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Faranah Region, Faranah
Kissidougou diamond gravels
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: diamonds, gravels.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Forest-margin alluvials on the diamond belt running toward Sierra Leone, dug since the 1930s
Documented in Guinean minerals ministry and industry records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote tracks
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.