Qld’s new gold rush: Where you can dig up treasure

Resources Minister Scott Stewart has urged families to put fossicking on their to-do lists during the holidays and help support regional communities. In 2017, the Pride of Tomahawk sapphire was discovered at Anakie.The gem, which has been likened to the size of a golf ball, was found by an amateur fossicker. And one of the rarest sapphires found in the history of gem mining was unearthed in central Queensland more than 80 years ago.
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