Is there anywhere I can look online to find out if I'm cool to go for a swing around Skippers or Victoria creek in the Ross Creek State Forest?
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers,
Morg
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers,
Morg
Ross Creek State Forest
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Really? Ok must be worth a look then.
Teemore
One foot out the door
Sorry mate ... from Victoria, din't know what state you're interested in, if I knew the locations were Vic related, I'd have a look through my info, no state, I haven't a clue ....... but I'm working on my ESP.
Cheers T.
Cheers T.
haha my bad. I'll update my profile.
Teemore
One foot out the door
Ok I'm with you you now, Smythesdale area.....will check and let you know when I've had a look.
Cheers T.
Cheers T.
Teemore
One foot out the door
Had a bit of a look and to tell the truth if you throw a dart at a map you'll hit a gold bearing area in that region.
Never bee to that exact part of the region but shared a day dry washing/detecting with amember the other day and did manage a nice .027 gm piece a bit further out at Enfield, again massive area, just pick a spot and away you go, like all areas around there they have all been well worked but as with elsewhere, wrong settings on the day, a swing to fast or too much overlap in the swing and they will have missed a piece .... you just need to walk over their missed target.
Any of the goldfields maps by Stone,Tully or Barnham should include that region and clearly show areas worth a look, interesting enough GeoVic for some reason doesn't show all that the other maps do??
You out midweek or just the weekends?
Cheers T.
Never bee to that exact part of the region but shared a day dry washing/detecting with amember the other day and did manage a nice .027 gm piece a bit further out at Enfield, again massive area, just pick a spot and away you go, like all areas around there they have all been well worked but as with elsewhere, wrong settings on the day, a swing to fast or too much overlap in the swing and they will have missed a piece .... you just need to walk over their missed target.
Any of the goldfields maps by Stone,Tully or Barnham should include that region and clearly show areas worth a look, interesting enough GeoVic for some reason doesn't show all that the other maps do??
You out midweek or just the weekends?
Cheers T.
Nice. thanks for that. I've spent a bit of time out in Enfield. Just looking for a change of scenery.
Mid week or weekends. I work in Brisbane two weeks of the month and live in Ballarat the other two.
Thanks again.
Morgan
Mid week or weekends. I work in Brisbane two weeks of the month and live in Ballarat the other two.
Thanks again.
Morgan
goldpig
Jason & Michelle
Hi Morgan
I'm also from Ballarat and these are the areas I can suggest for changes of scenery- Smythesdale, Scarsdale, Snake Valley, Happy Valley, Devils Kitchen, Linton, Skipton, Berringa, Staffordshire Reef, Black Hill (Scarsdale), Mount Clear (lots of trash here though), Avoca, Creswick, Clunes, Talbot, Yandoit, Between Daylesford & Blackwood (Wombat Side).
Jump on GEOvic and select crown land, mines & mineral occurences in the 'add layers' section- this will give you pleanty of options and also point out historical mining activity.
I agree with Teemore- or you could just throw a dart at a map! We live in the golden triangle it's arguably the best place in the world to look for the elusive alluvial- Good luck!
I'm also from Ballarat and these are the areas I can suggest for changes of scenery- Smythesdale, Scarsdale, Snake Valley, Happy Valley, Devils Kitchen, Linton, Skipton, Berringa, Staffordshire Reef, Black Hill (Scarsdale), Mount Clear (lots of trash here though), Avoca, Creswick, Clunes, Talbot, Yandoit, Between Daylesford & Blackwood (Wombat Side).
Jump on GEOvic and select crown land, mines & mineral occurences in the 'add layers' section- this will give you pleanty of options and also point out historical mining activity.
I agree with Teemore- or you could just throw a dart at a map! We live in the golden triangle it's arguably the best place in the world to look for the elusive alluvial- Good luck!
Thanks for that goldpig.
As a new arrival to Ballarat this is valuable info and I really appreciate it.
It has also been particularly difficult being one of only two (that we know of) using the type of detector that I have.
When you say Mount Clear is that the Canadian forest area or is there more? I am at mount Helen and I don't mind saying in public that the far end of the Canadian forest (100m walk from home) has not produced any gold for me but I have at least a dozen silvers with the oldest being 1922 and countless 1 and 2 cent pieces.
A bit of a buzz for a newby
Thanks again.
As a new arrival to Ballarat this is valuable info and I really appreciate it.
It has also been particularly difficult being one of only two (that we know of) using the type of detector that I have.
When you say Mount Clear is that the Canadian forest area or is there more? I am at mount Helen and I don't mind saying in public that the far end of the Canadian forest (100m walk from home) has not produced any gold for me but I have at least a dozen silvers with the oldest being 1922 and countless 1 and 2 cent pieces.
A bit of a buzz for a newby
Thanks again.
goldpig
Jason & Michelle
No worries at all- I lived in Mount Helen for ten years, great area. By Mount Clear I meant the bushland off Tinworth Ave - (from mount Helen you turn left at the roundabout onto Whitehorse Rd then right down Tinworth ave- heaps of old workings in the bush to the left here all the way through to the gold mine).
I love digging up old relics- keeps things interesting when the gold is low! If you are ever unsure of a place the guys at DEPI on the corner of Doveton and Mair (glasshouse) are always a great help.
Cheers
I love digging up old relics- keeps things interesting when the gold is low! If you are ever unsure of a place the guys at DEPI on the corner of Doveton and Mair (glasshouse) are always a great help.
Cheers
