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    Digging For The Soul

    Hi there! My Fiance and I have recently started a YouTube for our fossicking adventures. We have been prospecting for gold for around 7 years and started fossicking for gems and minerals in past 2 years. We are focusing on Victorian gems, gold and minerals at the moment and we absolutely love...
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    mum and 5 year old son Just Starting Out from Perth WA

    Hi All My name is Gemma and I have a 5-year-old son Charlie. Charlie has been convincing me to start camping and is interested in finding items out in the bush area (all stem from school and going to Bush school). We found our camping equipment and purchased all items recommended for gold...
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    chasing sofala gold

    Ive been wanting to check sofala out any tips on what its like mostly paning an river sluice
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    Gold near Cairns Qld?

    Hi all dose anyone know of any legal prospecting sites around cairns
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    Non-reactionary fossicking equipment and Metal Detectors...(MDs)…

    Hi all, I have noted in some utube vids that random noise hits from metal on our person, or persons close to us, are apparent... and I am not sure of it is because I am a newbie to MDs and this is common common knowledge or what..?!. and I am just asking 'stupid boy' questions... lol... (I did...
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    Rawgold Gold Prospecting Tours / Training in Victoria (Andrew Bales)

    I was wondering if anyone of the forum members has attended one of Andrew Bales's 1 day geology training coures he runs in the GT. Any feedback would be great appreciate, I was considering putting my name down for one. AuTitch
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    Other Gold Detectors....?

    I'm looking for something other than a Minelab or Garrett. I want a machine with some kind of discrimination. Has anyone found/used something they have liked? Here are a couple detectors I'm looking at: *Vogel Qz80 *Tarasacci MDT 8000 (I have this one). *Klayzer 2D Max I picked up a used MDT...
  8. Ag Man

    Selling gold - how, why, where

    Uhm, as the heading says, I'm going to see how I go as selling some small bits of gold. Starting small as I got little to lose. There's been a few discussions on here & various sites about where to sell your gold so I thought I'd try the eBay Auction way & see how I go. One piece is 0.17gram...
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    NSW How to Use MinView + How to find free geological maps

    A video I put together on how to use MinView. Hope it helps. 👍😀 https://minview.geoscience.nsw.gov.au/ Annie How to find free geological maps NSW: https://www.regional.nsw.gov.au/meg/geoscience/products-and-data/maps
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    Gold panning and detecting in the Holbrook NSW area

    Hi members, I am new to this website and I think that its great that you can get advice from experienced prospectors here. I am just wondering if there are panning and detecting opportunities in the Holbrook, NSW area?
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    Gold an sliver with quartz stones on property can anyone help identify these plz help im unsure if its fools good??

    Its ether Gold an sliver in qwartz stone on property can anyone help identify these im unsure if its fools gold or if it's fine gold with silver plz help I also found a crumblely stone i think its qwartz stone with multiple collums of this sliver looking stuff plz help sorry for my shitty...
  12. Bontje

    1st Time Gold Detecting SA. Location Tips Welcome.

    Hello all, I am pretty new to metal detecting and am planning a camping trip (a long weekend after Australia Day) and gathering in these days my first gold detecting experience with the Equinox 800 (5x10 Coiltek). I have already spoken to several experienced detectorists and gold detecting in...
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    Heathcote Graytown National Park (Victoria) information and questions

    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...
  14. jamie

    Mogo area N.S.W. information and questions

    Hi Everyone Well i think next week i am going to shoot down the road to Mogo forest for a day or two, now i am not asking for spot 'x' etc what i am more concerned about is access and specific area dangers there, i am a fairly smart cookie and have been hunting, hiking etc solo many times, so in...
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    Brisbane Ranges National Park Victoria

    Hi everyone, I'm heading out to Meredith for work tomorrow and thought I might try out my new gold monster in the Brisbane rangers Yankee Gully area. Has anyone had any luck around this area?
  16. GOLDHOUND 28

    Are there different permits for gold prospecting between the states

    Hi Members, Do you need different permits for gold prospecting in different states of australia. Thanks in advance for your comments. Cheers Goldhound28 :goldpan: :pickshovel:
  17. Simmo

    Palmer River.

    A new website, obviously released too early as it is not complete!!! But here is the New Palmerville Station and prospecting choices!! https://palmervillegold.com.au/
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    Prospecting/ Detecting Tour & Training Qld, Queensland

    Hi Does any one have any info on Forsayth Detecting and also if tours and training are available. thanks Rob :)
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    Gold Tours In Victoria And QLD

    Can anyone recommend the best detecting tour companies in Victoria and Qld you can PM me if its easier
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    Gold prospecting tours Nth NSW and SE Qld

    Do gold prospecting tours exist in South East Queensland/Northern NSW? A tour it is where they give you a detector, teach how to use it and let to look for some gold with an instructor per a small group. :D Seems a lot of such tours in Victoria, but I have found none in qld. Any suggestion?
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