The
lands of the CROWell Gold Mine
Your
own personal, private ‘Golden Paradise’
A
unique piece of United States History could be yours and it includes
established
precious metals reserves which may prove very rewarding !
Invest
in one of the last three remaining land parcels from
North
Carolina’s original Crowell Gold Mining Company tract
LAND
PARCEL
A –
27 acres in Stanly County, near Bethel Chapel, with hundreds of feet
of paved state road frontage, located between New London and Badin,
North Carolina.
This
picturesque rolling land is situated on a portion of the original
1800's Crowell Gold Mining Company properties. These lands are
historically significant because their gold mining activities
supported currency production at The United States Mint in Charlotte
during the mid-1800's. The original Crowell Gold Mine and its
operations headquarters were on the adjoining hilltop. Thousands of
ounces of gold were obtained from these and nearby lands prior to the
Civil War, and the area’s land values have been almost entirely
ignored and abandoned ever since.
Civil
War History abounds in this area and respected Historians have
suggested that it may be near or at this site where the long
sought-after Confederate Archives and bullion disappeared. Documents
exist that support the fact that the land owner in 1865 buried or hid
thousands of Confederate documents (and possibly the missing gold and
silver bullion) researchers have been seeking for more than a hundred
years. Land owner George Washington Crowell was considered a true
Confederate loyalist at that time and his mine tunnels were high and
dry and may have provided the perfect hideaway. Those Lost Treasures
have never been found, yet no one has searched this 27-acre parcel
for any of the missing valuables. And the current land owner has
denied permission to search for any of the missing Confederate
Archives or Bullion.
The
site was re-forested in the mid-1980's and has abundant hardwood
resources, as well as several acres of native Loblolly pines that
could be harvested today. The land is surrounded by protected forest
and agricultural neighbors, and has been conscientiously maintained
for decades under the careful supervision of the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission. Meaningful
undeveloped precious metals resources do exist and are intact,
and there are several areas on the site that verify the active mining
from 150 years ago – from miner’s Dahlonega trenches to tailings
piles, all evidence of early mining activities. There has been no
modern-day scientific research or technologically-advanced
exploration performed on any of these sites.
Views
to the Southeast reveal the Uwharrie Mountain range and Morrow
Mountain state park. The quaint village of New London is only a short
distance away and the lakeside town of Badin is nearby, currently
undergoing a ‘revitalization’ with support from federally-funded
programs. Badin Lake is one of several recreational lakes within the
Yadkin river basin that has a developed resort, golf course and
luxury residential accommodations a few miles away at Uwharrie Point.
The rapidly expanding Charlotte metropolitan area is only 25 miles
away.
A
recently constructed 12' x 24' workshop with modern utilities is
included with this offering.
LAND
PARCEL B
--
35 acres of rolling countryside with pristine mature forest and a
major contact zone that extends the length of the property.
Included is a heavily mineralized hydrothermal quartz vein of unknown
depth that contains numerous metallic’s that have been confirmed
and verified by fire and spectrographic assay and include visible
pyrite with Gold, Mercury, Silver and a variety of other elements
and minerals that usually associate with valuable precious metals. A
recent USGS satellite map specifically details faults lines and
contact zones. Qualified purchasers are invited to carefully inspect
and analyze the parcel for themselves.
This
parcel also includes several hundred feet of state-maintained paved
road frontage and has mature timber ready to harvest throughout. Two
major fault lines are revealed with satellite mapping and join a
well-defined contact zone that extends diagonally through the site.
Surface “grab” samples were submitted for analysis and assay in
1996. Most “contact” area assay results are impressive and
indicate Gold as the leading element present. This land mass was
originally part of the Crowell Gold Mining operations but was never
mined or exploited. When the Civil War broke out, most mining
operations ceased in the region and further development on this land
never took place. Successful mining activity since then has taken
place nearby on adjoining lands.
A
professional geological grid sampling program in 1996 established an
interesting array of numerous mineral components, including gold and
silver, manganese, copper, zinc, chromium and supporting deposits of
native iron, mercury and arsenic. Gold was confirmed as an element in
25% of the soil specimens submitted for laboratory analysis. A spring
that feeds a small branch on the site has been producing coarse gold
for many years in its gravels.
This
35-acre offering is contiguous with “Land Parcel C”, below.
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LAND
PARCEL C
--
33 acres of mature forest, with adequate state-maintained paved road
frontage, that includes a small meandering creek and a rare “Volcanic
Chimney”. Fire
and Spectrographic assays have established the presence of numerous
precious metals deposited in vein formations within the “Chimney”
location, which joins a major “contact zone” extending hundreds
of yards diagonally through the offered property. Little exploration
of the site has taken place – only enough to verify its values,
which appear to be quite significant. Fire assays performed several
years ago indicate .322 oz/ton Gold, .14 oz/ton Silver with Platinum
group traces present. Surface grab samples of weathered quartz veins
were submitted for assay and provided impressive results. Most quartz
rock specimens from this location exhibit iron-mercury staining. Some
quartz specimens are spectacular and contain visible crystalline
gold.
This
offering is contiguous with Parcel “B” and would combine into a
desirable 68-acre tract.
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No
core drilling has been conducted on any of these three sites. The
current owner is not aware of any exploration or prospecting by
modern methods on any of these parcels, other than the
above-described laboratory analysis. Interested parties should
conduct their own professional scientific evaluation of these
properties. The owner may permit access for geologic, engineering or
pre-feasibility studies to qualified purchasing prospects. A bond and
privacy agreement may be required and liability releases must be
executed. These properties are heavily secured, regularly patrolled
and accessible by permit only. Contact: Brenda Hunter, Hunter Homes
Realty, 1832 Badin Rd., Albemarle, NC 28001 (704) 983-3363 or visit
www.TheGoldenParadise.com