Crisson Gold Mine

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The Crisson Gold Mine is a gold mine in Lumpkin County of the US state of Georgia . The gold mine is located about 4 km northeast of the city of Dahlonega on US Highway 19 .

In 1969 the Crisson Gold Mine became the first gold mine in Georgia to open to the public; since 1982 the mine has been operated exclusively as a show mine .

history

During the first gold rush in Georgia, gold was extracted from various deposits around Dahlonega, primarily through gold panning and gold soap mining. From 1847 , gold-bearing ores were mined underground in the Crisson Gold Mine , as in other deposits in Lumpkin County . Technical progress later made it possible to mine the various gold veins in open-cast mining. The Crisson Mine was the most productive in the Dahlonega area at the time. The mine management was in the hands of the Crisson family for four generations, who ran the company until 1982 as a gold mining company, and since then as a tourist attraction.

The gold from the Crisson mine was characterized by a very high degree of purity of 98.7% (23 carats ). It was used, among other things, to gild the dome of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta .

Since the Crisson Mine opened its grounds to tourists in 1969 as Georgia's first visitor mine , the mining area has been open to tourists all year round. In addition to a number of old historical equipment for gold mining, a still functional stamping mill dating from the 19th century can be visited, which was used to crush the gold-bearing rock.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ website Crisson Mine: History ; accessed April 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Edward A. Johnson, David Williams, "Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills," Georgia Gold History ; accessed March 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ website Crisson Mine: History ; accessed April 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ website Crisson Mine: History ; accessed April 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ website Crisson Mine: Stamp Mill ; accessed April 7, 2019.
  6. ^ The Northeast Georgian: Pan for Gems and Gold ; accessed April 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ website Crisson Mine: History ; accessed April 7, 2019.
  8. ↑ s. a. Edward A. Johnson, David Williams, "Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills," Georgia Gold History ; accessed March 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ website Crisson Mine: Stamp Mill ; accessed April 7, 2019.

Coordinates: 34 ° 33 ′ 50.2 "  N , 83 ° 57 ′ 56.4"  W.