Men Find Gold in Upstate South Carolina

Via Palmetto Finance this story of two prospectors is sure to cause quite a few upstaters to grab their pans and head out to the nearest old claim site. There’s a rumor that a Canadian mining company has been poking around SC looking to open up a mine but conventional wisdom says most of the good claims in South Carolina are mined out. However gold prices make even the dust panners can find in streams valuable so if you’re not afraid of hard work now is a good time to catch gold fever.