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FIELD TRIP FOR AUGUST  |
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An
Official Field Trip of The Southern Appalachian Mineral Society (HOST)
9:00 AM,
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Thermal City Gold Mine Union Mills, North Carolina FEE
AREA
The Southern Appalachian Mineral
Society would like to extend an invitation to fellow DMC clubs to join
us in panning for gold at a genuine placer mining site in Rutherford
County, NC. Thermal City Gold Mine consists of a one mile section
of the Second Broad River and about 80 acres of Placer Gravel Deposits,
having one of the seven veins from the mountain supplying it. Panning
material is brought from the river by backhoe for you to pan. The
gravel is not “enhanced or enriched”. The gold found here is in it’s
natural state- right where nature deposited it. Gold is found
as flakes and maybe small nuggets. Ample shade, parking, and
instruction in panning are always available when needed.
FEE AREA Fee $5 to pan all
day, $40 for front-end load
Children : Welcome with Adult
Supervision
Pets: Pets allowed on leash COLLECTING: Gold
BRING: Shovels and pans are furnished
or you can bring your own. Other equipment is for rent/purchase.
For additional information on the site,
including details about a 'front-end load' or overnight stay,
contact the mine at: phone: 828-286-3016, Website: http://www.thermalcitygoldmine.com/
HISTORY: This is an unsalted site
and many people have had success finding gold here. The
mine’s aim is to provide an authentic experience. This mine is located
on the actual site of the earliest placers of Rutherford County. It
opened in 1830 and has produced gold ever since then.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Camping facilities
with full hook-ups to primitive are available on a first come basis.
Call 828-286-3016 for rates. No drugs, alcohol, or firearms are
allowed. The grounds are almost level and a short distance from panning
to camping and restrooms.
"Field trips are open to all members of associated clubs of the DMC program of the SFMS Field Trip Committee and to all members of SFMS member clubs who have provided their membership with SFMS liability insurance. Because of insurance requirements, members of the GENERAL PUBLIC are NOT invited on this or any DMC program field trips!" DMC Program / SFMS Field Trip committee's purpose: To collect field trip information from it's member societies; schedule and coordinate field trip dates; disseminate field trip information to all member clubs so that each member society may publish this information as one of their "official" scheduled field trips. |