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Not at all. I have been shown how the earth was changed on the old workings. I just wanted to mention how we cant always relate what we see today as being representative of how the geology would of naturally sat in the landscape back in the day. Just sticking my noob 2c worth in. Happy to be...

I'm only a noob, but people forget the top 20metres of ground has probably been taken off of the ground compared to what we see today in the GT. The old timers would also remove the quartz reefs totally. What we see today, is not a true representation of what was once there. The ground has been...

🤣 She's still lost, but at least I have a photo. Darby took that pic. I'm sure you can figure out who I am by the pics. https://www.facebook.com/GoldFingerHistoricTours/

This is the first piece I found that did the disappearing act on me.

My first entry for this thread :) Same pieces in both pics, just the speccy turned over in the second one. I'm hoping to graduate in size to a 10c coin 🤣

Nothing today. I only have a sedan and it was bit wet to go where I wanted to go. Managed to get to queens gully reef for a couple of hours in the afternoon but no luck. First time here so still feeling my way around.

Darby runs Gold Finger prospecting tours

Darby from Gold Finger REALLY knows his stuff. I can't recommend him highly enough.

But it's ok, I found some more. Needless to say I am getting a better vial.

I don't know how, but I lost my first bit of gold. It was in my vial, then it wasn't. Absolutely devastated!!!!!

Took my coffee machine with me too. Cant go without good coffee. Ill fill my flask up to take with me.

Hopefully the weathers ok to get out with Gold Finger tomorrow and learn a bit more.

At least I got to try Aldi beer. They can't sell liquor in SA. Fraser Briggs. Not undrinkable. I got some Peroni Reds i took with me too.

It's a wee bit chilly here tonight.

We have booked into a cabin. I was thinking I need to get organised to go in a tent in the future. I then came across Dunolly caravan park who have onsite vans for $60 a night. Half way between a cabin or tent site without packing a lot of gear and setting up a tent. Thats appealing.

Geez m8, 82 was eons ago. I was only a 20 YO in 82 and now I just turned 60!. 82 seems like yesterday though :(

Alright, so you cant take soil either way across the border. Fair enough. "Garden Tools" should also be clean. If I was to be checked, how clean do they expect my pick and scoop to be? I had planned to take a bucket of soil back to pan. Oh well, the best laid plans of mice and men.

Heading out to Wedderburn from Adelaide tomorrow for 3 days. Hopefully I can find my first bit of colour with a bit of luck. I wont be holding my breath though. The weather is looking really crap :( I have booked in with Gold Finger Historic Tours on Friday for a tutorial in the Whipsticks. I'm...

Thanks for that :) I've been plotting the stuff from Geovic into google maps and Poole's gully was a spot that took my interest.