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West Coast
Okarito beach and lagoon sands
Gold ground Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: beach stones.
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
1865 beach rush settlement, fine gold in the black sand and stones along the spit
Documented in West Coast rush histories.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
surf, tides
Keep exploring nearby
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