Gold In Clay County Alabama
Placer gold is found in many streams in the county including Crooked Creek, Wesobulga Creek and the Tallapoosa River.
The Manning Placer, consist of old diggings along tributaries of Crooked creek, which were landmarks of 1830’s and 40’s. You will find thin quartz veins nearby that produce placer and lode gold. The Tallapoosa River shoal sands show placer gold.
The Chinca Pina Property was an open cut, inclined shaft, with several prospect holes, with best panning in surface gravel contained placer gold. The Haraldson Mine was an old mine. The California Property was the site of 10 stamp mill and had gold obtainable by crushing and panning
South of Lineville, Alabama, in area streams emptying into Crooked Creek, the placers are said to be very rich.
Cragford district is located along far east side of Clay county and far west side of Randolph County you will find the Grizzle Property, it has veins in quartz to 30 feet deep and you could find rich specimen ore near surface, the mine was famous for free milling gold. The H. S. Bradley land had prospects that contained free milling gold. The Manning Placer, consist of old diggings along tributaries of Crooked creek, which were landmarks of 1830’s and 40’s. You will find thin quartz veins nearby that produce placer and lode gold. The Farrar Property, had a deep shaft and crosscut tunnel, worked before 1860 for lode gold. The Morris Property contained ore in formation that was traceable 1 mile northeast to the Tallapoosa River. The Tallapoosa River shoal sands show placer gold. At Wildcat Hollow, the Teakle Property consisted of a deep shaft known as the Orum Pit, produced lode gold. Adjacent to Wildcat Hollow, the Bradford Fraction produced lode gold. The Goldberg Mine, was an open cut, inclined pit, with veins 6-15 inches thick that contained gold with antimony, copper, traces of arsenic. The W. D. Mitchell’s Pine Hill Prospect was an 80 foot deep inclined shaft and pits along strike in ore body 14 ft. thick. The Bradford Ridge Mine was the most extensively prospected mine in the district and was the site of a 10 stamp mill contained gold, with some arsenopyrite. Between forks of White Oak and Wesobulga creeks you will find the Dawkins Property, which was the site of old 10 stamp mill and produced lode gold saved by amalgamation.
Erin, Alabama
South of Erin, Alabama in gravel bars of Gold Mines Creek, you will find placer gold, with sillimanite, pyrope garnets and talc.
Gold Mines In Clay County Alabama
ALABAMA GOLD AND MICA MINE
Degrees Minutes Seconds:
Latitude: 33-19’33” N
Longitude: 085-52’01” W
Decimal Degrees:
Latitude: 33.3259461
Longitude: -85.8669085
AMASON PROSPECT
Ashland Mining Co Gold Prospect
Benjamin Prospect
| ID: |
151068 |
| Name: |
Benjamin Prospect |
| Class: |
Mine (Definitions) |
| Description: |
Gold prospect |
| Citation: |
Dean, Lewis S. and Otis M. Clarke, Jr. Mineral Resources of Clay County, Alabama: Special Map 212. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Geological Survey of Alabama, 1988. |
| Entry Date: |
01-Dec-1990 |
| *Elevation: |
745/227 |
| Sequence |
Latitude(DEC) |
Longitude(DEC) |
Latitude(DMS) |
Longitude(DMS) |
Map Name |
| 1 |
33.2592828 |
-85.6541243 |
331533N |
0853915W |
Lineville East |
Brown Prospect
California Lode
Latitude: 33.2890025
Longitude: -85.9044094
GNIS ID: 151100
Carter Prospect
| Latitude: |
33.2140059 |
| Longitude: |
-85.6952364 |
| GNIS ID: |
151049 |
Chinca-Pina Lode Prospect
Cockrell Placer Mine
| Latitude: |
33.2534495 |
| Longitude: |
-85.6616245 |
| GNIS ID: |
151070 |
Crucible Prospect
| Latitude: |
33.3070576 |
| Longitude: |
-85.8902425 |
| GNIS ID: |
151096 |
Dawkin’s Lode
| Latitude: |
33.2240058 |
| Longitude: |
-85.674958 |
| GNIS ID: |
151048 |
Eley Gold Mine
| Latitude: |
33.3453898 |
| Longitude: |
-85.8999651 |
| GNIS ID: |
151091 |
Farrar-Wallace Prospect
| Latitude: |
33.2401165 |
| Longitude: |
-85.6741248 |
| GNIS ID: |
151045 |
Franklin Mine
Grizzel Prospect
| Latitude: |
33.2662269 |
| Longitude: |
-85.6619022 |
| GNIS ID: |
151069 |
Haraldson Mine
| Latitude: |
33.3378899 |
| Longitude: |
-85.9149655 |
| GNIS ID: |
151092 |
Harall Au Mine Harold Or Harral
Harold Gold Mine
Harwell Prospect
Hobbs Prospect
Horn’s Peak Mine
| Latitude: |
33.314835 |
| Longitude: |
-85.9155211 |
| GNIS ID: |
151098 |
Idaho Mine
| Latitude: |
33.316224 |
| Longitude: |
-85.8994094 |
| GNIS ID: |
151095 |
Knight’s Mill Prospect
| Latitude: |
33.2334499 |
| Longitude: |
-85.6741247 |
| GNIS ID: |
151047 |
Lashley Property Prospect
Laurel Prospect
Little Samson Lode
| Latitude: |
33.3195572 |
| Longitude: |
-85.8980206 |
| GNIS ID: |
151094 |
Manning Placer
| Latitude: |
33.2453942 |
| Longitude: |
-85.6560687 |
| GNIS ID: |
151042 |
McLellan Mine
| Latitude: |
33.3301125 |
| Longitude: |
-85.8849646 |
| GNIS ID: |
151093 |
Mitchell Prospect Number One
| Latitude: |
33.2315056 |
| Longitude: |
-85.6635688 |
| GNIS ID: |
151043 |
Old Gold Mine
Pyriton Area
Walker Prospect
| Latitude: |
33.2265057 |
| Longitude: |
-85.6674578 |
| GNIS ID: |
151046 |
W D Mitchell Prospect
Whatley Gold Mine
On forested hill crest adjacent to south side of south Yadkin River.
| Latitude: |
33.3140016 |
| Longitude: |
-85.9394106 |
| GNIS ID: |
151110 |