The Ground Is Lying to You — And It's Costing You Gold

Here's the setup: nearly every gold nugget ever found in WA's goldfields came from a soft, pale, crumbly layer of clay sitting beneath the surface. Not from ironstone. Not from quartz reefs. From cream-coloured clay that most prospectors walk straight past on their way to something that looks more 'geological.'

What to Look for When You First Step Out of the Car at a New Gold Prospecting Location

Most prospectors start swinging before they've read the ground. Here's how to spend 10 minutes looking before you detect — and why it changes your results.