Congo Gold Vein

The Congo Gold Vein (, Kongo Kinmyaku) is a gold mine and/or an archaeological site.

Background
At some point, Ging Freecss excavated the Congo Gold Vein.

Hunter Exam arc


In a flashback involving Kite and a younger Gon, Kite informs the boy that one of Ging's achievements was the excavation of the Congo Gold Vein.

Trivia

 * The place could be a reference to the Congo region located in Central Africa, famously the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo (both with gold mineral reserves).
 * The name of the location is transliterated as "Kongo gold vein" in Crunchyroll's version/translation.

Anime and Manga Differences

 * In the 1999 anime adaptation the Congo Gold Vein is not mentioned.
 * In 2011 anime adaptation the Congo Gold Vein is only mentioned much later in the story due to the anime differences in how Gon and Kite met.