Mining Myths BUSTED: Hollywood vs. Reality in the Discovery of Australia's Greatest Gold Treasure HOLLYWOOD LIE: Miners blast rock and massive gold nuggets just sit there waiting to be grabbed! REALITY: "It's a delicate, surgical almost procedure." Explosives would turn gold into "glue everywhere"! The discovery of Australia's monster gold specimen required precision mining—carving just 3 feet at a time, waiting hours for smoke to clear, then a gentle splash of water to reveal treasure. Mining w