Re: [HOT] Strange object

Diamonds (or other gems) seem unlikely, we are too far from volcanic lava fields (diamonds and gems are formed in the Earth mantle and require hard rocks). Gold extraction is more likely (and the various holes around are probably old artisanal gold mines in the deposits of the river). The

Re: [HOT] Strange object

@Blake: I meant the artificial, "technical"structure in the river, next to the island (about 60-70 meters long). @Philippe: you are right, gold or diamonds could be an explanation   Many thanks Henning       The structure with tubes at tip of the the islet of the river looks like some

Re: [HOT] Strange object

The structure with tubes at tip of the the islet of the river looks like some installation to filter muds in water and extract gold. 2018-04-15 14:31 GMT+02:00 Blake Girardot HOT/OSM : > Hi Henning, > > I am not clear on what the object is you are looking at? > > Do

Re: [HOT] Strange object

Hi Henning, I am not clear on what the object is you are looking at? Do you mean the water pools and pits along the south bank of that river? If you mean those, if I had to guess, it looks like artisan mining to me. One active area and a few small older pits. But that is just my guess, I will

[HOT] Strange object

  Hello HOT list,   while working on task #2881, i found this strange object on Bing. Does anyone know what we are seeing here?   https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5547710324#map=14/-6.1507/23.6692   Greetings   Henning (hebolz)     ___ HOT