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Metal Detecting at Dahlonega Gold Mines (Consolidated & Crisson)

Lumpkin County · North Georgia · Private attraction

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The rules

Paid tourist attractions offering guided gold panning, gemstone flume mining and underground mine tours — you pan salted ore for a fee. Metal detecting is not an offered activity, and Georgia's gold-country creeks are mostly private or leased claims (permission required).

Permit: Paid admission / panning fee (no detecting)

📞 Call ahead: 706-864-8473 (confirm the current rule before you go)

Why detect here

Guided gold and gemstone panning; family gold-history experience near Dahlonega

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Source: Consolidated Gold Mine (private business site). Verify against the managing authority before detecting.