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Wynad goldfields

Gold ground Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos 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.

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