Wake County Prospecting

[fuquayprospector]

Does anyone know if any gold deposits were ever found in Wake county? I read that Nash and Durham county were prospected for gold. 

[victory]

I have found some in Northern Orange County. I know of a man who says there is a gold vein in a cave inside of Red Mountain (northern Durham County), but thats all I can say. Vic

[victory]

Oh yes, Welcome to the forum...

[fuquayprospector]

Thanks I think I will try out a creek near my house that is next to a hill side with quartz outcroppings all over it. I was down visiting the Reed Mine last week and I was curious if the gold deposits reached this far East in the state.

[victory]

They do, but the gold is small and it's hard to find a creek that makes the digging worth it. An old timer on here (will-D) told me there is gold in almost every creek in NC.

[bahoogas]

Unfortunately for us the geologic make up of eastern NC is no conducive to gold formations....at least non attainable near the surface. I cannot remember the name of the big Mall in Chapel hill but that is the dividing line, east there is gold west there is not, other than a few spots in Nash and northern Durham Co. Now if you could dig down about 3 miles you would certainly find gold, but that is a helluva good days digging for me, LOL. I have been itching to try a few creeks in down town Chapel hill, including one spot at a park that is downstream from an old gold mine, I would surely think there is at least some gold still to be found there, here is a link to the gold mines located in NC (keep in mind they are not exact but pretty close to the right locations. It never hurts to do a test pan anywhere (I do) but I have yet to find anything at all in Wake Co.


maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&aq=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=35.565746,-80.875854&spn=0.5686,1.752319&z=10&msid=201393025097845366486.00049c5edbe99a7868720&safe=on

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Nov 27, 2013 10:45:59 GMT -5 bahoogas said:

Unfortunately for us the geologic make up of eastern NC is no conducive to gold formations....at least non attainable near the surface. I cannot remember the name of the big Mall in Chapel hill but that is the dividing line, east there is gold west there is not, other than a few spots in Nash and northern Durham Co. Now if you could dig down about 3 miles you would certainly find gold, but that is a helluva good days digging for me, LOL. I have been itching to try a few creeks in down town Chapel hill, including one spot at a park that is downstream from an old gold mine, I would surely think there is at least some gold still to be found there, here is a link to the gold mines located in NC (keep in mind they are not exact but pretty close to the right locations. It never hurts to do a test pan anywhere (I do) but I have yet to find anything at all in Wake Co.


maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&aq=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=35.565746,-80.875854&spn=0.5686,1.752319&z=10&msid=201393025097845366486.00049c5edbe99a7868720&safe=on

4492-4936 U.S. 64, Pittsboro, NC 27312

try those coordinates

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Nov 27, 2013 10:45:59 GMT -5 bahoogas said:

Unfortunately for us the geologic make up of eastern NC is no conducive to gold formations....at least non attainable near the surface. I cannot remember the name of the big Mall in Chapel hill but that is the dividing line, east there is gold west there is not, other than a few spots in Nash and northern Durham Co. Now if you could dig down about 3 miles you would certainly find gold, but that is a helluva good days digging for me, LOL. I have been itching to try a few creeks in down town Chapel hill, including one spot at a park that is downstream from an old gold mine, I would surely think there is at least some gold still to be found there, here is a link to the gold mines located in NC (keep in mind they are not exact but pretty close to the right locations. It never hurts to do a test pan anywhere (I do) but I have yet to find anything at all in Wake Co.


maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&aq=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=35.565746,-80.875854&spn=0.5686,1.752319&z=10&msid=201393025097845366486.00049c5edbe99a7868720&safe=on

Look up Robert Way on facebook, he prospects alot in the area you are in. He always says where he goes and shows the gold he gets from there.

www.facebook.com/robert.way.12?fref=ts

[fuquayprospector]

That map is fantastic! Thanks

[IrishNC]

I know this is an old thread but I used to work in Crabtree Valley Mall while I was in college. I had an old timer tell me one day that he used to pan for gold in Crabtree Creek. He even claimed he found gold.

[Deleted]

There is gold out there, just walk creeks and look for tailing piles..