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Guerrero

Placeres del Oro river placers

Gold ground Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

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

Why this spot

Alluvial gold in Balsas basin tributaries that named the town, panned since colonial times

Historic placer district recorded in Mexican mining annals.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

remote Tierra Caliente, cartel activity

Keep exploring nearby

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