Royal Vindicator Mine

Royal Vindicator Mine is a surface gold mine in Haralson County, Georgia, near Tallapoosa, GA. MSHA lists its status as active since Nov 16, 2020 and records 6 employees. It is one of 1 gold mine in Georgia that is not marked abandoned, and the only one in Haralson County; by employees it ranks 1 of 1 in the state.

Facts

MSHA status
Active since Nov 16, 2020
Type
Surface
County
Haralson County
State
Georgia
Land status (BLM data)
Land status not determined in the BLM dataset
Nearest town
Tallapoosa, GA
Employees reported
6
Operator
Chester Holdings USA, Inc.
Coordinates
33.7142, -85.2739
MSHA mine ID
0901257

Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.

Land status comes from the BLM Surface Management Agency dataset and can be out of date.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.

History and geology (USGS)

USGS site name
Hollins (Royal) Mine
USGS status
Past producer
Commodities
Gold
Deposit type
Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Output size
medium (USGS class)

Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10083670 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.