Piedmont
Pestarena gold mines, Valle Anzasca
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
Monte Rosa gold veins mined from Roman times to 1961 below Macugnaga
Documented Italian gold district in Alpine mining literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
collapsing aditsArsenopyrite-rich dumps
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.