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The last large nugget uncovered by placer mining was discovered in 1896. The last underground mining took place at the Reed Mine in 1912. To handle the large amount of gold found in the region and state from the 19th into the early 20th century, the Charlotte Mint was built in nearby Charlotte, North Carolina. [2] [4]
In addition to gold and platinum, minerals like rock crystal, garnet, tourmaline, slate, wolframite, and the rare-earth element samarskite have been mined in Rutherford County. [17] Diamonds have also been found there, including one mined at the JD Twitty Gold Placer Mine in 1845. [18]
Next was the construction of the U.S. Post Office in 1798, and the establishment of the Rutherfordton Academy in 1806. [7] Rutherfordton was at the center of the flourishing North Carolina gold industry between 1790 and 1840. [8] During that period, 70% of the American gold supply came from western North Carolina. [9]
This list of gold mines in the United States is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
Bechtler died in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Bechtler and his successors' private mint in Rutherford County, North Carolina, was run from 1831 through the 1850s and produced more than a million gold coins in the period between 1831 and 1841. Bechtler's precision and the reliable gold content of his coins allowed him to prevail against other ...
Rutherfordton: 11: Gilbert Town Historic District: Gilbert Town Historic District: August 23, 2006 : Along sections of Rock Rd. (NC 1520) and Old Gilbert Town Rd. (NC 1539) Rutherfordton: 12: Henrietta-Caroleen High School
South Carolina had a number of lode gold mines along the Carolina Slate Belt. [42] The Haile deposit was discovered in Lancaster County in 1827, and at least 257,000 troy ounces (8,000 kg) of gold were extracted intermittently between then and 1942, when the gold mine was ordered closed as nonessential to the war effort. Beginning in 1951, the ...
Gilbert Town Historic District is an archaeological site listed in the National Register of Historic Places located in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. From 1776 to 1783, Gilbert Town was an important trading center and served as a camp for both Patriot and Loyalist forces during the American Revolutionary War. Gilbert Town ...