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Zacatecas
Veta Grande (Zacatecas district)
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
One of the great silver veins of the Zacatecas district, mined almost continuously since 1548
Core of a famous district documented across mining history literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open stopes, subsidence
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.