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Does a private landowner have any right to claim ownership to gold found on his property by a prospector?

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Does a private landowner have any right to claim ownership to gold found on his property by a prospector?

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No, the Crown owns mineral reserves. The only way a landowner can claim ownership of gold found on his property is if he himself has found it under a Miners Right or a Mining Licence.

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