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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of B&H
Fojnica - Kresevo mining area
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Gold
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: siderite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Medieval iron, gold and quicksilver district of central Bosnia's ore mountains
Documented in Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian mining records; gold panning tradition on local streams.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old shaftsLandmine risk in places off marked paths
Keep exploring nearby
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