Fiji Gold GOLD IN FIJI Prospecting for gold in Fiji began more than a hundred years ago and the first reported discovery of gold was in the gravels of the Navua River in 1868 by Charles Gurney. Gold is a yellow, dense, soft metal.
Gold usually occurs in the native state as metal.
The number of naturally occurring compounds of gold is small. The most common combinations are gold with silver and tellurium. The compounds from these combinations form important ores of the metal. Native gold always contains some alloyed silver, whereas other metals are rarely prominent. The degree of purity of gold bullion is expressed as the fineness, measured as parts of gold per thousand.