When ex-FIFO worker and musterer Johnathon Campbell found gold in 2017 in an area south of Karratha (Western Australia), it sparked an unprecedented interest over the “Pilbara Gold” on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), as it was compared to the Witwatersrand Basin which is host to the largest gold reserve on earth. But is the Pilbara Gold what it seems …
Gridding Techniques for Gold Prospectors
Many prospectors randomly scan an area until a nugget is found. However, this unorganized method resuls in a large proportion of ground being uncovered, potentially leaving behind valuable gold. The best way to guarantee that an area is thoroughly scanned with a gold detector is by planning ahead and creating a grid. A grid is defined as a pattern of …