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Madneuli copper-gold mine

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
GoldGold

Also reported: barite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Volcanogenic copper-gold-barite deposit mined by open pit since the 1970s near Bolnisi

Georgia's principal documented mine.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

active mine

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