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Ocampo gold district

Gold ground Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GoldGold
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

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

Why this spot

Epithermal gold-silver veins in the Sierra Madre worked since the 1800s and reopened by modern operators

Documented district in Sierra Madre mining literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

sierra roads, cartel activity

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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