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Ranong, Ranong province
Ranong tin district
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
GoldAlso reported: cassiterite, tantalite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).
Why this spot
Pegmatite and placer tin worked since the Chinese mining era of the 1800s
Documented tin and tantalum district in Thai geological survey records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
overgrown workings, monsoon rain
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.