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  1. RockRat

    Nundle NSW information and questions

    Extracts from Dept of Mines NSW 1970 compiled into a book by Peter Hindrup and Grant Thompson.
  2. RockRat

    Nundle NSW information and questions

    good luck, :goldpan:
  3. RockRat

    What Songs, Music, Musicians or Bands Do You Like

    https://youtu.be/sTPh95BBg8o
  4. RockRat

    What Songs, Music, Musicians or Bands Do You Like

    https://youtu.be/vrMvblpZFq0
  5. RockRat

    What Songs, Music, Musicians or Bands Do You Like

    https://youtu.be/7HBQFjoqDYE
  6. RockRat

    Unexpected visitor

    Glad the sun was behind me, wouldn't have seen him otherwise. He quickly disappeared under a pile of leaf litter. I disappeared too. :Y:
  7. RockRat

    Unexpected visitor

    Went for a dig this frosty morning to try a new spot, surprise, :o he beat me to it. Tingha.
  8. RockRat

    Water levels around Bingarra to Inverell?

    yes, cross-hatched areas are the gold areas. Not much water around in the creeks, hopefully we will get some rain soon. On the road to the tourist mine just out of Bingara the are a few spots in the creek that runs along the road which aren't fenced off, easy access , I've got good color there...
  9. RockRat

    Water levels around Bingarra to Inverell?

    This might help you, also get a topo map of the area, and a metalogical map if your really serious. Search mining companies who have explored that area, they usually have good info that helps.Go to the pub, :beer: usually someone there who will have some info. good luck. :Y:
  10. RockRat

    Is it smoky quartz ?

    Page 10 of the fossicking bill. It is envisaged that the occasional sale of a lucky find by a fossicker,or the sale or swap of specimens by hobbyists at a lapidary shows or fairs could not be considered trade or commerce. Repeated sale of material from the same locality by the same persons...
  11. RockRat

    Is it smoky quartz ?

    Great find Steve, i would leave as is. You could make a nice stand for it, with a led shining up from the bottom. Great specimen. Got to be worth a couple hundred bucks. :Y: looks like a smokey.
  12. RockRat

    Gemorama 2019..

    If you get out to Stannifer, JELLY BEAN JUNCTION will be open, old tin mining relics, maps and info for fossicking around Stannifer. Has nice display of crystals found in that area plus numerous bits and pieces for lapidary work. On the main road through Stannifer. Good luck to all who are...
  13. RockRat

    Brisbane Weather Updates

    there you go goody, smiley Jaros :lol:
  14. RockRat

    Inverell crystals

    pm sent to you squint.
  15. RockRat

    opals

    Ya just never know, amazing. https://youtu.be/pbM3xXw4_ps
  16. RockRat

    Lead bar found

    Drill a hole in it and assay the drill shavings.
  17. RockRat

    Slab sanding/polishing machine for sale

    pm sent.
  18. RockRat

    ❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here

    maybe the black is Wolfram?? The red mark, top right photo, is paint off the trolley i carted it out on.
  19. RockRat

    Home Made Slant Cabber

    good one xcvator, be great to see it when finished. your doing great. :Y:
  20. RockRat

    Inverell crystals

    Nice one yesterday. The ground is so hard i was surprised it was mostly intact. A gernie would be good. :playful:
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