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North Carolina was the leading gold-producing state before the discovery of gold in California in 1849. Another vein of ore attracted miners when silver was discovered in southern Davidson County in 1838. Roswell King of Connecticut purchased the mine from a man named Byerly in the same year. For years the Silver Hill Mine was the only silver mine in the country. Deposits of copper, zinc, lead, and carbonate ore were also found. Total production of all types of minerals at the mine during the 19th-century amounted to over $1 million. Hodge lists the users of the mine up to the last days of the 20th-century.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 8, Jan 2006, p76-78, 80-81, il Periodical Website
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