Maramures, Maramureş
Valea Borcutului mines, Baia Mare
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
GoldAlso reported: galena, sphalerite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Gold-quartz veins in a side valley of Baia Mare, mined from medieval times to closure
Long-listed Baia Mare belt locality in Romanian mineralogical literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open adits, unstable ground
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.