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Hi All,
I have started doing some research on Kilkivan which is near Gympie in Queensland. I found a really interesting forum which had old posts
from the owner of a local store near Kilkivan. The owner was moving back to Western Australia and basically said there is heaps of gold in the Kilkivan area and gave away a few hints. He mentioned that gold could be found:
Along the first 3km of West Coast Road - including an area called Italian Gully (I found a newspaper article on Italian Gully from the 1800's where a Gold reef was found).
He goes on to say that there is more gold on the low lying country around Mt Booboo (I have no idea how to get there) and
that there is gold in the foothills from the 'rosemore turnoff to the cemetary' - he uses the road 'rosemore' a lot in his posting but I can't find such a road anywhere...
however there is 'Rossmore Rd' which intersects with West Coast Road.
I went for a drive and I found an area that was littered with mineralised quartz and ironstone - by the time I found it I only got a couple of hours there and
it was littered with bits of metal (Grr)...
As of yet I have never personally found any gold - I don't want much, a 0.1gram would be great lol.
I was wondering if there is anyone that either lives up that way or has prospected up that way that could add to my research of the area?
Thanks.
Luke.
I have started doing some research on Kilkivan which is near Gympie in Queensland. I found a really interesting forum which had old posts
from the owner of a local store near Kilkivan. The owner was moving back to Western Australia and basically said there is heaps of gold in the Kilkivan area and gave away a few hints. He mentioned that gold could be found:
Along the first 3km of West Coast Road - including an area called Italian Gully (I found a newspaper article on Italian Gully from the 1800's where a Gold reef was found).
He goes on to say that there is more gold on the low lying country around Mt Booboo (I have no idea how to get there) and
that there is gold in the foothills from the 'rosemore turnoff to the cemetary' - he uses the road 'rosemore' a lot in his posting but I can't find such a road anywhere...
however there is 'Rossmore Rd' which intersects with West Coast Road.
I went for a drive and I found an area that was littered with mineralised quartz and ironstone - by the time I found it I only got a couple of hours there and
it was littered with bits of metal (Grr)...
As of yet I have never personally found any gold - I don't want much, a 0.1gram would be great lol.
I was wondering if there is anyone that either lives up that way or has prospected up that way that could add to my research of the area?
Thanks.
Luke.