gold prospecting in alabama

Alabama Gold Belt

Posted on December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 by Staff

Most gold found in Alabama comes from what is known as the gold belt, an area of 60 miles wide and 100 miles long in the northeast part of the state.

Men Panning Gold Created / Published [between ca. 1900 and 1927]

GOLD PROSPECTING IN ALABAMA

Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

GOLD IN ALABAMA TABLE OF CONTENTS to a handpicked collection of content gathered from a variety of sources concerning gold in Alabama. Stay in the game. Find the gold. Follow this series and join us on Facebook.

Gold Mining in Alabama

Posted on April 14, 2021October 16, 2021 by Staff

Significant amounts of gold have come from Alabama, making it one of the better gold producing states east of the Mississippi River. Gold has been found in both lode and placer deposits, with the majority coming from area in the east central part of the state up next to the Georgia border.

Public Gold Mining in Alabama

Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by Staff

Alabama has many former gold mines and current prospecting sites.

Mining for Gold in Sand Mountain Fourteen Miles from Scottsboro

Posted on November 26, 2020December 22, 2020 by Staff

During the meeting reports reached Scottsboro that gold had also been discovered on the north side of the Tennessee river opposite the mouth of Santa Creek and the town became greatly excited. Land owners now refuse to entrain propositions of sale.