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Southeast, North Carolina

Cotton Patch Gold Mine, New London NC

Gold ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

A Uwharrie-region fee gold mine where you sluice and pan for real Carolina placer gold.

Commercial fee-dig locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Working dig site
follow the operator's rulesWatch footing and sun.

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