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Buhweju, Western Region

Buhweju goldfield

Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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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

Plateau gravels and reefs mined colonially and by local diggers since

Documented goldfield in Uganda geological survey records.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

slippery hand-dug pits

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