History

Mecklenburg Gold Mining Company

company

Also known as Mecklenburg Mining Company

Mecklenburg Gold Mining Company — business, appearing in the Charlotte record across 2 documented year(s).

In the record (2)

  1. 1830

    Outside investors — first Count Vincent de Rivafinoli, then Englishman John Penman — leased the Rudisill and St. Catherine mines in 1830 and consolidated them into the Mecklenburg Gold Mining Company; their capital and advocacy helped persuade the federal government to site a branch mint in Charlotte.

    St. Catherine Gold Mine (site)First United States Branch Mint (site)Rudisill Gold Mine (site)Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government CenterSt. Catherine MineRudisill MineCount Vincent de RivafinoliJohn Penman

    Source · checked 2026-08-14

  2. 1838

    The Mecklenburg Mining Company and other regional operations used enslaved workers not only underground but also to cut timber, build fences and dams, and farm hay, corn, and oats to feed the mines' white workforce.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Source · checked 2026-08-14