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Bouenza
Mfouati-Boko Songho mines
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: malachite, plancheite, cerussite, smithsonite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Lead-zinc-copper karst deposits mined colonially and picked over ever since
Documented Niari basin district in regional geology.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
sinkholes, old shafts
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.