gold prospecting where to start?

[getyarocksoffcrystas]

we have been crystal fossickers for coupe of years in the southwest.

looking to try our luck for gold while still hunting the minerals.we are told the minelab 4500 would be suitable for us may have a guy who can show us the ropes and trick the detector up for us :Y: .
location for beginners we are in the southwest willing to travel!

should we go cue mt magnet paynes find.kalgoorlie coolgardie Leonora?

 

[Ded Driver]

we have been crystal fossickers for coupe of years in the southwest.

looking to try our luck for gold while still hunting the minerals.we are told the minelab 4500 would be suitable for us may have a guy who can show us the ropes and trick the detector up for us :Y: .
location for beginners we are in the southwest willing to travel!

should we go cue mt magnet paynes find.kalgoorlie coolgardie Leonora?

Getyarocksoff, All of the above have gold.
its just a matter of choice & access.
check the weather at each (Kal-Leonora can be a little different to Cue at diff times of year, week by week, but otherwise similar)
then follow the itch in your right foot :goldnugget:
good luck
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[Nightjar]

GYROC,
If you are completely new to the prospecting hobby here are the bare essentials if travelling to WA or other remote destinations. (First and utmost, tell someone where you are going and when you will be back in civilisation) ;

Reliable vehicle & camper/caravan/tent, cooking and washing necessities. (Basic mechanical knowledge. - Have written elsewhere about helping a bogged newbie who didn't know the front wheels had to be engaged in the 4WD he owned???)
Means to recharge detector and other devices batteries. (Remember mobile phone reception is very hit and miss and your fridge can flatten your car battery overnight.)
WA Miners right (individual)
5Lwater/person/day if camping remote.
Food for duration.
40E or tenement holder/pastoralist permission to prospect.
First aid/snake bite kit.
Personal safety equipment (clothing, hat, fly net/creme, sturdy boots. (Fly creme can be purchased from most stock feeder & prospecting shops.)

Non essential but highly recommended;
EPIRB/PLB
Hand held two way radios
Satphone
HF radio
Join APLA
Research areas of interest (pointless going to Margaret River looking for gold, however they have some gold award wines )

Could go on, but don't want to dampen your spirit. (BTW Speaking of "damp" if it rains heavily most of the gravel roads get closed and you dare not drive off the tracks or you will be bogged for days)

Good luck, one parting comment "Gold Fever" is incurable. :goldnugget: :goldpan: ickshovel: