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Alajuela, Río San Juan Department
Crucitas gold zone
Gold ground Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Disseminated gold deposit near the San Juan river, blocked by court rulings and later stripped by illegal miners
Extensively documented in Costa Rican legal and press records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
illegal mining conflictMercury contamination
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