Open Ground
The Kalgoorlie Goldfields
Miner's Right country · the Golden Mile · Kalgoorlie, Boulder, WA, Australia
Open groundThe prize. Nuggets from the richest square mile of gold-bearing earth ever worked
Where. Kalgoorlie, Boulder, WA, Australia
Status. Open ground
Where. Kalgoorlie, Boulder, WA, Australia
Status. Open ground
The account
The Golden Mile at Kalgoorlie is, ounce for acre, the richest goldfield the world has known, and the desert around it is still studded with nuggets the old timers walked past. A Miner's Right opens the Crown ground to anyone with a detector and water enough to last the day. The flies are merciless. The gold is real.
Leads, where the trail points now
- What you can keep: Nuggets from the richest square mile of gold-bearing earth ever worked. Confirm the site's current rules and any day fee before you go.
- Where: Kalgoorlie, Boulder, WA, Australia. WA Miner's Right (inexpensive), prospecting and detecting lawful on much Crown land; keep your gold, mind active leases.
- Best practice: record anything notable, leave the ground as you found it, and check the latest access notices before you travel.
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