Dr Neil Williams says his passion for exploration began at an early age. The 2014 Haddon Forrester King Medal recipient and longest-serving chief executive of Geoscience Australia told Paydirt his "minerals quest" began during his formative years in Albury, New South Wales. "Where I grew up, the family home was just near a hill that's well known in Albury - Nail Can Hill - and just behind the hill were a few gold mines," Williams said. "As a kid we used to play around the mine and explore and I'd always have the hope of finding a gold nugget, but never did.
展开▼
机译：尼尔·威廉姆斯（Neil Williams）博士说，他的探索热情始于早期。 2014年Haddon Forrester金牌得主，澳大利亚地球科学学会服务时间最长的首席执行官告诉Paydirt，他的“矿物追求”始于他在新南威尔士州奥尔伯里的成长时期。威廉姆斯说：“在我长大的地方，这所家庭住宅就位于阿尔伯里著名的小山附近-指甲油山（Nail Can Hill），而山后就是几个金矿。” “小时候，我们曾经在矿山附近玩耍和探索，我一直希望找到金块，但从未如此。
展开▼
