Japan, Niigata
Sado Island
Nishimikawa Gold Park placer panning
Gold ground Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: licensed panning on the grounds of the Heian-era Nishimikawa placer gold field
Operating fee facility on a genuine historic placer, part of the Sado gold mines World Heritage story
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