gold

All I need now is to find a good place to go where there might be a chance to find a nugget. I live in Sydney and like to take my daughter out detecting would anyone care to share some good locations not far from Sydney, up to 4 hours drive ? I've got a minlab equinox 900

For Sale: Lovely Gold Specimen. It would be a shame to crush it so I'm hoping to find a collector who will pay above spot. Weight: 31.5 grams mixture of gold and quartz. Specific Gravity test suggests there may be 17.5 grams of gold. But this cannot be guaranteed due to the presence of small...

Hey guys short n sweet , on a mission around Australia to find STUFF . Only new to it so learning fast and am intrigued with refining although I’m only average stil.. a lot of questions to ask and also have a lot to answer if u wana ask :) have found a lot of strange rocks n fossils amongst the...

#3 1x 11.4 gram piece Cleaned in soapy water (no acid or other chemicals). Weight 11.4 grams. $1430 including postage.

Hi folks, my names Bob, I’ve recently became interested in this world. What is the best way to gain knowledge to one day have my own claim in the future. Is it reading a bunch and finding a mentor/job or a course. At the moment I’m green as and my knowledge is limited to basic machinery...

Selling my Nokta gold kruser as I have had minimal use of it since new. So it is in excellent still new looking condition. Comes with both Coils, Charger and original Box. $500.

Hello, I live in ballan. I have an old sd2100 I got a few years ago from my old housemate, he got it from his dad, its not the v2 its the original v1. Im not really sure what im doing with it, i have this strange kinda interference sorta sound sometimes like every 20-30 seconds, other times it...

G’day guys! Veg here, veggin out 😁 heading up to Daylesford (probably Sailors creek) for a hiking trip in a week, but taking an extra 10kg of tools to have a hunt for some nice gemstones and hopefully pick up my first few pieces of gold 🤞 Usually just a crystal hunter with the sieves but...

Hey! Pretty quick question, I was just wondering if anyone has tried finding gold around Ellenbrough Falls/ along the river?

Gidday all, Where can i find out what rivers,streams,creeks etc are ok to run my sluice? National parks are out i heard. Im not here to make $$ ,just a new hobby and relax. Cheers

Hi, My mother has loved the idea of gold panning for years, just as a fun adventure, not to score big or anything. I bought her a gold panning kit for her birthday a couple years ago and now for her birthday this year I am planning a little family picnic and first try using her panning...

We are wondering about taking a mine detecting tour in Victoria. Has anyone participated in these and if so was it worthwhile? We are about to purchase a Minelab 5000 and thought it might be a good introduction to gold detecting and a great way to spend a few days in Victorian bush....?

Hi all been doing some research and not 100% on what detector I should buy. I currently have a tianjin Chinese made one but it isn't strong enough to pick up anything decent. Would the gold monster 1000 be a good start ? Cheers stuey

Hello I'm Sam! I'm new to the forum and joined in the hopes of learning more about fossicking for gold in Victoria. I'd have to say Vo Gus Prospecting on YouTube really inspired me to get out there. I love his videos, I too suffer from mental illness and being able to go out into the outback...

went for a squizzy at fig tree camp (mount perry)yesterday with the gpx5000 the chinese mined the area in 1860, they operated 3 mines there with the most profitable one of the 3 pulled 1 ton of gold out of the mine plenty of mullock heaps to play in ,they span about 500 meters long and at the...

G'day all, purchased our miners rights & some pans yesterday for the kids (they really want to find gold) wondering if theres anywhere nearby between Bairnsdale, Yarram & Churchill we can go to find a few specks? think bairnsdale, stratford, sale, maffra, heyfield, toongabbie, glengarry...

Hi everyone and thank you. Im from Newcastle and I’m brand new to prospecting. I have all the gear, and just about to go on my very first trip.🙌🤗 Unfortunately this trip was planned more around a place to stay with my spoilt dogs 🙄rather than for a place for me to only search for gold. BUT I’m...

Hi folks, thanks for having me here. I'm interested in gold panning, hoping to get my kids keen too. Been to Oallen and Hill End so far... good fun.

alot of gem events up here hey mate, didn;t expect that when i moved back to qld