINERALS CAROLINA''" i '- OF, - :l|^fe^H - GOTEENMENT LIBRARY... W. Powell, director | | The | minerals of North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Geiitk | [Vignette]...J. W. Powell, director | | The | mineralsof North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Genth | [Vignette]...W. Powell, director | | The | :aainerals of North Carolina | by | FrederickAugustusGenth j [Vignette]...50. II. Tertiary History of the G-rand Caiion District, with atlas, by Clarence E. Dutton, Capt. U. S
Book (edition)
LOCALITIES NORTH CAROLINA, BEING CHAPTER I, OP THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Reprinted...OF E. M. UZZELL RALEIGH, N. C. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CHROLINS. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It has F...data have been embodied. Sev- GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 4 eral causes have been operative in giving...some number of them not hitherto or, The Mica mining industry, elsewhere discovered iu America. great...with Mr. W. E. Hidden, of New explorations and mining for these mineral Among these, York, has spent
Report (edition)
Information Circular GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA by P. A. Carpenter, D oc ms C% M:*L Raleigh...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The section conducts a number of basic and...Geological Survey Section, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 26711. Jeffrey C. Reid Chief Geologist Cover...2 Uses 3 Mining Methods and Recovery 3 Gold in North Carolina 5 History of Mining 5 Production...Prospecting 7 10 Gold Deposits of North Carolina 12 Eastern Carolina Belt 12 Portis Mine 14 Other Mines
Report (issue)
IN NORTH CAROLINA INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES ...agencies for the general welfare of the dtizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts basic and applied research...Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687, or call (919) 733-2423. Jeffrey C. Reid Chief Geologist GOLD NORTH...NORTH CAROLINA IN . by P. Albert Carpenter III NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29...29 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Report (issue)
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WILLIAM DIVISION JASPER P. OF L. SAUNDERS, MINERAL...RESOURCES GEOLOGIST Circular 16 LOCALITIES NORTH OF CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY Doc NC DENR LIBRARY...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MINERAL COLLECTING IN NORTH CAROLINA , . . . . # . WHERE TO COLLECT f ... f ......THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTIES . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ......... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 7 Emerald, Hiddenite and Associated Minerals
Report (issue)
.'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...GUMMITE IN GARNET RUBY CORUNDUM GOLD TORBERNITE GARNET IN MICA ANATASE RUTILE AJTUNITE AND TORBERNITE...Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North CarOlina Department of Natural Resources and Community...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts a number of basic and
Report (issue)
Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist i ...FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian Institution (slide...viable mineral collecting sites through­ out North Carolina. Some sites are commercially operated during
Report (issue)
returning it UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDl\IONT GEOLOGICAL...Central group ____________________________ _ _ Carolina gneiss ________________________ _ Mica schist...__________________________________ _ ~ orth Carolina and South Carolina ______ ____ _ Georgia ______________...__________________________________ _ History of mining ________________ ·__________________ _ Production...Production ________________________________________ _ Gold deposits _____________________________________ _
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all tributary branches
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
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CHAPTER 8 Tennessee 8 7 6 CHAPTER 10 South Carolina ......... _ .......... _ _ .... ____________________............._........... 7 3 6 CHAPTER 9 North Carolina 4 2 3 3 9 6 3 CHAPTER 1 GEM H U N T...g e s w h i c h c r e s t a t M t . N o r t h Carolina, a n d C l i n g m a n ' s Dome, Tennessee. Because...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...n d m 1799 i n Cabarrus C o u n t y, N o r t h Carolina, b y a s m a l l b o y w a l k i n g along a m
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ore and Historical Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondack Highlands, New York, USA Ryan D. Taylor,1,† Anjana...class of deposits that also contain iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits (Hitzman et al., 1992), some...additional potential REE resources. Domestic REE mining is limited in the United States. Between 2016 and...mined in the United States since the Mountain Pass mine, California, was put on care and maintenance at...of 2015 (U.S. Geological Survey, 2018); however, mining operations have begun again at Mountain Pass with
