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Hi Guys, been off grid for quite some time so I apologise for not checking in and saying gday. We spent six months straight in a tent and have lots of videos of our adventures, it just takes time to share them but I decided to knock up a vid of our recent camp out in the Nullagine Dessert in...

Ok guys I thought I would start a thread to help others who drive deeper into areas that no 2 wheeler is really supposed to go. While my VC Commodore made an epic drive thru Turon Gates to Sofala, and at one point stopped in the middle of the Turon......and made it.....what toys do you guys have...

Wife has been bugging me to get a scooter, and ive been looking at a small bike I can put on the trailer for when I go gold hunting. Then I see Wal using a T-Rex in the field and has got me interested. Now im thinking I can kill 2 birds with the one stone. She only has to travel about 10km at...

Just looking for an opinion on which coil I should be adding to the stock 8inch mono set I currently have. I'm not one to change coils, so which coil should I be taking to WA to have a bit of fun with a mod level 2 F1A4, or should I be selling and upgrading if i'm hitting the big time WA spots...

Ok ill start this one off but im sure many of you have ugly stories of losing your pride and joy. I had a vial of the good stuff, kept it in my pocket as my good luck charm and one afternoon reached into the pocket to find my blood sweat and tears...GONE! Im yet to fall over and spill a...

Id love to know, other than cabochon what are some good options for black spinel? Also, going through my "stones that I put aside" found a pretty big one. I thought my 25 carat one was nice and wanted to get that cut, but forgot about the one I put aside which is over 100carat.....my gem scales...

No big news that i'm into gems having divided my time between gold prospecting and gem prospecting. It has come to a point that the relaxation and powerful satisfaction levels of gem faceting and cabbing has intrigued me to a point where im really into gems as a hobby to a point where im...

Ok guys since we are in general discussion, can I ask a non prospecting question? I have to sack an employee tomorrow for pilfering. For some people that's an easy task but for me its not that easy. He's sprung, i've got it on tape, and 100% he's gone tomorrow. I feel really bad about it even...

I couldn't work out why every time I have a day off work, i'm suffering a mild headache. I take a few days off to go prospecting and bang, another headache. Initially I thought it was a reaction to "being free", just like the flu that only comes each year on vacation- never while working. 3...

I'm doing a little research on what detectors detect gold and at what depth. Current analysis is the following: Model: Xterra 70 / VLF nugget Weight - .5g / .87g mode: prospecting / no other information coil size: 6 inch DD accuracy level: ruler with gold stuck to blue tack (ruler method)...

Ok guys, ive heard many of discussions about "asking the farmer for permission" to prospect on private property, and that one should ensure that this is done prior to prospecting. Being a fairly shy individual when it comes to walking onto someone elses doorstep, id be glad to be given a few...

This one has been bugging me. My last hunt revealed what I beleived to be a "water worn" sapphire, only to find "shards" of several other sapphires in the same spot. My first reaction was...id like to find where daddy was for the nice broken off pieces were, and why they appeared not water worn...

Test panned a few spots and picked up this one. My first time so had to ask Wal for directions. Had mum with me so couldn't go far from the camp site. Im so stoked so thanks again. The stone im assuming is a Sapphire, its jelly bean dark green and about the size of half a peanut. Scales are...

Hi Guys, just throwing it out there...why is there not a combo detector? A VLF weighs bugger all, why would it not be possible to attach the mechanics of a VLF on say for eg: an older SD series and then have a good dual purpose machine that can discriminate and pinpoint, and nail deep gold...

Ok guys, from Nuggets post saying the quartz rock he crushed had no visible gold but still found gold in the pan......am I missing out here? Should I be crushing quartz to find the honey pot? Never done it, been near some really quartz areas that just looked prime for gold, but no luck. Would...

Ok guys, im all pumped up, banker ready, lay flat purchased......spray bar time. Need to get it done before Nundle. (Single bar across box) Here's what i'm thinking.....tape the bar with white tape to make a guide for the angle grinder.....thinnest size to cut a nice thin slit....and maybe 1cm...

Made this beast over a couple of days. While waiting on my TIG, I thought what could I make without welding? I decided to make a Highbanker. Its not a forward classifier like my next project, its fed from behind. Im yet to work out pump size, riffles or expanded or walbanker style...etc. Made...

I named her the "Hand of Tuena", second pan in the flogged area got me really excited. Wife was able to pick this little beauty right out of the pan and take the photo. Unfortunately a bit premature getting the mini highbanker out, nothing better came along but it was still fun to add her to...

Bit about myself...Club manager with a passion for adventure. A keen freshwater trout fisherman I realised the Quartz rock I was tripping over to get to the next sweet spot in the river.....might be holding some yellow stuff. Did some investigation and next thing ive dropped the rods and...