Keen to get started!

[Kristophsky]

G'day, my name is Chris, I've been looking at getting into prospecting for a while now but never seemed to find the time or money. I live up in Darwin. I've got a minelab eureka gold on the way, are they any good? I would like to get some beginner advice off the more experienced here and would really appreciate if someone could tell me what I need/what I need to know to get started! Looking forward to reading about your finds and hopefully get out there and get some of my own!

Cheers and happy hunting,

Chris

 

[Twapster]

Welcome Chris. Detector debates are rampant so hard to discuss the pros and cons, best to do some research and see what other people suggest with your machine. I started detecting and actually veered towards highbanking as the gold came easier....in the fact that a few specs in a pan keep you very motivated. A basic panning kit with your detector is a must I beleive. How often you may pass an area wondering if theres gold there...should I detect etc...

If you find a nice little river and you find some yellow, then you bring out the big gun detector and work your way up from there. Having a few different prospecting toys helps break it up a bit, kind of like the 3 different rods I bring fishing. They all catch fish, but sometimes one set up works better for a specific area. Also look into crevicing as that seems to be a good way to some bigger finds. Unfortunately my firt gem hunt made me catch that bug too....very addictive.

Prospecting is really fun and a great outdoor adventure activity. Best of luck!

Peter