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Australia, Victoria

Ararat VIC

Canton Lead goldfield

Old dump ground Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Old bottlesOld bottles

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Goldfield founded on a rush led largely by Chinese diggers (the Canton Lead)

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old mine shafts and workingsRemote ground, heat.

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