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 ...

A metal detectorist uncovered a rare 19th-century Japanese coin at an Australian Gold Rush campsite near Ballarat, calling the discovery "extremely rare." ...

A metal detector hobbyist discovered a centuries’ old coin while scouring an abandoned sports field—and the coin is especially rare for the area. In the southern Australian province of Victoria, ...

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In the hinterlands of Australia's historic goldfields, Vicki Plumridge jumps for joy when she digs a small golden nugget out of the earth. The retired retail worker was learning how to use her new ...

The lucky prospector said: "oh wow, the wife's going to be happy with that" An Australian man using a budget metal detector has hit the score of a lifetime – a giant gold nugget worth $160,000. The ...

MELBOURNE, Dec 30 (Reuters) - In the hinterlands of Australia's historic goldfields, Vicki Plumridge jumps for joy when she digs a small golden nugget out of the earth. The retired retail worker was ...

Between every modern prospector and that little pocket of bullion, there’s a great metal detector that can strike gold at the boardwalk or even just find jewelry you lost in the backyard. By John ...