Specialists at the Mining Bureau figure that there must be substantial amounts of gold in the seabed at the stream's mouth. Utilizing hi-tech "panning" techniques could turn this area into a "golden coast."
省礦物局東區辦事處的專家認為：自立霧溪出海口起，向東延伸十公尺內的海底，砂金蘊藏量一定更豐富，如果能引進現代化的開採技術，將近海海底的砂石抽取沖洗，很有可能在台灣開闢出燦爛奪目的「黃金海岸」。