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Bahia
Serra do Assuruá gold, Gentio do Ouro
Gold ground Documented siteGray area
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
Dry sertão range that saw a major 19th century gold rush and periodic garimpo revivals
Documented gold district in Bahian mining history.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
heat, remoteness
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.