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Phang Nga

Phang Nga tin fields

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Also reported: cassiterite, ilmenite, zircon, monazite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Granite-belt cassiterite placers dredged onshore and offshore for over a century until the 1980s tin crash

Core of the historic Thai tin belt, well covered in mining literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

flooded pits

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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