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Potaro-Siparuni

Potaro River diamond gravels

Gem locality Documented siteLicence or permit

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: diamond.

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

Why this spot

River terraces from Tumatumari toward Kaieteur worked for diamonds for a century

Documented diamond river in Guyanese geology.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

rapids, malaria

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