Geological breakthrough sparks gold rush hopes

Could the next WA gold rush be upon us? - Australian Mining

Image: SPF/shutterstock.comWide-scale exploration for new gold deposits could be about to get much easier, thanks to new research by the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). The State Government believes the discovery of a distinctive chemical “fingerprint” signalling where gold is most likely to be found has the potential to kickstart a modern-day gold rush across the state. The discovery was built off of a comprehensive dataset compr…

Geological breakthrough sparks gold rush hopes

A ‘breakthrough’ by Western Australian geologists supported by state government funding could lead to a modern-day gold rush.