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Hi all, Thought I'd share a little project that Russ and I have worked on for a couple weeks on and off while he's stuck here in the Ridge due to us being isolated from all the current flooding for around three weeks now. It all came together nicely from an idea we'd been throwing around for...

Hi all, Thought I'd post this up here for those that possibly are or, aren't aware of the changes now in place via the new signage in regards to fossicking and specking on the Opal fields here at Lightning Ridge. I'm told these changes were made due to the high influx of tourists we are now...

G'day all, Well the old man and I have just returned from the trip out into the wilds of Central West NSW once again and are happy to report that the SDC2300 has done well, despite a couple minor hiccups. I think I'm at a total of 215hrs now on the SDC as we detected for a full thirty five days...

Hi all, Just flicking back through the threads quickly and I didn't notice any threads (hopefully I didn't glance over it blindly) posted on the topic previously and I was wondering if any of you had thought of, or have shortened the lead on your mono coils to keep things neat and tidy? On the...

Hi all, If you've ever wondered just how gold gets it's weight/mass this great little article by John Walker (2006) might just help explain it. There's also a small bit of info about the yellowish glow of gold and how it comes about. Gotta love physics...

Hi all, Thought I'd share with you all a few books that I've had and used for many years. Some of these were gifts to me as a child and many I have collected myself over time. I'll put down as much info on them as I can gather as you may either have copies yourselves or, are just looking into...

Hi all, I thought I'd share a few photos and info on the Trinity Pans that I picked up from the US several years ago. I haven't really seen them around that much as while the idea is sound and quite novel, they aren't without their little issues here and there as most gold gear has in due time...

Hi all, Here's a little something I'd thought I'd share and offer a bit of an incite as to what goes on up here on the opal now. I decided to head out onto the fields for a speck on Tuesday (after the good rains) to an old area I've worked and frequented numerous times over the years only to...

Hi all, Finally got around to getting a few quick snaps of the Natrolite specimen to share here. This piece was found at the Peats Ridge Basalt Quarry in 1967 while my father and uncle were searching the area for good crystal specimens with another friend by the name of Tom, who also...

Hi all, Here's a slide of a couple of nuggets that contained gold crystals in the cubic form. I can't offer much information on the area they were found other than it was somewhere in the GT in Victoria back in the late 70's. These were owned at the time by the gentleman who found The Pride Of...

Hi all, Here's another piece from our mineral collection. This is a great little Emerald (Beryl Variety) specimen still in the Mica Schist host rock from the Aga Khan Mine in Poona (Cue Shire), Western Australia. The mine has a vast history and makes for some interesting reading. My father and...

Hi all, Almost done with another expo for the year. Not a bad turn-out up here. I took a couple snaps with the iPhone just to show a part of it. Photography wasn't allowed up stairs inside the club where they show the better bits and pieces but it just isn't that spectacular up there. It's been...

Hi all, Here's another specimen that I'd like to share. It a nice little specimen of Botryoidal Prehnite from the old quarry at Prospect N.S.W. Most of the great quality Prehnite specimens in the world came from the one quarry there. And as most things go today, it's probably off limits for...

Hi all, Let me introduce you to one of the most important opalised fossil discoveries to ever happen in Australia. I'll quote the information directly from journals and books we have here. I have two sides of the story, both from my father Alan Galman and uncle David Galman, along with the...

Hi guys, Here's something I think you'll appreciate, and possibly remember as it's one of the great and most unfortunate nugget mysteries. We are actually involved in this story partly. The Pride Of Australia Nugget "The Pride of Australia', unearthed in Wedderburn in 1981, is one nugget that...

Hi all, Thought I'd share a small part of my collection of opalised fossil specimens that I've found around the fields over the last few years. I had built up quite a collection previously throughout the 90's, but had to regretfully sell it once the bad times set in on the opal -one of the...

Hi all, I received the big 16" Round Nugget Finder Mono (lightweight open coil) last week. I have done a quick preliminary test with a 1.97gram nugget at eight inches depth running all different settings/timings along with a 0.20gm shotgun pellet at the surface. Doing this made me think of all...

Hi all, I was wondering how you've all gone with several months/long term storage or semi permanent/several weeks storage of the SD or GPX Li battery packs over the years? I haven't really seen any battery care topics on the Minelab website (that I could find easily anyhow). They should get one...

Hi all, Thought I'd put up this ABC iView link for the Four Corners report on the hacking of Minelab by China so they could build the counterfeit detectors "allegedly". :rolleyes: I had missed it myself but I found it a very interesting look at the situation...

Hi all, As this had some interest over on Matt22's DIY Hand Dredge thread, I thought I would give it it's own thread to be a bit more concise on changes and idea's that may come. The basics of this bilge pump design had come from a previous one I found many years ago and I believe there are...