alluvial gold

This person says that it is necessary to make panning samples every certain amount of feet. in this graph he divided them in six parts to be able to find the pay streak. I have the doubt if there is another better method, I mean if it will be necessary to look beyond the first and last zone or...

Was out at Oallen (Shoalhaven River) Ford a few months ago. The top 5cm under the scree still had a dark, almost muddy tinge. All the fine gold was in this. Going deeper only a: took effort, b: was sandy red, c: had b@gger all gold in it. Good bloke Dan who was working along side reminded me...

Hello, I'm a newbie Tasmanian prospector who after many a number of hours searching (using GM1000) has found a decent amount of hot rocks, spent bullets and assorted junk . I am still hooked but would not mind some of that shiny stuff. Due to the bush density (especially around Queenstown) I...

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and new to prospecting, I will be going out for the first time early next week to the Heathcote Graytown National Park. I have a GPX5000 with an 15" commander mono coil, I'm not expecting to find any gold on my first time out, just try to get used to the...

Some beginners may find this background useful The discovery of placer gold in Victoria in 1851 led to a major rush, and by the end of the year, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Castlemaine had all been discovered. For the next decade most of the 2 to 3 Moz of gold produced per year was from placer...

I dont get much gear that works as well as the new ergonomic shovel from Fiskars. Its had 3-4 weeks of non stop abuse and is still in really good shape. Better than expected. The rubber around the lever point is a little tatty. But, Its incredibly well balanced. The shaft is triangular for...

Took a pic for you all when I emptied my snuffer bottle this morning. about 4grams of yellow and a few little sapphires, from a couple of halfassed days in northern nsw. Can't really see it in the pic but a lot of it has mercury on it, most is extremely fine. DD