Bruce Hearder 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.' Bruce Hearder March 22, 2026 • 10 min read #regolith #laterite #czl #location-research