Gold Prospecting Locations
in Western Australia
23 locations available for legal prospecting
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
In 1893, prospectors Patrick Hannan, Tom Flanagan, and Dan Shea discovered 100 ounces of gold near their camp, sparking the famous Kalgoorlie gold rus...
Coolgardie
Coolgardie sparked Western Australia's greatest gold rush when Arthur Bayley and William Ford discovered gold here in September 1892. Using nothing mo...
Norseman
Norseman has one of the most charming gold discovery stories in Australian history. In July 1894, prospector Laurie Sinclair's horse, named Hardy Nors...
Kambalda
Kambalda's story is unique among Western Australian mining towns, with two distinct chapters of prosperity. Gold was mined here from 1896 to 1906, est...
Leonora
Leonora's mining legacy is closely tied to the famous Sons of Gwalia gold mine, one of Western Australia's legendary mines. The first gold lease in th...
Laverton
Laverton's gold discovery in 1896 by Tom Potts, George McOrmish, and Harry Dennis initiated a rush to this remote region. By 1897, a residential and b...
Menzies
Named after prospector Leslie Robert Menzie, this town was built on one of the richest gold discoveries in the Eastern Goldfields. The Lady Harriet Go...
Ora Banda
Ora Banda was established following gold discoveries in the district in 1893, though the formal townsite wasn't declared until 1911. Located between K...
Kanowna
Kanowna has one of the most spectacular gold rush stories in Western Australia. On October 12, 1893, prospectors Pierce Larkins, Jerry McAuliffe, and ...
Cue
Known as the 'Queen of the Murchison,' Cue was the scene of a huge gold rush during the late 1890s. The town is now a living example of the past and p...
Meekatharra
Meekatharra's first settlement occurred in 1894, and after prospectors Meehan, Porter, and Soich discovered gold in May 1896, miners moved from other ...
Mount Magnet
Mount Magnet is one of Western Australia's original gold mining towns and holds the distinction of being the longest surviving gold mining settlement ...
Sandstone
Sandstone was established during the 1890s gold rush and developed into a significant mining center in the remote northern goldfields. The town's name...
Wiluna
Gold was first discovered near Wiluna on St. Patrick's Day 1896 by prospectors George Woodley, James Wotton, and Jimmy Lennon, sparking a gold rush to...
Marble Bar
Marble Bar, officially gazetted in 1893 following Francis Jenkins' gold discovery in 1890, is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The ...
Nullagine
Nullagine was established in 1888 as a gold rush town, making it one of the earliest gold settlements in the Pilbara region. The gold rush between 189...
Southern Cross
Southern Cross holds a special place in Western Australian history as the town that started the state's gold rush. Its discovery predated and helped p...
Marvel Loch
Marvel Loch has a charming origin story - the mine was discovered by Jack Lenneberg in mid-1905 and named after the horse that won the Caulfield Cup i...
Bullfinch
Bullfinch forms the northern extent of the Southern Cross gold mining operation, part of a continuous line of mines stretching south through Southern ...
Paynes Find
Paynes Find is named after Thomas Payne, who discovered gold and pegged the first lease here in 1911. In early 1911, Payne found gold at what would be...
Yalgoo
Yalgoo was founded in the 1890s with the discovery of alluvial gold. By 1895, there were 120 men working the diggings with buildings being erected to ...
Peak Hill
Gold was discovered at Peak Hill by William John Wilson in 1892, sparking the development of one of the Murchison's significant goldfields. The townsi...
Boogardie
Boogardie is the goldfield area directly west and southwest of Mount Magnet, where gold was discovered in 1891, making it one of the earliest gold dis...