Explore Each RegionDetailed guides for every major goldfield in Western Australia. Choose your region and start planning your next adventure.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder ★★★★★ Excellent
Medium The heart of WA's gold industry, home to the famous Super Pit. Rich alluvial deposits and numerous productive areas surrounding one of the world's largest open-pit gold mines.
Annual Production
1.8M oz
Distance from Perth
595 km
Best Season
April to October
Top Prospecting Areas 1. Hannan's North - Historic goldfield with proven alluvial deposits along ancient waterways.
2. Broad Arrow - Ghost town area with scattered diggings and untouched ground between old workings.
3. Ora Banda - Rich quartz reef country with numerous small deposits.
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Major gold province with numerous active mines. Focus on quartz reefs and alluvial deposits in creeks. Some of the oldest rocks on Earth.
Annual Production
2.1M oz
Distance from Perth
1,200 km to Nullagine
Best Season
May to September
Top Prospecting Areas 1. Nullagine - Premier alluvial gold location.
2. Marble Bar - Australia's hottest town but rich gold country.
3. Newman - Primarily iron ore country but significant gold deposits along the greenstone belts.
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Murchison ★★★★☆ Very Good
Medium Historic goldfields with excellent prospecting opportunities. Many undiscovered deposits remain in this vast, underexplored region.
Annual Production
450K oz
Distance from Perth
650 km to Mount Magnet
Best Season
March to November
Top Prospecting Areas 1. Cue - Charming historic town with excellent prospecting on surrounding pastoral leases.
2. Meekatharra - Active mining centre with extensive alluvial deposits.
3. Mount Magnet - One of WA's oldest goldfields.
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Goldfields-Esperance ★★★★☆ Very Good
Easy Extensive goldfields region with diverse geology. Great for both detector work and fossicking with easy access.
Annual Production
750K oz
Distance from Perth
560 km to Coolgardie
Best Season
March to November
Top Prospecting Areas 1. Coolgardie - WA's first gold rush town (1892).
2. Norseman - Southern goldfield terminus with deep reef deposits and alluvial gold in surrounding creeks.
3. Southern Cross - Emerging goldfield on the Great Eastern Highway.
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Emerging gold region with significant potential. Good access and infrastructure make it perfect for weekend trips from Perth.
Annual Production
320K oz
Distance from Perth
420 km to Paynes Find
Top Prospecting Areas 1. Morawa - Accessible goldfield with good infrastructure.
2. Perenjori - Historic mining area with scattered alluvial deposits.
3. Paynes Find - Famous alluvial goldfield on the Great Northern Highway.
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Great Western Woodlands ★★★☆☆ Good
Medium Less explored region with excellent potential for new discoveries. Focus on granite outcrops and greenstone contacts.
Annual Production
180K oz
Distance from Perth
340 km to Hyden
Best Season
April to October
Top Prospecting Areas 1. Hyden - Famous for Wave Rock but surrounding areas have untested gold potential in greenstone units.
2. Lake King - Remote area with scattered historical workings and unexplored greenstone contacts.
3. Ravensthorpe - Known for nickel and copper but gold occurrences in surrounding greenstone belts.
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WA's first gold rush started here in 1885. Remote outback with ancient gorges, boab trees, and rich alluvial deposits along creek systems.
Distance from Perth
2,850 km to Halls Creek
Best Season
May to September
Top Prospecting Areas 1. Halls Creek - Site of WA's first gold rush (1885).
2. Lamboo - Rich alluvial deposits along ancient drainage systems.
3. Ruby Plains - Remote pastoral country with scattered gold occurrences.
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