Hello!
I'm Sal. Ballarat local of the last 12 years or so.
Working at Sov Hill as a Mine Guide for a while sparked an interest in gold and history in Ballarat and recently I found a fondness for gemstones and other trinkets.
No geology or history quals, very green in prospecting and fossicking. Finding it all really interesting from what I've seen/read so far and I'm keen to crawl around the place and find a few odds n ends with friends.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
First ever pan outside the training wheels Creek at Sovvy was at Happy Valley a few weeks ago to learn the gear. Second outing will be at Slaty Creek tomorrow! Wish me luck - hope I get to see my first colour in the wild!
Looking forward to seeing more pictures of pickers and pooches, and sharing our adventures with you all, too.
Nearly always up for a chat, hope to catch up with some of you folks in the rat.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I'm Sal. Ballarat local of the last 12 years or so.
Working at Sov Hill as a Mine Guide for a while sparked an interest in gold and history in Ballarat and recently I found a fondness for gemstones and other trinkets.
No geology or history quals, very green in prospecting and fossicking. Finding it all really interesting from what I've seen/read so far and I'm keen to crawl around the place and find a few odds n ends with friends.
First ever pan outside the training wheels Creek at Sovvy was at Happy Valley a few weeks ago to learn the gear. Second outing will be at Slaty Creek tomorrow! Wish me luck - hope I get to see my first colour in the wild!
Looking forward to seeing more pictures of pickers and pooches, and sharing our adventures with you all, too.
Nearly always up for a chat, hope to catch up with some of you folks in the rat.