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Hi Brad, Thanks again for the info. I will probably drop in for a night or two at glendons. I am going to try and keep it simple for the short period of time to see if I get lucky (gold) -- thanks again HARRY

Is there a quota of junk to gold - i.e. 1kg to 1gram?

Hi Brad, Thanks for the info -- I will be there on the 28 December (end of next week). If you are there on that weekend, maybe we can hook and see what we can get. I am also travellllng to the CQ gemfields with the possibility of doing Clermont if I have not found some yellow stuff with the...

Hi All, Has anyone visited or prospected the Glendon Camping/ caravan park near Warwick. I am travelling through there to Townsville at end of next week and wanting to swing the 4500 around the area. Has anyone had any luck around the area? I am keen to get my first find after one year of...

I soak the stuff for sometime weeks and it is still difficult to break down. still I seem to find SFA for all that effort ----- I think a lot of people think clay and deeper is better as old timers may think --- but it has proved me wrong over and over again. best bet is the compacted gravel...

just as bad as those people that if you have two of something - they have five

MATE -- done recce trips around GYMPIE and looked those old gold maps gullies etc. to only find that they are now green pastures/ gullies and no creeks. I think most was full on reef gold with some rich alluvial gullies but long worked out. DEEP ck is DEEP the fossicking area. from memory you...

I see OL' MATE like to use the traditional steel pan -- old habits die hard ? -- or old and bold

HI forum readers, is there any clubs/ associations or get togethers for the far north region at all. if not are other forum people interested in tag alongs/ get togethers one in a month or two and try out some know or random areas ? Anyone interested ? Harry

Hi All, I am looking at the prospect of returning to Townsville ( The Ville ) at the end of the year. Although I have done some recce trips to Charters Towers and the scores of mines with limited access, and panned fine gold at Ravenswood, is there good areas for detecting and or sluicing in...

Nugget, i am in the same boat with tin food. I can cook but it is very handy to have packaged food when you dont have an engle or likes. I just take an esky for beer cheese and milk. The meals are ususlly casserole type tins, jaffles from an jaffle iron. I must admit after a few days it gets...

For a sweet type curry add a tea or tablespoon or strawberry or plum jam - it will surprisingly make it taste different if you do the usuall curries Harry

Nugget, donated some money -- hope others may follow suit to go to a worthwhile cause. good luck Harry

Wal, have you checked out the gun type cases as they come in all sorts of sizes and types. But they could be expensive to cash in on the gun market with ally types around $200-$300 -- i do recall seeing a plastic type one at Fyshwick for aout $70. with a few mods to the foam it may work, Harry

Nugget, i was refering to contributing to this forum -- references from previous experiences. Can we still do it by Paypal ? i have some money coming in from some coin sales. Harry