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Mokhotlong

Khubelu River diamond gravels

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: occasional diamonds.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Highland river gravels below the kimberlite cluster, historically worked by licensed Basotho diggers

Documented digger history in Lesotho mining accounts.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

flash flooding, altitude

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