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Gold Mining In Virginia

March 4, 2010 By Indio Leave a Comment

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John Smith and the other founders of Jamestown came to Virginia looking for gold.  They didn't find any gold.  That was too bad for them, but very good for you. There are lots of places around Virgina for amateur gold miners to prospect.   The you may not find as much gold as you could find in other states, but there are a lot of great places to mine. This article is from … [Read more...]

Lost Virginia Gold Mines!

June 29, 2009 By Indio Leave a Comment

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This is an absolutely great document if you live anywhere in the Virginia or anywhere in that part of the country, because this is a 1975 report by the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Division of Minerals on the location of old gold mines. This is LITERALLY a treasure map that gives turn by turn directions to numerous old gold mines.  Man, it can’t get any easier than … [Read more...]

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