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Thank you Matt, really appreciate the detailed reply and info mate.

Hi All, we are heading to Mudgee for a week. Are there any public fossicking areas on the Cudgegong River please?

Nice one Kotolos! I haven't managed to get out yet - after reading your post I'm itching even more for a dig soon

Awesome, thanks dan1000, exactly what I wanted to know. I'm going to try and get out on Thursday and will be bringing the waders!

Thanks Kotolos, I was wondering if GG was flooded. Does anyone know if the water has dropped yet?

I was at Grabben Gullen last week, standing in the creek sieving - and out of the corner of my eye saw something black swimming by. For a second I thought "bugger me, that's a big leech". Then I realised it was a baby red belly black snake swimming past. :)

Hi everyone, does anyone know please if there is any water in the creek at Grabben Gullen at the moment?

Hi everyone, I have seen photos of some beautiful clear quartz crystal clusters from the Cairns region. I am heading up that way with the missus tomorrow for the long weekend. Does anyone know if there are any areas accessible to the public that we are allowed to go and fossick for some crystals...

Agree with Heatho, that big one is a ripsnorter, particularly for Sapphire Bend.

Hi LoneWolf, how long ago was the Emerald Mine bulldozed and filled in?

Thank you Gerda and LoneWolf, really appreciate the quick response and awesome tips. I will let you guys know how I go. Cheers Pete

Hi everyone, I will be heading to Torrington next week for a bit of fossicking. We are spending 2 days in Inverell at Billabong Blue first. Can't wait! The last time I went to Torrington I went to the Emerald Mine, found some small bits of beryl. I also went to Blatherarm Creek and founds lots...

Hi everyone. I would like to get a collection of cut sapphires and zircons valued professionally. Both for insurance purposes and because I am interested to get some idea of approximate values. Do I just go to someone who does standard jewellery valuations or would it be better to go to...

Hi guys, spent the day out at Grabben Gullen in the public fossicking area. I spotted 2 Brown Snakes and a Red Belly without trying too hard. Lots of snakes active at the moment. One of the Browns was curled up in the grass just on the side of the little path down to the creek. Please keep an...

Hi all, I was out at Blue Hills Quarry on Thursday looking for some smokey quartz. I didn't find much unfortunately - still great to get away from the city for the day in the fresh air. I stopped in at Sapphire Bend on the way home. Every hole (even the largest) still had about a foot of...

Hi Conan, I was out at Sapphire Bend about 3 weeks ago. You would have needed a snorkel and goggles as most holes were full to the brim with water - and look deceivingly shallow to the untrained idea. I could only get into one quite large hole where the water level was reasonably low, however...

Great, thanks guys. Appreciate the quick responses - feeling a lot less nervous now. I got a reply today saying that my order is "still in cutting process". I just assumed they would sort them first, invoice me, then start cutting. Guessing it is normal to get an invoice at the end before...

Hi All I was just wondering what your recent experiences have been communicating with Lamberts? I sent a my first package of about 100 stones to Lamberts last month to be cut. I sent the parcel registered post with tracking / signature on delivery. According to AusPost it was delivered 19...

Thanks Eldorado, Sapphire Bend is my backup :) it will no doubt be a tad muddy but that's all part of the fun right.

Anybody been out to Grabben Gullen in the last few days? I am just wondering how the area fared after the crazy weather we had over the weekend. Plenty of water fell in Sydney - I'm not sure how much fell out that way. Does anybody know if the creek is flooding? I was considering heading out...