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Mato Grosso
Poconé gold district
Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
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).
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Why this spot
Lateritic and vein gold on the edge of the Pantanal, worked by garimpos since the 1780s
Documented garimpo district in Mato Grosso mining records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
mercury contamination
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.