Digging a target

Life in the bush and prospecting for gold

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October 7th 2013
Australia is famed for its amazingly rich natural resources - gold in particular. It had long been my ambition to go prospecting in Australia. Whilst it is possible to simply head off into the wide outback with a metal detector and lots of optimism, we were lucky enough to be linked up to two of Australia's top gold prospectors. Looking for gold involves several key steps. The first is unders ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more