Contact the North Carolina Geological Survey for further information about gold in North Carolina. Click here to link to the Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site. The North Carolina Geological Survey sells publications on gold in North Carolina. For information on publications and prices, please contact us at the address below. These publications are on file in the Raleigh office of the North Carolina Geological Survey, and are also available in many university libraries.
Public libraries can obtain the publications through inter-library loan.
A complete list of these publications , as well as many others concerning geology, is available from this office. A Bicentennial History , by Richard F. Knapp and Brent D. Glass. The U.S. Geological Survey distributes several pamphlets on gold prospecting. Many book stores and rock and mineral dealers sell books on gold panning and prospecting. Topographic maps provide useful information in locating good panning sites by showing stream meanders and the locations of rapids.