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  1. geof_junk

    Hunting for "REEF" Gold....an approach for beginners.

    Reef gold is worth the time and are sometimes quite shallows only the last on was 19" deep the rest were shallow. 26+ ounces of specimens from the same reef, the solid nugget 4 oz found at another reef. These ones were from Maryborough Vic. The following were found in West Aust. within 100 km...
  2. geof_junk

    Super magnet effect on detectors and coils

    Johno see if your ICD is capable of allowing a MRI if so I would not worry. However some ICD will give an alarm if it sense a strong magnet field. When it happen to me nothing showed up when the information from the ICD was downloaded. Magnets were a problem in early Pacemakers because they used...
  3. geof_junk

    Albany man killed by kangaroo

    I saw the same thing in Tasmania when I was there (during a holiday in 1957) with my great Uncle when he was hunting on his own property.
  4. geof_junk

    Locations to pan from SE burbs of Melbourne.

    So that my problem too much Hg
  5. geof_junk

    Locations to pan from SE burbs of Melbourne.

    When you look at the damage done but recreational panning and compare it to a bit of heavy rainfall I think they have gone overboard with the regulations. However rules are rules full stop. LIST OF BANNED WATERWAY LOCATION I think that they have include ever river in Victoria.
  6. geof_junk

    What myths did you grow up with?

    My uncle had a giant snake in his shed that can swallow a large child in a flash. It was to stop his nephews from going in there, but we tried many ways to see it instead. :D
  7. geof_junk

    What myths did you grow up with?

    He was too slow in my area! ;)
  8. geof_junk

    Russell's Creek - Gippsland Victoria

    1979 the Brother In-law, Wife, Myself and a Friend got ¼ bit at the junction but now it is under water.
  9. geof_junk

    How did you lose your { gold} cherry?

    After spending 1979 dredging I got 4 Oz the wife wanted to try Metal detecting so we did. Spent 10 weeks in Wedderburn detecting at least 10 hours every day trying virgin ground and found nil. Change holidays to Maryborough during 1980. Can't remember first nugget but best day in Maryborough I...
  10. geof_junk

    Gridding a showground

    The area to grid if large like the one below a couple of months twice over a two 2 years period. Very little junk but hundreds of nuggets the only way to do the showground would be random with a high degree of discrimination Some time you can be lucky hunting ground away from known patches. I...
  11. geof_junk

    Great news, Cleo has been found.

    The information is very limited at the moment. Lets hope it is not as bad as I suspect. :brokenh:
  12. geof_junk

    What do I do

    That is great, but the loop holes that they may use to not taking responsibility, of their service is very disappointing.
  13. geof_junk

    Great news, Cleo has been found.

    Let hope the trauma does not ruin the rest of her life. :brokenh:
  14. geof_junk

    Stocks n Shares

    2021 Oct Venezuelans Using Gold To Pay For Meals I bring this all up because there was a story from Bloomberg News yesterday titled Venezuelans break off flakes of gold to pay for meals, haircuts. They barely have access to the internet so Bitcoin does them no good. A one night stay at a hotel...
  15. geof_junk

    ⭐ Gold Detecting Show'n Tell

    Well that is addiction that I have seen . You deserve many ounces for your effort. One big one will reward you soon, i'm am sure. :clap:
  16. geof_junk

    Ever Lost Your Nugget Container In The Bush?

    I use a plastic pill bottle with a coloured top makes it stand out if you drop it on the ground OrangeTop
  17. geof_junk

    Minelab GPX6000 release, general information and questions

    Although doing as you suggest is a great idea, knowing that there is a signal there changes the situation from real detecting conditions but it does give a guide of a detector ability.
  18. geof_junk

    Last day at work today

    I retired in 2003, it is a lot better than working. Hope you have as much fun as I have had.
  19. geof_junk

    Not Your Normal Gold Find....

    Found by my brother in-law. At a QLD beach back in the 1980s
  20. geof_junk

    To dig a test hole or not

    Can't help my self I bet there is a buried nugget or two were your dog is. :lol: If you continue to uses hand tools, getting a small heavy duty ground sheet and digging the walls out on top of the sheet and drag the dirt out. This will give you a fast way to extend your trench and you can...
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