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  1. geof_junk

    Unbelievable Facts

    Link to window solar panels. ...LINK...
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    Help investigating and identifying

    Looking at the target it appears to have worn edges which make me think it is more likely gold than pyrite. Lets hope luck is on your side.
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    Wanted PM coils ?

    https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/11681-nuggeteer-18-x-6-mono-coil-on-tdi-pro/ Never seen one.
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    Gold Price Discussion

    Gold has grown over 6¼ times ($537) in the last 20 years. I wonder how wages, food and housing done,
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    Some nice Species

    This rock weight about 3½ Kilos (approx. 120 oz) although not a lot of gold showing the in hand weight said a lot of gold. I managed to get about 17 oz of gold from it. By the way it was about 8 inch in length.
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    Some nice Species

    A good spot to see gold specimen is......... Images
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    Am I doing it wrong?

    Note: ... A six pence is 2 threepences, shilling is 4 threepences, florin is 8 threepences. Note: ... Larger coins are easier found only the hard ones are left if you are not there first. Note: ... Skill, Location and Time are the requirement to find gold as well as silver coins. Note: ... You...
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    1851

    As you say it is different in WA the only nugget I found that was laying in site in Vic. was at Majorca a 2 ounce one back in the early1980's so the odds are different.
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    1851

    The first one was sitting in plain sight. The dark one was in the shade and you can see the moss growing on it. This spread was south of a large reef area and digging hole sloping down to the north. The area in the circle is sloping southwards. About 40 nuggets were found and about half were...
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    General National Weather advice and information

    Not summer but March and it's hot.
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    Google Earth KML???

    Try my old post on Gold Detecting and Prospecting Forum Historical-gold-mines-in-google-earth
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    Beginners gear

    How much gold at $3000 AUD do you need to break even at these prices. Minelab Metal Detectors · GPZ 7000 Detector. $10,499.00 · GPZ 7000 With 19″ Coil Bundle. $11,499.00 · GPX 6000 Detector. $8,999.00 · Sale! GPX 6000 Bundle Most nuggets can be found with most gold detectors but a few are too...
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    First post, life story, and questions about hiking Victoria 😂

    Transport would be a problem but here is one I have spent a lot of time on is the No 96 track. The track was originally constructed in the late 1800’s to service gold fields between Briagalong and Gladstone Creek through to Lees Creek and Granite Creek and was serviceable through to the early...
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    How much does it cost in fuel to drive to Kalgoorlie, for you?

    Don't forget the tyre press. on the van, the truck tyres can have fairly high pressures.
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    How much does it cost in fuel to drive to Kalgoorlie, for you?

    Yes my Prado has two 90lt tanks but with a caravan in tow it was touch and go if I missed a refill.
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    How much does it cost in fuel to drive to Kalgoorlie, for you?

    Most people can not miss a fuel stop as it a long way if you miss one. Top before you get past Ceduna and on the way back Norseman and or Kalgoorlie.
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    How much does it cost in fuel to drive to Kalgoorlie, for you?

    It all depends on fuel cost across the Nullarbor as there is no completion and they got you by the b...s
  18. geof_junk

    Happy Australia Day

    You have the Aussies on the wrong side Nightjar ;)
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    Best detector for creeks?

    Your best option for bedrock is a small coil, other condition may require different coils
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    Specific Gravity test help - Gold and quartz

    This ".xls" will allow calculation with different sg for host materials when you download it. When you open the spreadsheet just use the save feature on your down-loaded file. Link...> Spreadsheet 4 Calc of Gold.
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