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Mashonaland Central

Shamva gold district

Gold ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Large historic mine and river placers on the Shamva greenstone belt

Documented producing district since 1908.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

pit collapses among informal workings

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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