Mining in Western North Carolina played an important economic role in the lives of its people and the state's history, but little has been recorded about the industry, especially the day-to-day trials and triumphs of the individual miner. Presented hear are the tales of old-timers as they talk about discovering huge books of mica, outrunning muck cars, and finding out in the nick of time that a mine has bad air. Marvel at Conrad Reed who found an interesting-looking rock (a seventeen-pound gold nugget) or Dr. George Kunz, vice president of Tiffany's, who searched for hiddenite but had to settle for gem-quality emeralds instead. Learn about the famous commercial and private mines that supplied this country with the raw materials needed for defense and technology. Minerals mined in Western North Carolina include alum, asbestos, lay, corundum, copper, chromium, feldspar, granite, gold, graphite, gravel, iron, kyanite, lead, limestone, mica, marble, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, quartz, sand, silver, tin, tungsten, talc, uranium, vermiculite, zinc, and many varieties of gemstones such as diamonds, garnets, emeralds, rubies, and beryl.
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Lowell Presnell is a native of North Carolina and a descemdemt of a mining family. He is a member of the Southern Appalachian Mineral Society.
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Lowell Presnell excavates a wealth of information in this historical narrative. The reader is taken back in history to learn of the ancient and historical nature of Western North Carolina and surrounding areas of natural wealth.A must reading for those who are interested in the searching out gems and minerals of this State.
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I bought this book when I got into Rock Hounding. It provided good info on Western North Carolina Locations for Rock Hounding.
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Without a doubt the best book on NC mining history I've seen on the market.Well written and concise.Couldn't put the book down.
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The pursuit of gold and gemstones led de Soto and his Spanish army into Western North Carolina in the sixteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Western North Carolina, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, United States, South Toe, World War, Macon County, Harris Clay, Avery County, Bolens Creek, Poll Hill, New York, Madison County, Ray Mines, Blue Rock Road, Burke County, Civil War, Clay County, Corundum Hill, Hot Springs, Buck Creek, Johnson City, Macon Mica, Sink Hole Mine, Buncombe County New!
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The pursuit of gold and gemstones led de Soto and his Spanish army into Western North Carolina in the sixteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Western North Carolina, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, United States, South Toe, World War, Macon County, Harris Clay, Avery County, Bolens Creek, Poll Hill, New York, Madison County, Ray Mines, Blue Rock Road, Burke County, Civil War, Clay County, Corundum Hill, Hot Springs, Buck Creek, Johnson City, Macon Mica, Sink Hole Mine, Buncombe County New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Cabins in the Laurel (Chapel Hill Books) by Muriel Earley Sheppard on 4 pages
- Madison County (KY) (Postcard History Series) by Harry C. Johnson on page 16, and page 219
- Western North Carolina: A History from 1730 to 1913 by John Preston Arthur on page 46, and page 86
- North Carolina by Nancy Millichap Davies on page 37, and page 224
- ROCKS AND MINERALS (Collector's Kits) by Inc. Pace Products in Back Matter
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