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Queensland
Hodgkinson goldfield
Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
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
1876 reef goldfield behind Cairns with ghost towns at Thornborough and Kingsborough
Documented in Queensland goldfields history and prospecting guides.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open shafts, heat, remoteness
Keep exploring nearby
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