Resources Minister Scott Stewart has urged families to put fossicking on their to-do lists during the holidays and help support regional communities. In 2017, the Pride of Tomahawk sapphire was ...

Armed with pickaxes on a rural fossicking property in Queensland, Kathy Bone's young grandchildren are on the hunt for mysterious "thunder eggs". The rocks were formed in lava gas bubbles more than ...

Queensland fossickers and hobby gold prospectors are being locked out of some areas after a law change gave mining companies a greater say in who can prospect on state-owned land. Changes to the ...

Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said the new 181 hectare Flat Diggings fossicking area, 15km north-west of Clermont, would be a magnet for fossickers, giving the area a much needed economic boost.

Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Resources Minister Scott Stewart has urged families to put fossicking on their to-do lists during the ...