Australia’s Golden Triangle may be named for the abundance of its cereal grains, but since the 1800s, it’s been an equally fertile ground for gold prospectors. It was recently the site for a once-in-a ...
An underwater metal-detecting trip in Australia starts with a difficult beach recovery for a tiny 18K gold pendant smaller ...
Large swells battering Gold Coast beaches have created ideal conditions for uncovering hidden treasures, according to an increasing number of metal detectorists scouring the coastline. While erosion ...
With only a mere handheld metal detector to use, an amateur Australian prospector has unearthed in Ballarat a huge gold nugget, believed to be weighing 5.5kg or 177 ounces, the value of which could ...
A metal detectorist exploring an Australian Gold Rush-era campsite made a remarkable discovery in recent weeks — even without striking gold. Angus James, a treasure hunter in the Australian state of ...