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Reed Gold Mine, Cabarrus County, NC
Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: site of first documented US gold discovery, Carolina slate belt placer/vein gold
NC State Historic Site; nation's first gold discovery, thoroughly documented historically.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
WaterHistoric shafts (closed to public)
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