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Gyeongsangbuk, Gangwon-do
Yeonhwa lead-zinc mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite, galena, rhodochrosite, skarn silicates.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Korea's largest historic Pb-Zn skarn system, mined until the 1990s
Documented classic Korean ore deposit.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
derelict plant
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