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West Coast
Gillespies Beach gold sands
Gold ground Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: ilmenite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Black sand beach below the glaciers, worked by dredges and beachcombing diggers since the 1860s
Documented in Westland goldfield histories, dredge remains on site.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
surf, sandflies
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.