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we surfaced today at laverton it.s been a long time since we had any reception. we have a total of 84 grams so far including a 20 gram piece i found on my "70th birthday 4 days ago". what a way to celerbrate. we are off to DUKETON tomorrow where we have a 40e on a 9 tenement block.we just heard on the grapevine that some bloke found a 1000 ounce patch up there this year, how true it is i don't know but i hope it was not on our patch. well we are off again tommorow and will post a report when we surface again. will try to post some photo's when we get home at the end of the month ;) :cool:
ps the weather has been brilliant, blue skies and sunshine' sorry but could not help myself
JIM AND ROBYN
 
We came out of the bush yesterday and made our way down to Kalgoorlie will spend the day here doing the tourist thing then hit the road. It was only a little 460k drive, the long haul starts tommorow. We are going up to the flinders ranges on the way home so will still be a while before we get home. We had a great time detecting over here, fabulous weather and what a way to hone your detecting skills we swung the coils nearly every day and finished with 290 pieces for 108grams. Will work out the pics thin at home and post then. Thanks to all the well wishers, we have had a ball.

jim and robyn
 
Amazing read so far, cant wait to see some pics!! :Y:

The 20 grammer on your 70th would have been surreal!!!! :party: :rainbow: :party:
What a tally 104g!! :eek: :Y: :D

Excellent stuff, well done. :)
 
Congrats Jim & Robyn. Got to be happy with that. :Y:
Safe trip home.
Enjoy Flinders Ranges. My 20 year old son just returned from a Flinders Rangers road trip. He and his mate drove over in the mates 1960's Mustang. Said the old guys in all the towns were all over them drooling over the Stang. They had a great time.
 
Jim and Robyn,
I'm a bit ****** we didn't get to meet up due to commitments here, but I absolutely enjoyed our talks and am glad you both had a wonderful trip.

Next year we WILL catch up.

Have a safe trip home.

Regards,

Steve
 
Thanks Steve we will catch up next year,thanks for your help this winter and I have enjoyed our talks as well .we wish you well with your Eldorado and May it continue for a long time. You are an old fashioned bloke mate and there are not a lot of them left unfortunately.
Thanks also to Andrew it would be good to catch up with you again and compare pics, I would also like to meet big wave, maybe at lannacoorie we will see
Jim
 
Gold Prospecting Australia -- with Mark Hyde. Gets my Five Star Rating.
Fantastic host, especially for newbies on the field. Many of his clients join him year after year. It can be very hard to get onto his tours due to repeat customers snagging many of the slots. Which is a good recommendation in itself.
He does not detect -- he helps you find your gold!
I went on two of his tours early on in my WA prospecting. Was an excellent introduction all round; and tour participants good company. Can get a little crowded in small areas - learn how to kit up and get going without delays is my top tip!
 
Just curious about any feedback from anyone that's done a prospecting tour in WA recently (or not so recently).
Either as an all inclusive option, recognising that that would be more expensive or, as a "Tag Along" type option.
Thought that anything less than 10 days in the west would be better spent on a dedicated gold tour, then again I could be wrong.
As an option is it possible to fly (from eastern states) and hire a 4WD in goldfields area?
Years ago someone had posted a very detailed account of their trip with mates listing costs/milage/food/permits/etc/etc ..... pretty I sure I filed it in that never to be found again location.
keen to hear what your experience has been.
Cheers T.
 
Hi Tom
I did an all things catered for trip with Gold relics some years ago, I think it was about 10 days. Flew into Kalgoorlie, picked up and taken to a camp and looked after very well. Darren Kampe and a couple of his associates showed us the ropes. They did not detect themselves just basically helped us with all things gold including finding some. Company was good, food excellent and best of all everything including detectors supplied. While everyone found gold (I think there were about 10 of us, long time ago so not certain) it was grams not ounces. Best part was not having to worry about getting shot from being where you should not have been as Darren had all the permits etc.

I was very happy as a then (and still) a novice. Not sure if they still do that sort of trip but would recommend them.

Cheers
Bob
 
I had several other links to goldfields tour people saved on my PC, but when I checked those today, their websites were gone. I'd guess that Covid border closures/public liability insurance price rises/fuel price hikes/difficulty of arranging tenement access, may have killed off their businesses, unfortunately.

I suggest you get a copy of the latest Gold, Gem & Treasure and see if there's any adverts for tours that you could research further and perhaps book ahead for next year, although I wouldn't recommend paying a big deposit too early, given the current economic climate.
 
Teemore said:
Just curious about any feedback from anyone that's done a prospecting tour in WA recently (or not so recently).
Either as an all inclusive option, recognising that that would be more expensive or, as a "Tag Along" type option.
Thought that anything less than 10 days in the west would be better spent on a dedicated gold tour, then again I could be wrong.
As an option is it possible to fly (from eastern states) and hire a 4WD in goldfields area?
Years ago someone had posted a very detailed account of their trip with mates listing costs/milage/food/permits/etc/etc ..... pretty I sure I filed it in that never to be found again location.
keen to hear what your experience has been.
Cheers T.
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Tom, WA is pretty easy because we have some very easy to understand rules on gold prospecting. DMIRS, the WA Mines Department, give any registered prospector free access to online maps and mines data across the state. A short course with somebody like Aussie Goldrush Camps would give you all the start you need to get underway.

We recently had a visit from "Gary" a pom who flew into Perth from the UK. I offered to get him started if he made his way to Cue however I was in Nullagine prospecting by the time he arrived in April 2023. He acquired a suitably fitted out vehicle, purchased a bit of prospecting gear and drove to Nullagine where he spent a week or so with us and found his first gold.

He sent me a text a couple of days back from Cairns. He'd just returned from Cape York and was heading back around the top, destination Steep Point, WA. The prospecting vehicle I'm putting together at the moment is a 2WD van that will be capable of getting me to most places in WA cheaper than a 4WD rig.
 
Moneybox said:
Tom, WA is pretty easy because we have some very easy to understand rules on gold prospecting. DMIRS, the WA Mines Department, give any registered prospector free access to online maps and mines data across the state. A short course with somebody like Aussie Goldrush Camps would give you all the start you need to get underway.

We recently had a visit from "Gary" a pom who flew into Perth from the UK. I offered to get him started if he made his way to Cue however I was in Nullagine prospecting by the time he arrived in April 2023. He acquired a suitably fitted out vehicle, purchased a bit of prospecting gear and drove to Nullagine where he spent a week or so with us and found his first gold.

He sent me a text a couple of days back from Cairns. He'd just returned from Cape York and was heading back around the top, destination Steep Point, WA. The prospecting vehicle I'm putting together at the moment is a 2WD van that will be capable of getting me to most places in WA cheaper than a 4WD rig.
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Thanks, actually for my nieces partner, he detects mainly around Bendigo and is keen on a WA trip and has asked me to come along ... so checking out the options, most likely fly in, hire something and try a decent tag along type thing for a first look (as time may be limited) ..... if a longer trip eventuates then other options open up for us.
Interesting that a 2WD gets a few people around, my territory certainly does here in Vic, not having 4WD stops me taking on stupid deeply rutted tracks (common sense rules) but with a bit more clearance a lot of areas are accessible (obviously with torrential rain the situation changes).
Thanks for you feedback, T.
 

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