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Potaro-Siparuni
Mahdia gold and diamond field
Gold ground Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: diamond.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Porkknocker town at the heart of the Potaro diggings since the 1880s
Documented mining town in Guyanese records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
malaria, pit collapses
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.