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In WA we love detecting at night under a bright moon if we're on a patch of familiar ground. The chain lines stand out and are easier to see in the moonlight. Unlike an incandescent globe, if you turn on your LED headlight it can be seen clearly several kilometres away.

It was good to see prices coming down.

You've got to wonder about the mentality of some of these officials. What passes through their mind when common sense goes out the window. For a start there were obviously a group of individuals void of the usual level of intelligence that were responsible for passing the 2017 legislation in the...

Started as an apprentice motor mechanic a Bedgoods Bakery in Paddington QLD in 1969 for $16.90 p/w. Paid weekly board at home and purchased a new Mitsubishi Galant in 1971. Blew all my money on motorsport but had a ball. I could fill the Galant tank for $4 at the bakery bowser and get 44 mpg...

I purchased a Honda GX270 with electric start and 6:1 reduction. It was not cheap but the best I could buy. Keep in mind that I’m running four bellows and trays, a conveyor and wobble shaft. I have a 2400 wide bin with a pendulum style gate shuffling back and forth to supply a measured feed to...

I don't know where you are located but wherever you are it might pay to do some trial runs before heading a long way from home. Sometimes the simplest things can let you down and even though they might be an easy fix at home anything will cause you pain once out in the bush. If you're close to...

The thing is that I don't think you can be right or wrong with your riffle tray setup. Some will tell you the must have angle, number of riffles, riffle shape etc. When it comes down to it the soil you put through your dryblower is different every time. Sometimes it's dry and dusty, sometimes...

I should never have mentioned the gold on that little patch.... There won't be much left by tomorrow :confused:

That's very good ground through there and I'd take up a bet any day to pull a nugget off there within the hour.

This is just in response to a recent post in the Tibooburra thread where it was stated exploration leases were free to access. I may have read it wrong but most areas require some form of permission. Even in WA we need permission to access an Exploration Lease although we have systems in place...

‘Definitely no fireworks’: how Australia’s ‘hottest town’ is marking New Year’s Eve as temperatures hover around 50C ‘It’s hot. It’s just hot’, says Wendy McWhirter Brooks a resident of the remote Western Australian town of Marble Bar Royce Kurmelovs @RoyceRk2 Sun 31 Dec 2023 18.04 AEDT There...

We spent another day out in the heat. We decided to peg this patch as it was on vacant crown land. Unfortunately there are some Native Title obstacles to deal with so I'll try to look into that tomorrow. We stopped the quads as we were passing the same spot right on dark. I thought it was...

We spent New Years Day relic hunting but I slipped out in the heat of the day while Mrs M took a well earned rest in the shade. It was a good way to close out the year... 🤠

We went out for a swing last night on a spot recommended by a friend. Lots of targets but no gold however it gave me the chance to try my new bluetooth hearing aids. Well they are certainly not worth the $4000 because they failed to connect to the 6000. They do come with the Specsavers option to...

Lovely nugget and rare these days but look at the detector. I don't think mine was that clean and shiny when it came out of the box ;) I'm not knocking it, I just don't know how some people do it :rolleyes:

I'm guilty of almost never changing my settings on the GPX4500. I found the highest settings for gain and stabilizer that gave me a steady threshold on enhanced with fixed tracking and rarely altered it for years. I guess I could have done better fiddling with the finer settings but I...

I'd be feeling pretty confident with that but my metal detector would make the decision.

You'd be well aware of the dangerous creatures over here if you follow the West Coast Eagles. Good luck on you prospecting it's sure to be more productive than sitting back following your favourite sport ;)

Merry Christmas to you all and we wish you a golden New Year.

I'm surprised that so few people use the 40e permit system. Most seem to prefer to prospect illegally and that makes no sense to me. They'll say to me "It costs $105 now for a 40e". Well yes it does, so you have to find ONE GRAM of gold to cover your costs and you have a legal right to be there...