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Minas Gerais
Morro Velho gold mine, Nova Lima
Gold ground Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
One of the deepest gold mines in the Americas, worked almost continuously since 1834
Historic mine documented in mining history and mineralogical references.
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