Ward Mine

Ward Mine is a past producer of gold, copper, silver in Davidson County, North Carolina, in USGS's medium output class. USGS records production from 1850 to 1905. It is one of 21 historic gold producers USGS lists in Davidson County, and number 3 when they are sorted by output class.

Facts

USGS status
Past producer
Output class
medium (USGS class)
Commodities
Gold, Copper, Silver
Production years
1850 to 1905
Discovered
1853
County
Davidson County
State
North Carolina
Land status (BLM data)
Land status not determined in the BLM dataset
USGS record
60001767

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. "Output class" is a code whose meaning changed over the years, so compare sites inside this data and do not read it as tonnage.

Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date. Check ownership before you go near any mine site.

Gold sites nearby

42 other USGS gold sites within 12 miles. The Davidson County page lists the biggest.