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Pueblo Viejo gold mine
Gold ground Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Giant oxide and sulfide gold deposit worked by Taino and colonial miners and now one of the world's largest gold mines
Extensively documented in mining industry literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
industrial site
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