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cdonahue07
North Carolina Gold?
Jan 4 2009, 11:30 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 4 2009, 11:30 PM EST
my husband & i are taking a trip to NC next week to visit family & are hoping to do some mining. we REALLLY, REALLY, REALLYY want to do some gold sluicing & panning. i have looked up a couple places & found "lucky strike gold & gem" on vein mt. has anybody been here? any reccommendations? we are interested in everything - but gold the most. Do you find this valuable?    
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AZrhound
AZrhound
1. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 5 2009, 12:15 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 5 2009, 12:15 AM EST
cdonahue07
Hi welcome to our wiki, If you look at the North Carolina page there is a lot of info there. The page is in the National Directory. Just click on National Directory on the left under Site pages.
I hope this helps and I hope you have a great trip.

Tom(AZrhound) Do you find this valuable?    

cdonahue07
2. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 5 2009, 1:17 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 5 2009, 1:17 AM EST
thanks! i looked on there but the link for a gold information outside website didn't work, but it did help a lot for other gems we're going to be looking for! Do you find this valuable?    
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
3. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 5 2009, 9:44 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 5 2009, 9:44 AM EST
"thanks! i looked on there but the link for a gold information outside website didn't work, but it did help a lot for other gems we're going to be looking for!"
I fixed the link. The NC Geological Survey has booklets for sale for a small fee on Gold Prospecting in NC (check out the link) One of best areas in North Carolina is Uwharrie Mountains on the Piedmont Plateau. Montgomery County is a well know gold prospecting county. North Carolina has produced more gold than any state in the east. It was the major source of gold until the California gold rush. Another good link is
http://www.goldmaps.com/east/north_carolina_gold.htm.
Bill Do you find this valuable?    
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
4. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 5 2009, 9:51 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 5 2009, 9:51 AM EST
I have not been to the Lucky Strike Mine but have seen a a Gold Prospector Association program on the mine and it appeared to be a fun place to visit.
Bill Do you find this valuable?    

cdonahue07
5. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 5 2009, 11:49 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 5 2009, 11:49 AM EST
thanks so much for fixing the link im going to check it out right now & check out the uwharrie mts. we're staying in charlotte so hopefully its not very far away! Do you find this valuable?    
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
6. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 5 2009, 1:03 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 5 2009, 1:03 PM EST
"thanks so much for fixing the link im going to check it out right now & check out the uwharrie mts. we're staying in charlotte so hopefully its not very far away!"
Not far away at all: just south of Charolette. I stopped Gold Mine Creek east of Troy and had fun collecting Quartz. I would have given $50 bucks for a pan. There is a mojar lake resort area at the Uwharrie Mountains. Lot's of places to stay.
Bill 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
bluerock66
bluerock66
7. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 5 2009, 5:41 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 5 2009, 5:41 PM EST
we are planning on making a trip over there later this year when it warms up, the place I have picked to check out is www.veinmountaingoldcamp.com they had good rates and camping on sight, they have both gold and gems and fishing. cant remember when they are open though. From what I've checked out on line the Uwharrie national forest is open in the whole area for gold panning (national forest) but you might want to check with the local rangers station. We've been to the broud river area and found small specks of gold but we was there just for a day trip from ky. Hope that helps. Have a nice trip and give us a report. Do you find this valuable?    

cdonahue07
8. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 5 2009, 10:52 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 5 2009, 10:52 PM EST
thanks for the info everyone! im so glad stuff is open in NC year round (we live in maine, & everything is closed until april pretty much).

is gold mine creek part of the reed gold place?? Do you find this valuable?    

dredginchick
9. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 8 2009, 11:20 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 8 2009, 11:20 AM EST
We do a lot of weekend prospecting and have been to Spruce Pines. Our favorite place to go is Bearfoot Gold in Robbins. It is a lovely place, with primitive camping, dredging and panning on the creek and superbly knowledgeable hosts. They have a fantastic website - http://bearfootgold.com/. They schedule family outings, are very kid friendly and offer day passes. This is a private site so you have to make reservations and pay for the priveleges. There is even the chance of one of the famous cookout/potlucks!
We have come home with nice nuggets and recovered satisfying amounts of fine gold. It is privately owned, again, so be prepared to observe the reasonable rules and guidelines. Not to be missed! Mention where you heard about their place and check out their website and forum! Loads of pics Do you find this valuable?    
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
10. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 8 2009, 3:01 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 8 2009, 3:01 PM EST
"thanks for the info everyone! im so glad stuff is open in NC year round (we live in maine, & everything is closed until april pretty much).

is gold mine creek part of the reed gold place??"
I hope you hit the Ruby & Sapphire mines around Franklin and the Emerald mines near Spruce Pines. Perhaps you have prospected the mines.
Bill Do you find this valuable?    

cdonahue07
11. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 8 2009, 8:38 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 8 2009, 8:38 PM EST
hi, we definitely want to check out the ruby & sapphire mines! do you reccommend any good places that are open year round? (or open now) Do you find this valuable?    
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
12. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 8 2009, 9:10 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 8 2009, 9:10 PM EST
The Mason Mine is open year round. Franklin is west of Charlotte. There is a great page on North Carolina on the WIK that has links to several mines in the National Directory.. Also certain members are regulars to the mines in the area. I have been to Franklin on numerous occasions and it is one of my favorite spots on earth. The is one thread on NC with over a hundred posts. Hope you have a great time.
Bill Do you find this valuable?    

cdonahue07
13. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 8 2009, 9:23 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 8 2009, 9:23 PM EST
Dang!! Franklin is 3 & a half hours from where we are staying! We're going for a family visit & only have a day that we wont have our toddler with us so we wont be able to go there. :( SOOOO unfortunate!! I think we are going to go to Hiddenite or Lucky Strike. Does anyone know of any ruby places that are like a maximum of an hour & a half from Charlotte?? Do you find this valuable?    

dredginchick
14. RE: North Carolina Gold?
Jan 10 2009, 10:28 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 10 2009, 10:28 PM EST
sorry everybody I forgot to mention near Bearfoot Gold there is a nice campground with r.v. hookups in Carthage NC and a family friendly motel in Biscoe. Both only about 15 minutes from Bearfoot. Do you find this valuable?