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Cuyuni-Mazaruni

Bartica and Lower Mazaruni diggings

Gold ground Documented siteLicence or permit

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Also reported: diamond traces.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Gateway town where the Essequibo, Mazaruni and Cuyuni meet, supplying the surrounding gold grounds

Documented hub of the Guyanese gold industry.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

river travel

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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