The Loud Mine, north of Dahlonega in neighboring White County, became one of the best‑known nineteenth‑century producers in the upper Georgia Gold Belt. Like many properties, it likely began with placer work in nearby streams before miners sunk shafts into quartz veins that fed the placers. Period photographs and specimens show handsome, crystalline gold from the district. Though the great days of production faded with the twentieth century, the Loud remained a favorite locality among collectors and historians. The site today is privately owned and access is restricted, but its story illustrates how the rush extended far beyond Lumpkin County into the surrounding hills—part of a continuous belt of auriferous rocks that arcs across north Georgia. Many surviving nuggets and ore specimens labeled “Loud Mine” in museum drawers speak to the fame this property once enjoyed among miners and dealers alike.