The historic Dahlonega Gold Belt is the Deep South's best-kept secret among miners. Dave shows everyday miners using backyard ingenuity to find riches.

Some of the mill ruins remain, and visitors may pan for gold and explore the tunnels deep below where gold bearing rock can still be found. The Dahlonega-Lumpkin Visitors Center offers a money-saving Gold Fever Package that includes admission to the mines and the museum, plus a two-day itinerary with maps, dining and lodging options.

Here at Crisson Gold Mine you can Pan for Real Dahlonega Gold, and look for Gemstones. We have instructors that are willing to help you and your family have a fun adventure. We also offer the use of Trommels, Highbankers, Gold cubes to the person that wants to do more than just pan. Please call us to find out more information. The Crisson …

In 1958, mule-drawn wagons delivered 43 ounces of Dahlonega gold to Atlanta to be used on the Capitol dome. The gold rush brought tragedy as well: it was one of the major reasons behind the removal of the Cherokee in 1838. North Georgia would never be the same after Benjamin Parks picked up a golden rock on October 27, 1828, Today in …

The story of the Chestatee River Diving Bell begins in May of 1875. A Georgia entrepreneur named Philologus Hawkins (P.H.) Loud, arrived in Dahlonega with some associates from New York, to inspect the various mining operations along the river. Their intent was to determine the feasibility of mining the riverbed for gold using a diving …

Gold was first discovered in the Dahlonega area in 1828, twenty years before the Gold Rush to California. When it was discovered it was completely by accident – when a deer hunter, Benjamin Parks, tripped over a rock 2 ½ miles south of what is now Dahlonega.

Independent researchers working in the Talladega belt, Ashland-Wedowee-Emuckfaw belt, and Opelika Complex of Alabama, as well as the Dahlonega gold belt and western Inner Piedmont of Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas, have mapped stratigraphic sequences unique to each region.

Table 1.-- List of quadrangles and some of the mines within the quadrangle from which samples were collected (See also fig. 1). - "Analyses and descriptions of geochemical samples, northeastern part of the …

Shop. Downtown Dahlonega, organized around the landmark Dahlonega Gold Museum, is a remarkably quaint and active town center. From traditional Appalachian art and locally made gifts to trendy clothing shops and regional wine, Downtown Dahlonega offers the widest array of shopping within its 65 retail stores.

Independent researchers working in the Talladega belt, Ashland-Wedowee-Emuckfaw belt, and Opelika Complex of Alabama, as well as the Dahlonega gold belt and western Inner Piedmont of Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas, have mapped stratigraphic sequences unique to each region.

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The Dahlonega gold belt consists of more proximal metasandstone and pelitic schist; it also contains Ordovician arc volcanic rocks, and a mixed detrital zircon suite of Laurentian and Gondwanan, or Penokean, affinity.

In this interpretation, rocks of the Dahlonega gold belt extend beneath the central Blue Ridge and reemerge to the northeast in the Great Balsam Mountains window west of Asheville, North Carolina. ...

To the northeast, the Allatoona fault lies at the base of the Dahlonega gold belt, becoming an internal eastern Blue Ridge thrust at Dawsonville, Georgia.

Research on the Hillabee Greenstone in the Talladega belt and Pumpkinvinve Creek Formation and related bimodal metavolcanic rocks in the Dahlonega Gold belt suggest a similar temporal, spatial, and tectonic origin.

It helps to know a bit about rocks when seeking gold. Granite, basalt, schists, slate, and shale are rocks to look for when gold prospecting. Large quantities of iron oxides such as magnetite, ironstone, or hematite in an area can also indicate the presence of gold.

The Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and tells the story of the discovery and mining of gold in the North Georgia mountains. Housed in the 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse, the museum holds a unique place in history.

It helps to know a bit about rocks when seeking gold. Granite, basalt, schists, slate, and shale are rocks to look for when gold prospecting. Large quantities of iron oxides such as magnetite, …

Whether you're a would-be prospector or just naturally curious, knowing which rocks contain gold can be something of a challenge. The unique properties of the yellow metal have made it prized, and it's also led to many techniques being used to find it in the various formations that have auriferous potential.

Legend has it that Benjamin Parks tripped over a small rock while deer hunting in 1829 and compared its color to that of an egg yolk. It was a gold nugget. More were unearthed on this piece of land, which was near present-day Dahlonega.

The discovery of gold in the Georgia Gold Belt in 1828 led to the Georgia Gold Rush. The historic cities of Auraria and Dahlonega were the primary beneficiaries of the gold discovery, and a branch mint of the United States Mint …

To the northeast, the Allatoona fault lies at the base of the Dahlonega gold belt, becoming an internal eastern Blue Ridge thrust at Dawsonville, Georgia. Although that sequence extends another 120 km into North Carolina, continuation of the Allatoona fault that additional distance is in debate.

The Dahlonega Gold Belt is an extensive gold deposit that covers Georgia from Alabama to North Carolina. These mines are part of an extensive gold deposit that covers Georgia from Alabama to North Carolina and has been mined or …

The best places for gold panning are located along Georgia's Gold Belt, which stretches from Carroll County to Rabun County. This region has produced millions of dollars worth of gold over the years, making it one of the most significant areas for prospecting in the United States.

The Chattahoochee-Holland Mountain fault separates Dahlonega gold belt rocks from Tallulah Falls-Ashe Formation middle to upper amphibolite facies rocks of the Tugaloo terrane in the eastern Blue Ridge and truncates the Soque River fault in …

In parts one, two, and three of this four-part series, "Why the Charlotte and Dahlonega Mint Were Built," I discussed the early Europeans' unsuccessful search for gold in what became the United States. Despite both Hernando de Soto and Francisco Vázquez de Coronado being "on top of gold" during their expeditions, neither was able to close …

Step back in time to the era of gold rush fever and discover the glittering history of Georgia's first major gold rush at the Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site. In the heart of Dahlonega's historic downtown square stands the 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse, now home to a remarkable tribute to the state's golden legacy.

Perched atop one of the richest deposits east of the Mississippi River, the city of Dahlonega is home to the first gold rush. Two decades before miners headed west to California to find their fortunes, gold was discovered right here in Georgia.

A growing body of evidence suggests that a number of Ordovician-aged stratigraphic units in separate lithotectonic belts of the southern Appalachian orogen are genetically related, having formed in a back-arc setting on the Laurentian plate. Research on the Hillabee Greenstone in the Talladega belt and Pumpkinvinve Creek Formation and related …

The Pumpkinvine Creek Formation is part of the Dahlonega gold belt, located in the eastern Blue Ridge, 1.5 km south of the boundary with the western Blue Ridge.