Recent content by mangoat

Have done. Was out there today. The address on their Facebook site is a funeral home. Pretty sad if they are prospecting dead people's gear.....

Hi. Just wondering if anyone has tumbled halved thundereggs? Cheers.

Does this place exist still?

Hi. Just wondering if anyone has plans to travel return to Sapphire from anywhere in Se qld? Or travelling from Sapphire to Se qld any time soonish? I was wondering if there is anyone willing to bring down some bags of wash from a range of sellers at all? Cheers. Goat

So I've read some info regarding the area around the chimney at Rossmore. Apparently there is quartz crystals around the chimney area...... Wondering if anyone has any more direct info on it? Also......amethyst deposit in oakview area? Anyone know about these? Cheers Goat

How do you spot the difference between Sapphire and zircon? Have been told this is zircon but the clarity is pretty good and the identification was very quick. Just asking.

Hi Just wondering the rules and regulations in the Sapphire/Anake areas. There is a lot of people leave equipment laying all over the place but there is noone there using it. Is it fair game to go and prospect in that area? Or is it an offence to go into that area? Obviously it's not 1 person...

Hi, Just wondering if anyone can give me an idea of what size screening mesh to use on a trommel for gemstone fossicking? I was thinking 2 or 3 sizes to grade the wash. 1: to clean dirt/sand out 2: smallish wash ( 1/4"?) 3: 20mm ??? cheers goat

I was at bingara, i just happened to get the info from the info centre about the garnet area, ive never fossicked for gemstones before ..... just thought it might be interesting to get a bucket and bring home. But thanks for the tips of where else to try, id love to take the kids to new places...

Hi Guys and Girls, Just a quick one. I was recently on a family holiday and stumbled into Bingara. Apart from some gold panning and panner's mate activity up at three creeks with paul (where i found a quantity of fine as well as a little clinker of a nugget) i went off and grabbed a bit of dirt...