Historic gold producers in Burke County (USGS)
USGS records 20 historic gold producers in Burke County: 10 past producers and 10 listed as producers or plants. For 20 of them USGS gives an output size (4 medium, 16 small). Production years are recorded for 14 sites, from 1828 to 1896. The most common deposit type is low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (3 sites).
Show the 20 sites
| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Creek Placer | Producer | medium | REE, Gold | from 1828 |
| J. C. Mills Property | Producer | medium | REE, Gold | from 1828 |
| Little Silver Creek Placer | Producer | medium | Gold | from 1828 |
| Silver Creek Placer | Producer | medium | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Bailey Fork Placer | Producer | small | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Clear Creek Placer | Producer | small | REE, Gold | from 1828 |
| Double Branch Placer | Producer | small | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Carolina Queen Mine | Producer | small | Gold | found 1896 |
| Hancock Placer | Producer | small | Gold, REE | found 1850 |
| James C. Chapman Mine | Producer | small | Gold, REE | n/a |
| Hunting Creek Tributary Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, REE | from 1830 |
| Unnamed Gold Placer | Past producer | small | REE, Gold | from 1830 |
| White Mill Creek Placer | Past producer | small | REE, Gold | from 1830 |
| Brown Mountain Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Niobium (Columbium), Tin, Silver | from 1850 |
| Pax Hill Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Lead | from 1850 |
| Puette Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Silver, REE, Zirconium | from 1850 |
| Scott Hill Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Lead, Silver, Bismuth | 1850 to 1896 |
| Pearcey Creek Gold Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin, Silver, Molybdenum, Beryllium, REE | found 1850 |
| Pearcey Creek Placer | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Pilot Mt. Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. Sites already matched to an MSHA record are shown in the MSHA tables.
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