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Red Sea State, Red Sea

Ariab gold district

Gold ground Documented siteProhibited, look only
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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

Red Sea Hills VMS-gold belt mined industrially since the 1990s amid a huge unofficial rush

Documented district; Sudan's gold economy is heavily reported.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

active conflict, mercury use

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