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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 minerals
GoldAlso 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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