Occitanie
Salsigne gold mine, Aude (Montagne Noire)
Gold ground Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: scorodite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Arsenopyrite-gold deposit
France's largest gold mine; serious arsenic hazard on site.
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