It was amazing to read about the Aussie scientists discovery of mushrooms that leech gold out of their surrounding environment. The fungi that draws gold from its surroundings has been discovered in Western Australia, stunning scientists who say it could signal new deposits.
Found near Boddington south of Perth, the strain of the fusarium oxysporum fungus attaches gold to its strands by dissolving and precipitating particles from the environment.
Recent news reports of prospective gold mining licences being sought for the hills of Donegal make Stalker wonder if utilising this new found fungi might be a profitable venture?
Mind you, there seems to be plenty of local resentment to the idea of mining for gold at all in the Irish countryside - the skull and crossbones placards dotted around the Sperrins in Tyrone would indicate that.
