Gold Locations in
Vermont - The Green Mountain State
GOLD LOCATIONS IN VERMONT
Vermont has some really nice gold. Several years ago I had
the opportunity to dredge on Broad Brook near Bridgewater. We
found some really nice gold and some nice almandine garnets in
abundance.
Addison County Vermont
Bristol
Baldwin and Lewis Creeks near Bristol contain placer gold.
Bennington County Vermont
The areas that have the most potential in Bennington County
are; Furnace Brook near Bennington, the Green River, Wild Brook,
Warm Brook near Arlington, Mill Brook near Rupert, the Dearfield
River near Searsburg and the West Branch of the Batten Kill
River near Manchaster.
Readsboro
A few area base metal mines had a by product of gold in the
Readsboro area. There are some gold showings on the dumps.
Chittenden County Vermont
The area that seems to be the best to look in Chittenden
County is Joiner Brook near the Bolton area.
Lamoille County Vermont
The most promising areas to prospect in Lamoille County are:
Gold Brook, Little River and West Branch of Waterbury River near
Stowe, Rattling Brook near Belvidere, the First Branch of
Lamoille River near Cambridge, the Gihon and North Branch Rivers
near Eden, the Lamoille River near Johnson and Sterling Brook
near Morristown.
Orange County Vermont
In Orange County it has been reported that the Third Branch
White River near Braintree and Randolph contain placer gold.
Also some reports of gold on Jail Brook near Chelsea.
Orleans County Vermont
I have some reports of placer gold on Wild Branch River near
Craftsbury, Jay Branch Cook Brook and Cook Brook near Jay and
the East Branch of the Missisquoi River, Missisquoi river and
Burgess Brook near Lowell.
Rutland County Vermont
I have some reports of gold on Flower Brook near Pawlet, The
Cold River near Shrewsbury, North Branch of the Cold River near
Mendon, Tweed River near Pittsfield and Dutch Hill Brook near
Danby.
Washington County Vermont
Duxbury
It is reported that Downsville Brook near Duxbury contains
placer gold.
Northfield
Reports of Cox, Stony and Union Brooks and The Dog and Rocky
Rivers near Northfield containing rich placer gold.
Warren
The Mad River between Warren and the junction of the Winooski
River contains placer gold.
Waterbury
Thatcher Brook and The Winooski River near Waterbury contains
placer gold.
Westboro
Minister Brook near Westboro and Worcester contains placer
gold.
Windham County Vermont
Dover
Placer gold is reported at South Branch of Rock River near
Dover.
Grafton
Reports of Placer gold at Willie Brook and the South Branch
of Saxtons River near Grafton.
Jamaica
Placer gold is reported at Turkey Mountain and Whetstones
Brooks near Jamaica.
Marlboro
Placer gold is reported at Adams Brook near Marlboro.
Newfane
Placer gold is reported at Adams Hill Brook near Newfane.
Rockingham
Placer gold is reported at Third Branch of Saxtons River near
Rockingham.
South Newfane
Placer gold is reported at Rock River near South Newfane.
Townsend
Placer gold is reported at West River near Townsend.
Windsor County Vermont
Andover
There are reports of placer gold at the Andover Branch of the
Williams River and Middle Branch of Trout brook near Andover.
Barnard
There are reports of placer gold at locust Creek near
Barnard.
Bridgewater
There are many area mine in the Bridgewater area. The state
forest land contains some good gold bearing locations. Some of
the old lead mines had a by product of gold. There are reports
of placer gold at Broad, Dimick and Gold Brooks and the North
Branch of the Ottauquechee River near Bridgewater.
Chester
There are reports of placer gold at Trout Brook near Chester.
Ludlow
There are reports of placer gold at the Black and Williams
Rivers and Jewell Brook near Ludlow.
Plymouth
There are reports of placer gold at Buffalo, Broad, Hale
Hollow and Piney hollow Brooks near Plymouth.
Rochester
There are reports of placer gold at The White and West Branch
of White Rivers near Rochester.
West Hartford
There are reports of placer gold at Hollow River near West
Hartford.
Wrightsville
There are reports of placer gold at Shady Hill Brook near
Wrightsville.
The Vermont Gold Rush
The
following information was taken from the Camp Plymouth State Park
brochure, published by the State of Vermont. Panning for gold is a
favorite activity for us and many of our guests, especially
children, at Mile Square Farm. We'll let you know when we
"strike-it-rich"....until that time, it's a nice way to
get our feet wet and cool-off during the summer months!!
"GOLD!
The cold stuff of reckless hopes and broken dreams, the "pay
dirt" of the distant West -- not what you would expect to
find in the quiet of the Plymouth hills. But by 1855, Buffalo
Brook was known as Gold Brook and Amos Pollard's farm was staked
out all along its banks. At Plymouth Five-Corners, a mill and
crusher were erected and hopeful prospectors flooded in."
"The
gold industry kept the town in agitation for over 30 years. At one
point, seven companies were at work on Buffalo Brook. One of the
more successful was Rooks Mining Company, which claimed to have
earned $13,000 in a six-month period in 1884. Such claims of
profit, however, seldom accounted for the enormous investment of
time and money put into mining. In the words of George H. Perkins,
State Geologist from 1898-1933, "it is entirely useless to
throw away money, time and labor seeking gold in Vermont."
"The
Rooks company soon went bankrupt and Henry Fox, the former mine
superintendent, bought the mine. Fox lived as a hermit at the mine
for thirty years. He searched for gold almost until the day he
died in 1919, at the age of seventy."
"Although
small amounts of gold-bearing quartz have been found, most of
Vermont's gold is "placer" gold, deposited by glaciers
and usually found only in the gravel of stream beds."
"Amateur
prospectors continue to pan for gold along Buffalo Brook;
occasionally small flakes are found. A few remains and foundations
can still be seen in Plymouth, testifying to the dreams of wealth
over a century ago."
Source:
State of Vermont, Agency of Natural Resources, Department of
Forests, Parks and Recreation
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