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Hello all I found this a few weeks ago near tin can bay. It feels heavy for its size it's is polished from the creek it's been in. I broke it with a cold chisel to see the inside.it is very hard does not scratch. Any help will be great thanks..

Hello I bought a gemmasta 2 faceting machine today, I have never used a gemmasta but i think the quill is very tight to rotate, I have taken it off and cleaned it. I haven't used any lube on it ,should I ?. This machine has only cut 1 or 2 stones apparently so maybe there tight from new. Any...

hello I would like to buy some rough gem stones to facet. I have looked at ebay. I have been cutting lab created stones but feel the need to go with the real stuff. I would like to buy from a reputable person, shop. do any of the members buy gem stones and from where cheers jono

I am buying 5 laps and have to choose the grit size out of these they will be the only laps I own so want to get the most suited ones grits of these laps are 180, 220, 320, 360, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 1800, 3000. I was thinking 320, 600, 1200, 1800, And 3000. Any one experienced I need...

for sale wal banker copy Maryborough Qld its ready to use you only need your own pump $350 ono

hello I have a 1894 miners right that I got from my motherinlaw I want to know if it is legit and if it is worth any thing dollar wise any help would be good thank. I don't want to sell it. im hoping its real and don't care if it got a $ value the ink has turned blue on most of it due to...

I found this in a creek it is a 1857 British half penny it was in a crevice and been there for a very long time it is very worn but the date is still readable . This is now my oldest coin I have found my previous oldest coin is a 1898 florin . I love old coins :D .

Going to many peaks near Miriam vale for a few days soon and want to know if any one knows if it's worth taking my prospecting gear, would like to hear from you guys thanks

Just reading the new gold and gem mag and on page 74 it has national gem, mineral &metal detecting club listings , There is one in QLD which is Queensland gold dredging association @ mirriwinni QLd 4871 Thought dredging was not allowed in Australia , any one know any thing about this association ?

Went to a local park today and someone has fuc#ed the grass up with there poorly dug holes ,which are all dead now and there are a lot of them looks like they dug every target junk and all . :mad: I would love to catch this person to let them know what I think some people don't deserve a metal...

This is not my write up but thought some might like to read it Gold nuggets may really be the work of bacteria that can grow the precious metal in much the same way marine organisms build coral reefs. That is the theory of a Canberra scientist who has detected DNA bonded to tiny gold flakes...

I have 10 days off and have a choice to go to Rubyvale, Sapphire, Anakie area or to Glen Innes and Inverell area they a both around 7 hours away so doesn't bother me where I go, but I would like the best chance to find something of size worth cutting, I have a 4x4 and will be towing a caravan...

Hello all I arrived at glen Innes yesterday and have been trying to get some gems with no luck besides some I got in my pan which are like fly poop I am stay at redestone creek I really would like to find a nice stone to give to my daughter is any one able to give me some advice thanks

hello i was out having a swing and went to use my pinpointer switched it on and ran it over the area no beaps thought the item must be to deep for it dug up some dirt and tryed again no beaps so tryed it on my screw driver and it was not working turned it on and off about 5 times and test each...

hello i bought a xterra 705 gold pack comes with the 10.5 18.75kHz DD Coil which i want to find gold with but there are more coins in the area i live so will proberly resort to finding coins most of the time ,so what i want to know is can this coil find coins or do i need to buy another coil...

hello i am thinking about buying a Whites GMZ, VLF detector are they good for a first gold detector it is under $500 or is there something better i should buy i really have no idea, please help if you can thanks

hello all hope i have put this in the right place :) i want to do some fossicking tomorow and have the choice to go to nanango or kilkivan but have never been to ether i will have my high banker and pans ,can some one please help with where to go cheers jono :/

Hello all i would like to buy some Garrett Super Sluice pans new or second hand also wtb some some sieves

hello all i just want to find out if i can use a petrol power water pump on a high banker in qld legally

Hello every one ,my name is Jono and I love gold but have trouble finding it I don't think there's a lot off good places to find gold where I live ,might be wrong. So far I have been prospecting for about two months and have only found about 5 tiny specs the size of fly poop which were found in...