Manding, West Africa (Google Maps ⧉, OpenStreetMap ⧉)

"The gold of Manding, so far as I could learn, is never found in any matrix or vein, but always in small grains nearly in a pure state..."

"I was shown a small quantity of this metal which had been lately collected: the grains were about the usual size, but much flatter than those of Manding…"