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Pine Mountain Gold Mine Villa Rica, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2013) |
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Pine Mountain Gold Mine Villa Rica, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2013) |
| But before we look at the gold mines... Between 1949 and 1957, the Stockmar family operated the Flying S Dude Ranch on the site. The Stockmar's stone home, at the front of the property, was destroyed by a fire in the 1970's. |
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| Original front entry-foyer |
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| The rear kitchen of the house was originally connected to an old mine tunnel, which acted like a root cellar to keep food cool. |
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| Fireplace and chimney |
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| From the old homesite, a trail into the woods leads to the extensive old mine works: |
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The Man-way tunnel served as a shortcut to carry ore through the hill, rather than over it. |
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| Reservoir |
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| Old cut with mine shaft at right. |
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| Ore Stocking Bins |
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| I'm not sure what these pillars were used for. |
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| Ore Bins |
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Pilings for Stamp Mill |
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| Ore cart rail base |
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| Shaft cut in stone formation |
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| Three shafts - the middle one is the other end of the Man-way. |
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| Pair of large Leaching tanks |
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| Conveyance bucket Tunnel, showing cable that held suspended bucket... |
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| Small Leaching tank |
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Ruins of Processing building |
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| Solution tank |
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| Remains of assay office; just the chimney |
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| Cyanide tank |
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| The Glory Hole - a large quantity of gold was dug from this huge open pit. |
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| Reproduction Grist Mill |
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| A collection of pulley wheels from the stamp mill. |
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| Gear shafts from the stamp mill |
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| Mill and water feature |
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| Stamp Mill lifters |
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| More big pulley wheels... |
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| Ore cart |
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| Another view of the mill and waterwheel. |
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| Historical Photos: |
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| Same pair of Leaching Tanks shown in an earlier image |
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| Open Mine Cut - The Glory Hole |
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| Credits: Georgia Geological Survey Collection; Mines, Mining & Geology; RG 50-2-20; Georgia Archives |