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Was a virtual newbie myself trying out Reedy Creek for the first time in many years last week with a small river sluice and panning. Starting from Eldorado followed the Wooragee Rd and hit the creek at Kangaroo crossing. Spent the day just above for a haul of small colours, didn’t even bother to...

Oh no, not “The Look”. Be careful. Great to hear that the Kruzer is working better.

Pictures of the Horn, the highest peak on the Buffalo plateau, Victoria. Rising to 1723 meters (1.07 miles) above sea level. You can drive fairly close to the base of the Horn but you do need climb the last few hundred meters to the top which was a bit of a challenge for a couple of 78 year...

First thing to consider is having a machine that actually works and is dead easy to operate = Minelab 2300 Hire or Buy? Buy a used one and when you are finished with it (if ever) just resell it, you get most of your money back. That would probably work out cheaper than hiring one plus also take...

How can refrigerated dairy products be transported by ship or air over oceans and still be better for retailers to stock. Bring on full inland rail for cheap freight movements. (Sorry West Coast but that is another long term project.) The tyranny of distances and low population has always been...

Certainly there are many creeks in the goldfields regions with exposed bedrock but water and especially clear running water needed for sniping would be an issue. Careful and thorough crevicing with a few basic tools would probably be a chance if there are still water holes in the creek. For...

Gina and I are spending a week at Bright on the Ovens river at the start of Victoria’s High country snowfields. The area is noted for its gold but unfortunately prospecting is not allowed. The picture is of the dredge hole at Harrietville just 20ks up the Alpine highway from Bright. It’s a...

It is not impossible for gold to be in a cement or conglomerate. When you break up a piece of rock with gold in it, usually only one or two fragments of the rock react to a metal detector. You can keep breaking them into smaller pieces until you should be able to see the clear gleam of gold. If...

Looks like a natural cement. Can see a few rounded inclusions in the second photo. The difference between a cement and a conglomerate is that conglomerates are at one end of the spectrum composing largely pebbles, sand and stone cemented together. A natural cement usually consists of fine silty...

Yes getting the smoke in Geelong.

Just a heads up to those of us who share a credit card account with their partners. Did you know that if you are the principal account holder and you die, your partner will not be able to use her or his credit card exactly at the time when they may need to. A friend of ours recently died and...

It is not the politicians you have to fear as we know their egos make them weak and pliable. it is those whom the politicians are in bed with and putting laws in place for. They are the real concern.

Go for it hulahxxp. Don’t worry too much about all the fancy gear for now, a small camping shovel or garden trowel would be just about all you need to get started on the beach. Great time of year in Vic for beach detecting so get out there during daylight savings and get started on your...

Hi Diggerbro. No one is going to criticise you “all the gear, no idea” for having a 2300 (new or used). In fact most would think as an inexperienced person that would be the best and most sensible starting point rather than a 9 to10 thousand dollar outfit or at the other end of the scale a...

The word prospecting has a meaning looking for precious gems, metals or minerals. Treasure hunting is taken to mean looking for old relics or valuable lost items. The requirements for each are quite different. So that is the first question you need to ask yourself. If the answer is treasure...

Got so sick of sorting through all those black things for what I wanted. Now every thing gets marked even small black cables with a fine paint marker. A small sample.

Yeah, being on foot and carrying camping and prospecting supplies would be a load. Once got a mate to drop me and an inflatable off high upstream on a Gippsland river so I could float all my gear downstream while I prospected along the way. Only mention this because I would never do it again.

Clearly looks like a metal match box from the look of some of the match boxes on the link that Manpa provided. Many have a strike plate that folds back under the lid. When it was folded down for striking a match it rested on the flat metal bit to give a solid striking surface. The flat metal...

From memory the early SD Minelab detectors were designed to work out of the box with an 11” DD coil. Mono coils were also available for these models but there was no switch on the control box for DD or mono, you just changed coils. So SD detector pulses optimized for DD operation had no...

If you’re into gold and gems, a favourite spot for many seems to be Reedy Creek. I am sure there would be walking access if not the full length but areas around Eldorado and Beechworth. Worth checking out.