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Southeast Asia, Cordillera
Fidelisan, Sagada, Mountain Province
Tribal gold panning village
Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
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).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: traditional Igorot small-scale gold mining, first Minahang Bayan in Mountain Province
Panning, sluicing and tunnel mining by the Pidlisan tribe documented by Rappler; Minahang Bayan contract approved 2021; visitor panning itself is not documented, village visits are
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Steep stone-stair trails, slippery paths
respect tribal protocols and photography limits
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.