Australia, Western Australia
Mount Magnet WA
Murchison detecting country
Gold ground Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Nails and fittingsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: 1891 Murchison goldfield town that now caters openly to Miner's Right nugget hunters, one of WA's classic winter detecting bases
Mount Magnet promotes visiting prospectors and WA's Miner's Right system covers the surrounding Crown land; nugget finds by tourists are routine local news
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Extreme remoteness and heatCarry water and comms, unmarked old shafts
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.