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Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GoldGold

Also reported: bornite, malachite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: porphyry Cu-Au deposit

Giant copper-gold deposit in the South Gobi, documented copper mineralization.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Industrial site, desert, remote

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