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I have heard of a 9kg nugget saved from the brink of extinction from a creek in Gympie....i am yet to see the rescue pictures of this poor specimen however the platinum that is elleged to be attached would give some indication of its ancestry. ..

All the years of hard work....countless trips of exploring. All the goose chasing the trials and testing i am happy to announce i have found a pocket of virgin ground....so as you can all guess im laughing and laughing hard...due to all the lessons you older heads have taught me i have no pics...

Me and the young fella have had a few meet ups with smoky bandit and his young fella at deep creek and it has been good fun watching the lads get along and enjoy the out doors...and me and smoky hit it off dispite our online anticks. So this time me and the boy wanted to take them to spot x away...

We have a new inspector in SEQ.... Haven't met him yet but looking forward to it... I have been told he is a young fella fresh out of the fold....ready to take the bull by the horns. This could be the start of something very interesting... Hopefully i will get to met him on Sunday at Deep Creek.

I have been researching Gympie and come across some funny things in the news...like this one back in 1905.. Surface hill has always been noted for its alluvial gold and "specking" has been a favorite occupation in the locality after a heavy storm. It would appear the human "specker" has his...

Im sure we are all guilty of it at some stage of our lives but right at that crucial moment when you want somthing to go well you spoil it by saying or doing somthing without thinking.....and it comes back to bite you in the butt! I did it during a $16million merger a few years back. I got a...

Im starting this thread because there are alot of knock offs All types of prospecting equipment from highbankers to sniffer bottles..some made poorly and others well over priced. Like most hobbies there is always an original maker/inventer whom monopolises the market until some one brings out...

Catchy title hey....lol Im just putting it out there that i gave up the smokes about 5weeks ago..i wanted to do it? I have done it before but cold turkey and even though i have great will power i had to avoid all my mates and the booze!! I know the booze right! But ended up failing due to work...

Well Tribsa Cecc and me decided to mix it up this time and find some shade and find some bedrock to crevis instead of hitting the pit where we know the gold is.... well the shade was for me and Cecc tribsa had no choice unless he changed his name to nigell no friends..hahaha Cecc and myself left...

Finally got nbn hooked up...yeaaahaaa Unlimited internet...$89 amonth including both mobiles netflix ..stan ect. I havent been able to play call of duty for 3years and now im itching to get back in it...now the mrs wants me to watch a dvd with her??? Wtf!!! Go optus.... cant wait for her to go...

I went to my local gold supply shop yesturday for a noisey... Havent been for a while when i entered i was greeted with excitment from the owner "super happy to see you yobs" i was like really? Why? He begins to tell me that four people have come in chasing a hat like mine...one fella only 5mins...

Going to spot X Tomorrow had it planned all week with a few PA members and a banjo but a Super cell is forecast to hit apparently a big one.... Maby not a good idea say the least standing in the middle of a river with an alloy rocker box...but im wearing gum boots so i should be ok...hahahaha...

I was guna save it for ozzy day but at 38c @9am....deserves a cold one....aint been prospecting as im in research mode the old back is playin silly buggers again... My beer poem I cracked this long kneck with fresh fizz Yarda yarda yarda frick im feeling pissed With head of dark ale my lips...

Hi guys... Can anyone shed some light on this big circular void just north of Yarrol in Qld ...i dont think its natural?

I rode and killed 1000s of these Makos while longlinning for tuna and swordfish... This 500kg bugger getting dressed for ice... I didnt have time to cut all the jaws out....but this one could slide straight over me... My workers cleaning fish before i cut it ..... I dont Bull shite about my...

And it still is....and its getting better!!! My first year was a bit slow learning doing the whole solo thing but now im having meet ups with great people wanting to learn from me!!! I have helped over 50 new prospectors this past year...and loved every shovel full of it. The forum is what it is...

Just so everyone is aware the Mary river was croc central in the early days...until man did his cleansing! so for the past 3years i'm aware of....a 5 meter monster has been evading capture...probably to well fed and bloody smarter than the fools trying to catch him/her.. Well last month it was...

I took the family out to Wuruma dam passing through all the gold hot spots..Degilbo...Biggenden...Gaydah...Eidsvold hard country for the early miners very dry....i took my pan but didnt test any spots i was having more fun spotting all the old diggings along the roads went for plenty of bush...

I came across this song and it is very fitting for what im going through.... so im learning it...its so funny! Celtic Thunder seven drunken nights.... :D

Got back yesterday after a glorious 4days camping at peach trees with kids... plenty of prospecting hot spots i didnt wet the pan but there were plenty of indicators... Found alot of old logging camp sites in the hills i left all the relics there... We will go back for another trip just for...