Historic gold producers in Cleveland County (USGS)
USGS records 7 historic gold producers in Cleveland County: 7 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 7 of them USGS gives an output size (1 medium, 6 small). Production years are recorded for 3 sites, from 1830 to 1895. The most common deposit type is low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (4 sites).
Show the 7 sites
| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Mountain Mine | Past producer | medium | Gold, Molybdenum, Tellurium, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony, Copper, Bismuth | 1830 to 1895 |
| Durham Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1850 |
| Camp Creek Monazite Placer S Tributary | Past producer | small | REE, Thorium, Tin, Gold, Corundum | from 1911 |
| Unnamed Gold Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Unnamed Gold Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Unnamed Gold Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | n/a |
| Unnamed Gold 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.
More counties in North Carolina
Mecklenburg CountyUnion CountyCabarrus CountyRandolph CountyMontgomery CountyMoore CountyRowan CountyDavidson CountyGuilford CountyBurke CountyGaston CountyMcdowell County