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So Ive been thinking about trading in the gpx4500 and going for an sdc2300. The 4500 is a great machine but I just love the idea of the sdc being so compact and water proof. Just wondering what sort of trade in value the 4500 would have and if its really worth doing. What are your thoughts? Cheers

Hi guys Im heading up to lake Burrendong at Easter and hope to break my drought and find a nugget or two. Is there any members here that would like to give a few tips or stories about the eagle beagle creek? Or even be around the area at that time for a catch up and a bit of swinging? Cheers greg

Here's a few pics from my visit to billabong blue, we all had a great time and can't wait to get back there.

I was given this book by my mother when I first started fossicking for gems and only recently found it and had a good look at it, now I think I need to get a machine and start playing around with some of the stones I've found

This week end I'm planning on getting out to do some sluicing and detecting, since I have to work Saturday my plan so far is as follows... Finish work 2pm pack car and head over the mountain through Oberon where I will stop at saphire bend to grab a few buckets of wash before pushing on towards...

Hey fellas just wondering what your thoughts are on auto tune and manually tuning the gpx, I see a few times while playing around with the 4500 auto tune is in the high numbers. What type of effects does the tune have on sensitivity eg: higher Chanel freq less sens or depth on size ? Or is it...

Hey guys I'm after ideas on places to take the kids camping and detecting for a week in the school holidays. Preferably close to a river so we can cool off, and a good chance of a nugget or two close by. Ready set go ! :) Cheers Greg

Hey guys I'm heading to bega for a week for work and am thinking I should take the 4500 and try get a bit of a swing in. Does anybody have any ideas on closest goldfeilds

Hey guys has anybody prospected in the gilmandyke area I've found a little info of gold being found there near the Campbell's river, any info welcome Cheers

Ok guys I found this big chunk of what looks like iron, looked slightly melted on one edge and has a thin layer of gold stuff between what looks kind of like slag and the iron ore ? Any body able to clarify this for me? I chipped off a little more of the top layer to expose it more for the pic

Hi guys I have a 16ft fibreglass runabout with a 30hp outboard which was my project till I got stuck into prospecting now it just sits on the front yard 90% complete lol, time for it to go so if any one is interested it's up for sale Looking for $1700 Cheers Greg

So after building my version of the walbanker, I now find my self playing around with riffles and matting combos, today I got some v mat for under my expanded in the front section of my box Now to just run some dirt

Was a good weekend, had a good night at camp with rosco and the boys, met a couple of the local boys ( Adam and drover ), cheers for bringing the wood down drover and cheers to rosco and the boys for comin go the rescue when big red decided she didn't want to go in to gear leaving us stranded...

Hi guys I have a 2" pump with camlock fitting 20m layflat and 2m grey suction hose and have decided it's too big for my needs only has about 8hrs of run time on it works great but I'm looking at getting a smaller lighter pump. 6.5 hp 4stroke thornado brand cost me $200 for the pump and about...

Any body know much about how one would go about getting a small claim for small mining op in Nsw since as prospecting/fossicking is so tight on the processing and excavation regs, not that I want to get a backhoe and go nuts Hoffman style just would be nice if I could legally use a high banker...

Hey guys any body been to native dogg creek in Oberon lately I hear the fossiking area there is now private land.. Any one got any info on the place?

Hi guys I'm looking at sunny corner for a bit of high banking went for a drive out there but didn't quite find a location, does anybody here have any info on the area they can share ?

G'day every one good to see so many people on here sharing good info and experiences, I started not long ago because my little girl would not stop playing with the garden rocks so I thought it be good to teach her more about minerals and gold but fist I have to learn about it lol next minute I'm...