A team of Australian scientists is on the hunt for gold and other metals by detecting areas high in sulphur.

The death of the Australian worker at Cornishman Pit gold mine will be investigated by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum.

Crane operator Garry Clements claims his job became dangerous in the final weeks before the Ellendale mine, east of Derby in the West Kimberley, was shut down by Kimberley Diamonds Limited.