If the holy grail of medieval alchemists was turning lead into gold, how much more magical would it be to draw gold from grime-filled streets? Gold, as microscopic particles, has long been known to concentrate on streets dominated by jewellery shops. While there are a set of people who collect gold-laced mud from the roads and obtain milligrams of gold after processing, there is another set of people who look for gold, precious metals and coins deep inside river beds. They are bound together by a common cause — a daily gold or coin rush. This Weekend Star Supplement narrates the stories of these treasure hunters who have made this a profession — a profitable one at that.
Hunting creeks and rivers for Gold and Coins
