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Palmarejo silver-gold district

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
GoldGold

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

Why this spot

Epithermal veins near Chinipas mined historically and as a large modern underground operation since 2009

Documented modern producer in industry literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

active operations, cartel activity

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