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Minas Gerais
Paracatu Morro do Ouro gold
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).
Why this spot
Huge low grade gold deposit worked by garimpeiros from 1722 and by open pit since 1987
Long documented gold field in Brazilian mining history.
Keep exploring nearby
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