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The more regular good/big stuff is on private land. Hundreds of people visit the gold fields every year, and as the saying goes, they didn't get it all. Walk over the same ground as everyone else, but tilt your detector 5 degrees to the left, or be fortunate to have an EMI free day so targets are clear, and you are in business.
I've heard of people getting ounce plus nuggets in areas known for rice sized gold. I know of people prospecting for 2-3 years without a single nugget. I also know of one person who went on a training day, got off the mini bus, turned on the detector and found his first nugget. My wife found her first nugget in her first 15 seconds (or less).
The point is, the easy stuff has all but gone, but it still remains random that you will come across any gold. Some very experienced prospectors still seem to find gold with many hours of coil to the ground. Their skill is being able to read the ground and have a very close relationship with their equipment, to the point their detector is like an extension of their arm, connected to their brain - and they do the work.
I've heard of people getting ounce plus nuggets in areas known for rice sized gold. I know of people prospecting for 2-3 years without a single nugget. I also know of one person who went on a training day, got off the mini bus, turned on the detector and found his first nugget. My wife found her first nugget in her first 15 seconds (or less).
The point is, the easy stuff has all but gone, but it still remains random that you will come across any gold. Some very experienced prospectors still seem to find gold with many hours of coil to the ground. Their skill is being able to read the ground and have a very close relationship with their equipment, to the point their detector is like an extension of their arm, connected to their brain - and they do the work.
