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Cao Bang, Cao Bằng Province

Tinh Tuc tin mine

Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GoldGold

Also reported: cassiterite, scheelite.

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

Why this spot

Skarn and placer tin worked since French days, the flagship socialist-era tin mine

Classic documented Vietnamese tin locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

steep dumps

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