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Kankan Region
Siguiri gold district
Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: laterite gravels.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Bure goldfields of medieval Mali empire fame, now a giant open-pit lease ringed by orpaillage
One of the oldest documented goldfields in West Africa.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
collapsing shafts, mercury use
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