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Australia’s continuing gold rush fuelling a modern boom

About 370 miles (600km) from Perth in Western Australia, lies Kalgoorlie-Boulder (formerly Kalgoorlie) - one of the original Australian Gold rush towns.

The Travel Show's Rajan Datar tries gold prospecting and visits the country's largest open pit mine - which can produce up to 28 tonnes of gold year.

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