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Caldas, Caldas Department
Marmato gold mountain
Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite.
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
Mountainside honeycombed with gold workings since pre colonial times, still mined by hundreds of small operators
Documented historic gold district in Colombian mining literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
landslides, unstable tunnels
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.