Map of Chestatee Mining Company — Dahlonega GA

Here’s a great map showing the Lumpkin Chestatee Mining Company property in Dahlonega, GA:

Chestatee Mining Company — lots along the Chestatee River in Lumpkin County

Timothy Grocken purchased 1000 shares @ $20 per share in the Lumpkin Chestatee Mining Company.

I wonder if you made money on his investment?
I don’t know the age of this photo, but from their clothing I would guess around the late 19th century. It’s amazing the old timers used almost the exact same methods of mining as still used today (sluice box and gold pans).

Mohave Desert placers

I’ve been promising some resources for gold prospecting outside of Georgia and here is a great map of the Mohave desert placers just north of Dolan Springs. Just take Pearce Ferry Road from Dolan Springs to drive up there. There are GPAA claims in the area and other gold club claims or you can file your own claim too!

Here’s a photo of the placers just south of Golden Rule Peak. The diamonds show the location of known gold placers

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Dahlonega GA gold placers map

No discussion about gold mining in Dahlonega would be complete without the following 1849 map from William P. Blake (the state geologist in that year).

I love google maps and this map really help show where the gold placers around Dahlonega are located. Here’s the map imported in Google Earth, if you missed the post about how to do that, you can visit it here: