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Lucky strike in outback WA could spark 'mini gold rush' for prospectors and miners - Dotemirates
ABC News.AU - Dotemirates
ABC News.AU
12/09/2018

Lucky strike in outback WA could spark 'mini gold rush' for prospectors and miners

ABC Goldfields By Jarrod Lucas Prospectors and exploration companies seeking to strike it rich have been re-energised by the discovery of rare gold specimens at a mine in outback Western Australia.Some are saying it could spark a "mini gold rush" for a town down on its luck.In the days since the spectacular find at Kambalda, 630 kilometres east of Perth, a wave of excitement has washed over the nickel mining town which has been on its knees in recent times.One exploration company holding ground adjacent to the Beta Hunt mine, where $15 million worth of gold-encrusted rocks were found 500...

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