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Jalisco
Bolanos silver district
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite.
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
Bonanza silver veins in a deep canyon town that boomed in the 1700s and still sees mining
Major colonial district documented in Mexican mining history.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
canyon roads, old workings
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.