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Mining has been conducted in Georgia for centuries. Today, Georgia's mineral industry produces manganese, copper and various types of quarried stone. Although the Georgian economy has experienced significant economic growth in recent years, growth in the mining and metallurgical sector has lagged behind that of the overall economy.
This page provides a comprehensive list of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones, and gemstones.
Gold mines by Georgia's County are listed in "Geology of the Greater Atlanta Region," Bulletin 96, Georgia Geological Survey, Atlanta, 1984, Keith I. McConnell and Charlotte E. Abrams. Approximately 135 mines are listed. Gold mines by Georgia's County are also listed in "A Preliminary Report on a Part of the Gold Deposits of Georgia,"1896
Georgia Gold Belt showing, southwest to northeast, the Sixes, Franklin, Strickland, Kin Mori, Barlow, Wells, Findley, Loud, Smith, and Moore Gold mines. Gold-quartz veins are found in the schists and gneiss. [1]: 19, 27, 48 Gold veinlets (they appear white) in a sample of gneiss from the Battle Branch Mine in Lumpkin County
After the Cherokee Nation was driven off their land, the Georgia Land Lottery of 1832 took place, which granted 40-acre (160,000 m 2) plots of land to Georgia residents who were fortunate enough to win the lottery. One such winner was Mrs. Mary G. Franklin, founder of the Franklin-Creighton Mine. The six mines that comprised the Sixes are the
Mines in Lumpkin County, Georgia (5 P) Pages in category "Mines in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Mining museums in Georgia (U.S. state) (2 P) This page was last edited on 24 December 2023, at 10:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Calhoun Mine is perhaps the oldest and best-known mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia. When gold was discovered in Lumpkin County in 1828, which led to the Georgia Gold Rush in 1829, it was discovered on 239 acres (0.97 km 2 ) owned by Robert Obar.