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Puno
San Rafael tin mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: cassiterite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Worlds richest underground tin mine, driven into a 4500 meter cordillera peak
Documented in economic geology as a premier tin deposit.
Keep exploring nearby
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