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Wynad goldfields
Gold ground Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Laterite-covered lode gold field that saw a British mining bubble in the 1880s, panned from streams long before
Documented historic goldfield in colonial mining records and GSI reports.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
leeches, dense forest, elephants
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.