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North East District, City of Francistown

Tati goldfields

Gold ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

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

Why this spot

Site of southern Africa's first modern gold rush in 1869 on the Tati greenstone belt

Well-documented historic goldfield around Francistown.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

open historic shafts

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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