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Mendoza
Paramillos de Uspallata mines
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensAlso reported: galena, cerussite, malachite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Silver lead mines worked from Jesuit times at 3000 meters on the precordillera
Documented historic mining area with interpretive trails.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
altitude, old adits
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.