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Localities Map

Localities for Gold. Show all mapped localities.

Gold — Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa Gold — Mother Lode, USA Gold — Klondike (Dawson City), Canada Gold — Ballarat, Australia Gold — Berezovsk, Russia

5 mapped localities for Gold · approximate positions, famous for fine specimens.

GoldWitwatersrand BasinSouth Africa · Largest goldfield ever mined — ancient river gravels
GoldMother LodeUSA · 1849 Gold Rush country; quartz-vein gold
GoldKlondike (Dawson City)Canada · 1896–99 placer rush
GoldBallaratAustralia · Famous for giant nuggets, including the Welcome Nugget
GoldBerezovskRussia · Historic Urals lode — classic crystallized gold