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Urique canyon gold

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

Gold veins and river placers in the deepest of the Copper Canyon gorges, mined since colonial days

Documented district including the former El Sauzal mine in mining literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

extreme canyon terrain, cartel activity

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