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One more sleep until the jolly fat man visits, i hope you all get what you and your family wish for Merry Xmass to all Ron

has anyone tried to make a vibrating classifier ?

i would like to thank a certain person who may or may not remain nameless i will leave that up to him for taking me dry blowing for the first time a couple of hours of fun in the bush it was great to see how it all works and to be give tips and tricks on operating the equipment i had a blast and...

Well i thought i would head to a new location today to try and turn my luck around so early this morning i set off an hour and a half later i arrived at Creswick were i discovered i'd left my maps at home. flying blind using my not so good memory from my research during the week i found my way...

Went for a drive to some gold fields about an hour away to check them out as i havnt been there before, sadly there is alot of under growth and well flogged areas however, i stopped down a track just past a well known mine and gold field to look at a spot were i know a nugget was found no secret...

Hi Guys i aint been on cause ive been deployed to traraglon because of the mine fire, but i get to go home tommorow arvo, been working 16 hr days, looking forward to my own bed. i hope everyone is good and looking forward to catching up on everyones finds when i get home cheers Ron

well another day with nothing to show for it, have i learnt nothing or am i just reading the signs wrong, and to make matters worse i dug a 2 foot deep hole through tree roots and rocks and clay to find a bit of thin tin the size of a ten cent piece. i have to get me a bigger pick maybe there...

ok i understand the basic principles of mining with water....... how did they catch the gold ? settling ponds, sluice ? in the 1850's how much water was available ? pressure ? was it a case of you have a hose i have a hose how did they keep there run of separated or was it a combined effort...

hi guys and gals if ya have one laying around not being used give me a shout

i was thinking about heading to dollys creek area to try my luck on monday what do you think ? any help appreciated

Happy new year to everyone for to night, be safe and have a great time im off to setup the camper and settle in at a blues festival ah great music good food with the best of friends and ohh yes a few cold frothies

G/day all my name is Ron and i am from Geelong Victoria, i have never prospected before but have always had an underlying interest i have been visiting this forum for a few weeks reading and learning, but yesterday after reading many a post by Loamey (sorry if i got the spelling incorrect) i was...