Minerals of Alabama | Encyclopedia of Alabama
The Hog Mountain mine, which operated between 1904 and 1914 and 1934 and 1937 in Tallapoosa County, was the most extensively developed gold mine in Alabama and is credited with a total production of about 24,000 troy ounces of gold. Gold mining ceased in Alabama during the late 1930s, although a few individuals continue to prospect on their own.