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Kolar Gold Fields

Gold ground Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Archean greenstone lode gold

One of the deepest gold mines ever worked.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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