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Hambol, Vallée du Bandama District
Tortiya diamond gravels
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: small diamonds.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Terrace gravels dredged by SAREMCI from the 1940s and worked by hand ever since the company left
Well-documented historic diamond town in West African mining literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
pit collapses
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.