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Hidalgo

Mineral del Chico district

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

Silver veins in forested crags mined from colonial times, now inside one of Mexico's oldest protected areas

Historic district documented in Hidalgo mining records.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cliffs

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