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...to list more than fifteen hundred localities in North America where gems can be found. This is the only...amateurs alike had not gone out to every corner of North America, discovered the rich gem resources of the...Colorado; and Professor Jack Hanahan of Belmont, North Carolina, with locations in their respective states...venture every year into the mountains and deserts of North America, they enjoy not only the pleasure of seeking
Book (volume)
NORTInHIwo AME A Volumes John Sinkankas _ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ® Volume I Gemstones, of...of all the mineral treasures to be found in North America, are perhaps the most fascinating—and the...worthy of the name. Some, like the emeralds of North Carolina, the colorful and fabulous tourmalines and...above all, easily read and understood, GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, Volumes I and II, will be welcomed as a...abroad are becoming so scarce and expensive that North America has developed into a major exporter rather
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...radiating pure color? Through the ages the gleam of gold, the natural symmetry of crystals, the spectacular...out each year into the mountains and deserts of North America to collect a great variety of materials...glaciers that once covered the northern part of North America. As you can see from the directory of digging...Obviously malachite, an ore of the heavy metal copper, or hematite, an ore of iron, will "heft" heavy
Journal (issue)
MINING WORLD CATALOG, SURVEY & DIRECTORY NUMBER Blue Pages Pink Section Yellow Pages DIRECTORY INDEX...231-26] > 68 United States Mining in 1960 State-by-state report from and MINING to zinc Alaska to Wyoming...Shipments by mines for 1958, 1959, 1960 B96 Open Pit Mine Production ef 3 Technological ; Advances Tons...Tons mined and stripped & 99 Underground Mine Production from 1955 through 1960 > 101 Geology and...—==erererr Ofslo(Seep colitetol Mining Open Pit Mining World-Wide Mining Reports Africa-Asia-Caribbean-Europe
Report (issue)
of Idaho, veins and pipes in the Bokan Mountain district of Alaska, carbonatite dikes, and apatite-bearing...apatite-bearing iron deposits in the Mineville district of New York in the United States. 1980 CIRCULAR 824 ........ . Veins and Pipes in the Bokan Mountain District, Alaska ........................................................................ . Powderhorn District, Colorado ................. . Mountain Pass, California...Montana ................. . Ravalli County, Montan81- Lemhi County, Idaho .. Magnet Cove and Potash Sulfur
Book
The Georgia Gold Rush THE GEORGIA GOLD RUSH Twenty-Niners, Cherokees, and Gold Fever David Williams...UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS Copyright © 1993 University of South Carolina Published in Columbia...Columbia, South Carolina, by the University of South Carolina Press First Published 1993 Reissued in Paperback...But Dig Gold”: The Origins of Southern Gold Fever Chapter Two “Acting Like Crazy Men”: Gold Fever and...Comes to the Gold Region 47 Chapter Five “It’s Just Like Gambling—AII Luck”: Mining in the Gold Rush Days
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VIRGINIA MINE! AND MINERALS T II) (PAF » MORRILL By P H I L I I N.H. 0 3 0 4 1 East Derry, FAUQUIER ... COUNTY In central of N part of the state. Bounded by the Rappahannock R on the SW. Warrenton is the...Richardsville ( 7 I / 2 ) (gold area) ; Warrenton (15), Catlett (15), Front Royal (15) Copper Ms., Orlean, Marshall...Middleburgh, all (JY ) Min. Johnston Gold M. nr. Gold Vein (vil­ lage) . Gold panning on run S of Rte. 809 which...which leads off Rte. 615 from Rte. 17 nr Gold Vein P.O. At Gold Vein P.O. take Rte. 615 S for % Mi. to
Journal (issue)
Rear-Dump Euclids are standard equipment on hundreds of mine, quarry, and construction jobs. For moving rock...COVERED BY PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IN THE MAJOR MINING cewrens: oF THe woRtoes F _—, pf fj / N >,...service your wire rope is capable of deliverin Many mine operators go on for years getting less than the...feel that you are getting good i Familiar with mining structions, Ay as a = A i) al )q equipment ...Street, MINING WORLD, published Ente vear. California, U.S \ Subsscription in United States, North, Central
Journal (issue)
"Cat" D8 Tractor. The unit is owned by The Hodge Mining Company and is being operated in. their open pit...for an estimated $2.8 billion production from the mining industry this year. 4nd as much or more, next year...bet for the best bit for every job TRADE-MARK MINING WORLD, October, 1951. Volume Executive, advertising...$4.00 per year. Application notice 3579 to MINING monthly, except April Francisco 5, California...semi-monthly, States, Conn. Washington at Emmett North, pending. St . Bristol, Central and Postmaster
 
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