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Sweden, Jönköping

Adelfors gold mines

Gold ground Documented siteLicence or permit

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

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

Why this spot

Sweden's first gold mine (1738) in quartz veins at Emma river

Documented mining heritage village with a gold museum and panning courses.

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