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Striking gold is the dream for thousands of Australians. But there’s a ‘paradox’ holding them back

Hundreds of thousands of Australians are prospecting, fossicking and mining as the price of the elusive precious metal soars.

  • Simon Johanson

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Flagship Minerals’ 2.1-million-ounce Isidora Norte gold project in Northern Chile.

Flagship tables monster 2.1M ounce gold resource in Chile

Flagship Minerals has tabled a monster 2.1-million-ounce gold resource at its Isidora project in Chile’s prolific Maricunga Gold Belt.

  • Andrew Todd
A drill rig mobilising to site at PLC Resources’ Abbotts North gold project in the Murchison of Western Australia.

PLC readies drill rig for untouched WA high-grade gold prospect

PLC Resources is set to drill its Rochefort gold prospect in WA’s Murchison, targeting a large soil anomaly with high-grade rock chips near a producing gold mine.

  • Andrew Todd
Geologist on site at Gateway Mining’s Yandal gold project in Western Australia.

Gateway hits end-of-hole gold at WA Yandal play

Gateway Mining has hit a 32m gold in a hole that ended in mineralisation at its Mustang prospect in Western Australia, extending the target to 900m of strike.

  • Andrew Todd
The spread of “felt reports” made to Geoscience Australia from people who felt shaking last night.

Locals fear mine caused record-breaking quake

Tremors were felt as far away as Sydney and Batemans Bay after the quake in NSW’s central west.

  • Angus Dalton
Drill core photo showing carbonate replacement-style vein mineralisation from drilling at the company’s Obradov Potok deposit, part of its large Rogozna precious and base metals project in Serbia.

Strickland jags new base metals find in Serbia

Strickland Metals has jagged several noteworthy base metal hits from drilling at its Obradov Potok deposit, part of its huge Rogozna project in Serbia.

  • Craig Nolan
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Gold is a good option if you are feeling uncertainty about the market.

‘It will never go to zero’: Just how safe is it to invest in gold?

Gold is generally considered a safe haven asset. But with the tumultuous state of the world, just how safe is it really?

  • Dan F Stapleton
Golden Dragon Mining’s Cue project in the prolific Murchison gold region of WA.

Golden Dragon set to chase growing gold system in WA’s Murchison

Golden Dragon Mining has kicked off its next round of drilling at its emerging Coodardy prospect in WA’s Murchison, aiming to stretch its gold zone deeper and further into fresh rock.

  • Andrew Todd
Turkey Donkey robbery.

Gold thief escapes on getaway donkey

Footage showed the robber making a night-time escape on the beast through the streets of a central Turkish city.

  • Lily Shanagher
The price of bitcoin has crumbled in recent months.

Fool’s gold: Trump’s bitcoin dream is turning into a nightmare

The bitcoin wipeout we just experienced was not a one-week phenomenon.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz