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Uhwarrie River
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North Carolina was the first place gold was commercially mined in the US. The North Carolina mines are distributed in three main belts the Eastern Carolina, the Carolina, and the South Mountain belts. The mining districts of North Carolina have been more extensively developed than those in any other portion of the South; although today a comparatively small number of the mines are in operation. Of these, very few can be said to be steady producers, most of the work being prospecting and preliminary development, with irregular and spasmodic output. Petty mining, chiefly in the placer ground, is carried on by tributors in various parts of the State. |
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