Tip for our beginners and reminder for all. Oftentimes road names and place names may indicate actual history and occurance versus just a developer's whim. When you see something like "Coppermine Road" or "Old Mine Road" then you might want to research the area. Raleigh has the now famous Mine Creek that indeed drains an area that was mined for graphite. In northern Virginia I was about a year late investigating Coppermine Road. There was indeed a copper mine, but it was covered by a condo complex by the time I narrowed down the location. (Before state published coordinates of abandoned mines.) But the search led me to nearby iron ore pits that persist from colonial days. The next time we visit friends in Halifax County near the NC border, I will drive across the county to Blue Rock Road, now that I know it once had a kyanite prospect. Maybe the landowner will be generous and grant permission to prospect that old prospect. Happy rock hunting to all. -- Tim