Abandoned gold mine records in Mcdowell County
1 record marked abandoned by MSHA. They are listed for reference only. Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy-Destiny | surface | Dec 4, 1990 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Mcdowell County (USGS)
USGS records 13 historic gold producers in Mcdowell County: 2 past producers and 11 listed as producers or plants. For 13 of them USGS gives an output size (1 large, 4 medium, 8 small).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Broad River Placer | Producer | large | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Cane Creek Placer | Producer | medium | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Hoppers Creek Placer | Producer | medium | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| South Muddy Creek Headwater Placer | Producer | medium | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| South Muddy Creek Lower Course Placer | Producer | medium | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Alexander Branch Placer | Producer | small | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| High Shoals and South Muddy Creeks Gold Placer Belt | Producer | small | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Katy Creek Placer | Producer | small | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Long Branch Placer | Producer | small | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Waltons-Neighbors and Caleb Branch Placers | Producer | small | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Vein Mountain Mine | Producer | small | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | found 1850 |
| Huntsville Branch Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, REE | from 1828 |
| Marion Bullion Placer | 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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