Those mining gold in North Carolina these days would likely not be doing so in the same way were it not for those early rushes. The state is full of dramatic history, and there is so much more to ...

Museum of North Carolina Minerals Off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Spruce Pine, rockhounds can learn even more about the region’s mining history at the Museum of North Carolina Minerals.

An aerial view of a former lithium mine located west of Charlotte, North Carolina. Traditional contaminants were not found in nearby water, although elements such as lithium and rubidium were.

Lithium ore and mining waste from a historic lithium mine located west of Charlotte, North Carolina, are unlikely to contaminate surrounding waters with common pollutants such as arsenic and lead, ...

The North Carolina Mining Museum is located here as is the Crabtree Emerald Mine, ... rockhounds can learn even more about the region’s mining history at the Museum of North Carolina Minerals.