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Southeast Asia, Bicol Region
Paracale 'Gold Coast', Camarines Norte
Casalugan gold and tektite diggings
Gold ground Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: bicolite/philippinite tektites.
Photos 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: artisanal gold district since pre-colonial times, plus bicolite tektites from gold workings
Centuries of gold panning documented (town name means canal digger); visitors have documented watching panning and buying gold; Casalugan-Paracale tektites carry dealer provenance
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Real security concerns: armed groups reported in the hillsOpen mercury use, unstable flooded pits, compressor-mining deaths
stay with local hosts and in the poblacion
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