Victoria’s gold rush ended in the 19th century. So why are people still finding so much gold?
- Written by: Eleanor Green, Senior Lecturer In Computational Petrology, The University of Melbourne
An amateur gold prospector in Victoria, Australia, recently discovered a gold nugget big enough to hold in two hands, worth around A$240,000. It was a lucky find, but he had chosen the right place to look.
Central Victoria was home to one of the world’s great gold rushes in the 19th century, which was focused mainly on the “golden...
