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Condoto platinum placers

Gold ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: platinum grains, black sands.

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

Why this spot

Rainforest rivers of the San Juan basin, one of the worlds classic platinum placer regions

Documented platinum source since colonial times.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

remoteness, armed groups in region

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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