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Kerouane Prefecture, Kankan Region
Banankoro diamond field
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: diamonds, gravels.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Gravels of the upper Milo drainage worked by the Aredor dredges in the 1980s and by diggers before and since
Documented Guinean diamond heartland in industry and Kimberley Process literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
deep pits, seasonal flooding
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.