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Chungcheongnam, Chungcheongnam-do
Gubong gold mine
Gold ground Documented siteRestricted
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).
Why this spot
Once Korea's biggest gold producer, worked from the Japanese colonial era to 1971
Documented historic mine with modern reopening studies.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open shafts
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.