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How Termites Find Gold for Prospectors, making them Rich!

Prospectors in Australia, and Africa have been sifting thru samples taken from Termite mounds, and finding flecks of Gold.

Not only Gold, but Diamonds, as well as other minerals,

A few flecks of Ilmenite which comes from a rock called Kimberlite, found in a termite mound means there are Diamonds below.

In fact the biggest Diamond mine in the world was found this way.
And thats what started the big Companys checking termite mounds.

Apparently Termite mounds are built from regurgitated mud and soil. Termites tunnel down 75 feet or more until they find the water they need for living. Disposing of the damp soil in mounds above ground, enables them to build their living gallerys deep below.

Mining Companys and Prospectors are finding Gold, Diamonds, Jade, and other minerals simply by sampling, Termite mounds.

***Facinating
Beats the old fashioned hard diggging and slog, hands down

http://www.afrol.com/articles/10447

Mike. Have you ever tried to break open a termite mound? They're really hard. You certainly need a geological hammer.

Here in Colorado, I've noticed that ants bring little beads and other tiny relics up to the surface. I'd wondered if that'd be a good way to search for archeological sites to excavate. Now I wonder if those weren't bits of glass after all!


~SA