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Silver Islet, Sibley Peninsula

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Mesoproterozoic vein

Legendary rich silver vein that mined below Lake Superior until pumps failed.

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