Should probably be right for next weekend or possibly even this weekend, best bet would be to give them a call and ask. They're good blokes very helpful. 
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Alma had a lot of shallow ground with some big nuggets in the 1850s goldrush days, but consequently got hit hard in the late 1970s/early 1980s when effective ground cancelling detectors became available. From Google Earth, it looks like subdivision and hobby farms have locked up and/or built over a lot of the favourable areas though. Bowenvale might be OK - back in 1982 a mate struck a good patch out that way and it still had a few nuggets on it when he let my ex-wife and I try it in 1984, so you never know your luck.
The old (1880ish) Maryboro geo map is a good place to look if you want to see where the oldtime workings/alluvial leads were out that way, as many have been ploughed under over the years. I'd imagine dealers like Goldsearch in Dunolly might sell reprints.
The old (1880ish) Maryboro geo map is a good place to look if you want to see where the oldtime workings/alluvial leads were out that way, as many have been ploughed under over the years. I'd imagine dealers like Goldsearch in Dunolly might sell reprints.
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Patrick1 said:
Not sure you'd learn too much from us! Haha
Cheers mate I'll put a post up when we eventually get out
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Spent all day in Kingower forest, smiths gully. All I have is a pocket full of trash! Anyone want to point me in the right direction??
Please!
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Please!
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PB. Here's a GeoVic map of an area North of Kingower. The speckled areas are diggings. If you've an SDC, you may want to try these areas (mullock heaps).
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BigWave said:
No link?
Got a 5000
Ended up heading down a random road before rheolo and I got these 2 but nothing else.
Was still pretty damn exciting! First gold with detector
Well done congrats.
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Only couple of inches down.
Can't complain about that as a new,y. Iv been doing it for yonks and am happy to head for home with that rather than nothing. Good one. Though that looks like a seasoned detector hand to me, you sure your not yanking our chain and just "fishing"?
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Jon said:
Haha I dug a lot of trash before I got the gold!
I'm hooked! just need to find a big one to buy my own 5000 now
Sorry PB, my machine is acting up. Well done with those two though!
PB. Probably too late, but I've finally managed to get my PC acting. This is what I tried to upload:
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Yeah thanks BW we are on our way home...
Had a good day yesterday though, knocked back a few tins last night and rolled out the swag. Pretty awesome area!
Coiltek were awesome. Going to do a training day next time.
Probably should have done that first!
Had a good day yesterday though, knocked back a few tins last night and rolled out the swag. Pretty awesome area!
Coiltek were awesome. Going to do a training day next time.
Probably should have done that first!
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Not sure that the old whites xlt is going to cut it anymore.... The 5000 was awesome!
