WA's great – and less-than-great – gold plots unearthed as price hits record high

The temptation for gold thieves is high as prices for the precious metal are near record highs.   

As long as there has been gold mining in Western Australia people have been trying to steal it. 

That temptation has reached fever pitch with prices for the precious metal in March surpassing $3,000 an ounce for the first time in Australian dollar terms.