Dip a pan in river silt, swish it around, snag a shiny nugget, get rich. Who hasn’t dreamed of finding gold in the hills, valleys and streams? For my age group, we watched white-bearded prospectors on ...

Armed with metal detectors and clad in broad-brimmed hats, each winter a legion of prospectors set off in search of fortune in the West Australian desert. People have prospected for gold around ...

When prospector Leon Gianni found his first gold nugget, his father stopped him from making the ultimate rookie mistake. The Australian dollar gold price has doubled in the past decade and is trading ...

Deep in the outback, under skies hued with a kaleidoscope of pinks and oranges, the peace, natural beauty and occasional precious nugget are a goldmine – on many levels – for the likes of James ...