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San Marcos
Marlin mine (San Miguel Ixtahuacan)
Gold ground Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Coins and tokensPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Gold-silver mine in the western highlands operated 2005 to 2017 amid intense community opposition
Extensively documented in industry and human rights literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
social conflict
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