Recent content by Red Gweilo

MOGO - NSW (Sth of Batemans Bay) Hi Had a little swing of the SDC2300 (3hrs) a couple of weekends ago on the east side of the Prince Highway in Mogo, on some creeks that had apparently had some previous gold workings on them. Predictably drew a blank, and some of the localities were a little...

Hi All Thanks for the messages. Just back from Canyonleigh. Whilst the Devonian and sedimentary rocks occur around Big Hill and the Wollondilly River offered a long shot, I couldn't find any access or Crown Land to explore. Then it started to pour for 36 hours and washed me away. No sign of...

Hi NeoGeo Thanks so much for getting back so late on a Friday. A fantastic tip that I should have thought of...it's stepped things up a gear. When you look at the map around Moss Vale/Canyonleigh...no faults lines to speak of...so where could the molten quartz and/or gold-bearing rock...

Hi all I'm down to the Southern Highlands for a weekend organised by my dear wife. I thought I'd take the SDC2300 and have a swing whilst down there. We're staying in Canyonleigh, which seems to have no history of gold. So I thought I'd look up the geology around there, and then compare it to...

Brilliant. The Fossicking maps resource is great too, when matched with geological maps and then a quick glance at Doug Stone's as a starting point. Thanks for the heads-up, Gold689! Red

Hey Kuskus I know this is a rather old thread...but did you get down to Canyonleigh, NSW in the end? I'm thinking of heading that way with the family for a Stayz farmstay next weekend. The property has creeks, a gorge and a river on their borders with a State Park. It looks vaguely decent...

Thanks for the warm welcome. And yes, the Wonnie's lovely...wish it had gold in it, though!

A pleasure, gentlemen. (And apologies for the upside down first photo...I uploaded it a few times and it still ended up like that...hopefully you can make it out!)

Hi Well, that subject title sounded a bit more risque than I intended...but I'll stick with it. Living in Woronora in Sutherland Shire. New to the hobby but always been into geology and geography and emigrated from London due to a love of the Aussie bush. Have an SDC2300, tolerant wife, 9...

Thanks Nenad - excellent!

Hi Roscoe Just to back up some of the posts above, spent this last weekend with the SDC around Turon Gates/Wattle Flat, NSW. The skid plate is only a wee bit scratched...but I'm a skimmer...and the sound was fine. I don't like headphones in case I can't hear a wild pig charging at me...but god...

Hi Roscoe Just to back up some of the posts above, spent this last weekend with the SDC around Turon Gates/Wattle Flat, NSW. The skid plate is only a wee bit scratched...but I'm a skimmer...and the sound was fine. I don't like headphones in case I can't hear a wild pig charging at me...but god...

Here's a map for the southern Wattle Flat prospecting area, off the Sofala Road. And remember these words from this YouTube post (look-up "Nice Wattle Flat Nugget"): venture away from the beaten track and the usual ring pulls and bullet casings! Red

I've seen a few posts asking for directions/how to find Wattle Flat Common. Once you're there it's pretty straight forward, but you're not likely to drive hours in the hopes that you can find somewhere vague. So, the easiest way is to tap Thompson Street, Wattle Flat into your sat nav or...