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Went out to the flat to try my luck on the Queenbyane river but there was no water, while stomping through the forest found this little ripper. Might have to invest in a metal detector ;)

Thanks for that, that's helpful. I went to this place to practice my panning technique before going to a reputable gold area, its very close to the ACT and convenient for a quick play. Problem is I started finding the odd picker so kept going back. The gravel bed I'm working is about 30 meters...

As a newby I'm a little confused by this. The pay streak is determined by where the gold drops out due to a drop in current and specific gravity. But reading this it seems that different size gold will drop out everywhere across the stream bed, the size of the gold across the stream bed is...

Hi Brad, welcome. I cut wood up that way at a mates farm, I'm from Canberra. wanted to do some dry washing at my mates place but the entire area from Kenmore to Marulin down to braidwood is under exploration license until 2020, so you might have to look further abroad.

Had a closer look today, Goldie is right, its sedimentary. I hit it with the hand shovel and nothing when I found it, its harder than limestone I've found before so didn't think it was conglomerate, but there you have it.

Thanks for the welcome guys, I'm Southside

I'm new to all this and wanted some expert eyes on it before I crush it. Found this little fella in the river near Canberra while doing a clean up, it was shinny even though it was overcast, various shades of copper and gold when its not wet and not in light, I'm thinking quartz and Pyrite but...

Hello to everyone. My name is Brad and as stated live in Canberra. The wife told me in April I needed a hobby to get of the computer and stumbled onto prospecting. Googled everything there is and figure its time to get out there. Weather is warming up so been panning over the border in NSW to...