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A bit late on the thread.. Have been away working. Well Done on the finds PMac77, I am surprised at the depth on small targets that the 5000 will pick up. I have a Coiltech 14" elite but have gone off it. my favorite coil is the 14x9 nugget finder. oldie but a goody. Gold finds like yours are...

Hi PMac77, Settings I use for 5000, pretty much stays the same for all the coils I use. I turn down the RX gain if I use the bigger coils 14-18 inch. Note: I use booster amp so target vol 3. Would be higher if I use head set. Detector settings GPX 5000 Back light. Off Vol limit. 2 GB type...

Hi Middo, Plenty of responses here I have gps in pouch on waist band, phone in top pocket, gold bottle in r/h side knee pocket with my test pieces in, the wedding ring catches me though from time to time When scooping over coil.. No problems with everything else. Tune your RX down if your...

Great video.. Great commentary with a bit of friendly competition Regards Rudy

Nice to see any gold from Qld Busted Knuckle, hope there is more out there for you given the access limitations. Regards RR

I agree jethro, I personnly know a bloke who, in the late seventies and early eighties was a regular panner, high banker, and dredger of the Thomson River. The Thomson was on the list then and is now, I recently caught up with him and mentioned the Exempt list to him.. And he told me that he...

Well done Dasha I hope you can keep adding to the tally, Nice finds.. Anything over a gram these days is a great find. RR

G,day RM It was a faint but consistent signal, rx gain 9 stabiliser 10 target vol 3. I use a booster box and speaker. approx 3-4 inches, it was out of the hole on the second scrape of the pick. RR

Thanks Mackka.

Hi all, some of my recent finds. smallest piece iv'e found with the 5000 and nf 14x9 advantage coil. very close to source here.

Here is a heading on the VEAC web site which is the info sheet. http://veac.vic.gov.au/documents/CWI-NOI_Fact-sheet-FINAL-all.pdf I hope it works. RR

G,day RM, Reading from the info sheet they handed out last night, "Submissions will be treated as public documents and will be published on VEAC's website. The name of each submitter will be identified as part of each published submission, but personal contact details will be removed before...

Well Ken2m and myself went along to the info session, it was attended by a number of groups, Bachus marsh 4x4 club member Heinz we met and he had same concerns about locking up the forrest and restricted access. We sat and put our concerns to the VEAC in attendance and I found the responses...

Careful of what?? The story in the link is about a miner looking for medium to low grade ore... RR

Hi Madtuna, Here is another to look out for. https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/first-gold-eastern-goldfields-davyhurst/ sorry to sound so worried about your patch, but i know how these jokers operate. RR