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Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands Province

Kainantu goldfield

Gold ground Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Eastern highlands lode and alluvial field, small diggers alongside a modern underground mine

Documented in PNG geological survey and mining reports.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

security risk, landslides

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