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Looking for a swap of my GM1000 GoldMonster for an Equinox 800. New similar price but depending on condition or extras could negotiate a $ difference. My Monster has found gold but I just dont get a chance often enough to get to the gold fields. Im going to continue gold panning & sluicing but...

Seen a few posts of late about how people cart their gear around & thought to show my set up. It's a GS10 Banker. I've mounted a chicken crate to an old alluminium hiking backpack frame with cable ties. Inside the banker go all the hoses & legs, small pry bar. side pockets hold some gear &...

Mate of mine has an Angus MacKirk Explorer sluice & wants to swap to a GrubStake. He's happy with the Explorer but is after a smaller unit as he tends to hike into fair remote areas & creeks with very little flow. So if anyone who has a grubstake or similar small AM sluice & wants to get one...

Finally got to go out panning again. Been almost 3 months I recon... Anyhow, our local PMAV organised a panning day at a nearby creek last Saturday. A mate & me decided on the Friday arvo that we'd camp out the night before, do some fishing, kick back etc. Was just what I needed. Saturday...

KD asked me to post up a coupla pictures of a recent find of his & a personal best. Minelab 2100.

Just spotted an other thread about waders on sale which reminds me that I ripped my waders at the Gippy get together. So my thoughts are, to either get wetsuit pants & booties or to get an other pair of waders. I'm leaning towards the wetsuit pants... both would get hot in the summer, wetsuit...

A recent thread about music got me thinking - what are you listening to at the moment? U2 "love comes to town" with BB King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3wgoaONzwo

Worth a try... After much discussion of late on crevice suckers I thought I'd have a crack at making something from ideas found around the place. All parts are simple plumbing bits from my local hardware store except from the bellows which are a rubber steering boot from a car parts store. I...

It's good to see the amount of users online at one time increasing. 121 users online at the moment 8) That's great for a forum not even 12 months old...

So I thought I'd have a go at making a dolly pot & share what I did. There's no real rule or specs that you need to follow. First you need to figure out what size rock you want to crush, how big/heavy a unit you want to cart around... Here is the specs to mine. I made all exposed edges to...

Heya All, I'm heading to Castlemaine for a few days as of tomorrow with the mrs. I'm planning on doing a bit of panning whilst we're there. Left it a bit late to get a John Tully map, but hope to pick one up on Sunday or Monday. Until then I'm a bit lost. Anyone got any suggestions of a...

Uhm, as the post reads - as a newbie to coin detecting, where do I start? I read about you's going to the local oval & park etc. but do you aim for a certain part/area of an oval? Not keen on detecting the cricket pitch & have the green keeper come at me with his shovel... Should I go around...

After reading a post https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2357 about a badly rusted oven door which was found by Paul, & it was suggested to try electrolysis to clean off the rust - I thought to give it a go. I've got some old horse shoes to try it on. One badly rusted &...

Most know of the Eureka Stokade in 1884 where 500 miners swore to fight against unfair licensing. I'd never heard of the The Monster Meeting of 1851 in Chewton(near Castlemaine Vic.) where 15,000 miners attended a mass protest to defy the Victorian Governments unfair Gold License and in doing...

Today a mate & me went for a paddle in his canoe to the site of Old Tangil, Victoria. Tangil was in the late 1800's a busy gold area but the rush there didn't last long/not profitable. The area was flooded by Blue Rock Dam in 1984, water is supplied by the Tanjil River. The nearest town is...

Not sure if I seen one before... Be interested to see what they are. A bloke I know has some gizmo that sits in a bucket & has a handle you turn like a salad spinner. Have you got a picture of one to post up?

Where there's no bedrock, gold usually settles only as deep as hard clay. Now, trying get gold out of this top layer of clay is tricky - even getting some of the softer clays to break up can test you. What are some methods you use for breaking up larger volumes of clay? A couple of mates & me...

There's a tour called Nine Levels of Darkness at the Central Deborah Mine in the heart of Bendigo. Anyone done this? @ $199 for 3.5 - 4hrs it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I recon it'd be a cool experience to go 228meters underground down the original shaft... I'm keen to do it...

Heading to Bendigo this weekend & hoping to do a little panning if I get the chance. Usually hit the Whipsticks but water is a problem & haven't had too much luck there yet... Had rain @ home & creeks running here, but wondering what it's like in Bendigo, still dry as? Any other close to town...

Has anyone here used a "Gold Rush Pro" pan before? Check them out here: http://www.usprospector.com/ I had a look at one on the weekend & thought what a simple design. Simple things are often the best they say. Looks a bit like a round cake tin that's had one side pushed in(creating one...