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Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province

Woodlark Island goldfield

Gold ground Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Island field mined since the 1890s with village alluvial workings and a long-promised new mine

Documented in PNG mining literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

extreme remoteness, malaria

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