Cotton Patch Gold Mine & Campground

Welcome to the Patch!

Cotton Patch General Store

We are officially open for the Spring Months.

Our Spring hours are Friday & Saturday 9-5. But if Gold Fever has got you by the tail, we can still book you a panning session. In order to do so, you'll need to call 72 hours in advance. If no one answers, please leave your name and a phone number and someone from our staff will call you to book your session.

Our Campground is still operational year round. But because of our Winter hours, we'd also need 72 hours in advance to serve you properly.

The Staff at Cotton Patch want to thank you for your past and continued business.

Mercury Free Gold Recovery

DVD now Available!

Got buckets of black sands setting around. Learn from expert Jeff Pickett on how to get the Gold out safely and efficiently. Jeff walks you through each step, explaining each process and how important it is to avoid the use of Mercury. This amazing 1 hour 27 minutes DVD is perfect for any recreational prospector anywhere.

Click here to visit Next Step Mining to purchase or watch a preview of this amazing new DVD.

goldPrices The Gold Rush is Back

News is spreading. With record prices for an ounce of Gold, the rush is on. Read a recent article in the Charlotte Observer about the New Rush and how Cotton Patch is playing a part.

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USA Today Cotton Patch

Cotton Patch Gold Mine and Campground struck GOLD today with a national article in USA Today!
Read the entire article.

NEW LONDON, N.C. — Ashley Michalak and Nate Neitz are dipping pans of dirt into a long wooden trough on a hot summer day. But these aren't ordinary pans, and it's not ordinary dirt. They're gold pans, and the dirt — they hope — is pay dirt. The two cousins are panning for gold at the Cotton Patch Gold Mine in the heart of the nation's oldest gold-mining country. "It's cool. You never know what you're going to find," says Nate, 12.

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Cotton Patch Video Tour
Welcome to Cotton Patch Gold Mine & Campground online. Cotton Patch is a family friendly gold mine. Come out and prospect for gold... no matter what level of expertise you are, Cotton Patch has something for everyone.

Panning
Magic Wheel
Sluicing & Hibanking

Located in Stanly County near New London, North Carolina, Cotton Patch has a rich history, dating back to the 1860's, when gold was first discovered there. Gold continues to find its way into pans today.

Just minutes from Concord, Charlotte, and Monroe. Cotton Patch is centrally located ...a prospector's oasis. Click here to get view map.

Our GPS Coordinates:

Longitude 80.1874
Latitude 35.4358

Come camp out, spend your days prospecting for gold, walking beautiful trails, and meeting friendly people. We also now have WI-FI so you can stay in touch 24-7.

Need supplies...we provide all the equipment necessary. If you are looking to purchase your very own prospecting supplies... check out our General Store, located on the mine. We sell a huge variety of prospecting equipment... from Keene, Fisher, Garrett and Gold Magic.

Cotton Patch Gold Mine is now an Official GPAA (Gold Prospectors Association of American) Member. Show membership card for 10% discount on mining supplies.