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The enforcers are out and about. Please obeys the laws of your State.
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Rural Crime - NSW Police Force
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Mining without Authorisation in Mudgee - 35 year old Parkes man fined $2,500.
On 6 June 2018, NSW Fisheries...
Found the following article
"A man will appear in Cloncurry Magistrates Court on December 8 after allegedly carrying out illegal mining in North West Queensland
A complainant summons will hear two charges against Campbell Lloyd Patterson, who allegedly carried out illegal gold mining at Star...
Not happy :mad:
Following information from a FB site.
"For those who are unaware,all access to Mr Tumbles has been blocked INDEFINITELY. Someone thought they'd be clever by going in with a bulldozer and cutting a new face to rip out all the smokies they could find. Now no-one can get in...
Things are getting even more wacky in Victoria. :mad:
From http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/victorian-government-wants-small-miners-to-pay-900000-for-grass-removal/news-story/ce0c848ad42a38b5e9b3492a4b5b12ce
"VICTORIAS expensive ban on tree removal has extended to grass.
Three...
"GOLD miner Neville Perry has been told to pay $1.25 million to the Victorian Government to remove 60 trees from his bush block.
Mr Perry has now abandoned his mine project near Talbot in disbelief after fighting the Government for four years."...
You might want to comment on this to them.
Otherwise there may not be much fossicking detecting crown land left in NSW.
See https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/inquiry-details.aspx?pk=2404#tab-termsofreference
Inquiry into Crown land
1. That, notwithstanding the...
RIP not good.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/body-found-by-police-searching-for-missing-man/news-story/f95cd9452cf5015e1aa0534be995a8be
Go with a buddy and keep in close contact.
Something I need to do. Usually just give a mate the location I am heading to.
An ABC story about prospectors breaking the law in Qld. Seems to be focused around Townsville.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/09/03/4305433.htm
Came across this site for Victoria
http://www.veac.vic.gov.au/investigation/investigation-into-additional-prospecting-areas-in-parks/resources
Oops seems submissions end sometime in February 2013 :8
Could you delete the topic please as it is obviously out of date :(
Hi all.
Just found this site while doing a fossicking search.
Mainly into fossicking for gemstones and rocks. But do have a garret detector. Just got to remember to take it with me.