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Songwe, Mbeya
Lupa 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).
Why this spot
Chunya rush field of the 1920s-30s, again busy with licensed small miners
Documented major artisanal goldfield in Tanzanian records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unshored shafts
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.