Some gold hunting residents not giving up hope

Several residents of Chester Castle in Hanover have made it clear that they have no intention of giving up on their dreams that the glittering rocks which were discovered in a soak-away pit in their community over the past week could be gold, or another valuable element.

The disgruntled residents have asked the Government to send a specialist to test the rocks and soil.

"Wi all know seh a nuh must gold wi find, but even marl dirt have value, and even if a don't gold, wi sure seh the rock dem what wi find must have some sort of value," one resident told THE STAR.

"The government did find time fi send people go a Clarendon go test dirt fi see if them have gold up deh, so tell mi wha mek dem find it hard fi sen smaddy up yah suh fi test fi wi to an tell wi if a gold," he added.

When THE STAR revisited the community on Wednesday morning, no one was at the mining site, but based on the uprooted soil and the soak-away pit which had caved in, there were still clear signs that digging was still taking place.

"Believe kill and believe cure," another resident said. "From mi born mi never si this inna earth. Well it can real or it nuh real, but mi still a hold on to my piece."

One resident who gave her name as Jacinth Foster, said that she is holding on to the pieces that she has mined.

"Yes man, a nuff mi have up a fi mi yard and mi don't plan fi let go off it or give it to nobody. Mi think seh government a try fi trick wi," she said.

Several individuals, including a university professor are convinced that the pieces are the mineral pyrite, which is also known as fool's gold, due to its colour and metallic lustre.