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Hi guys, I finally found my first nugget.... it took 2 years admittedly about 20 trips to find it but It was the 3rd time I had gone out with one of the other members on the forum. I have had my TDI 2 months been out 5 times with no success. I was able to get on to a guy who modifies the TDI...

We have discovered some old shafts on a property that we were invited to detect. No luck but Research shows the old timers were digging down to the old ancient Creek bed and getting good gold. My question in between the shaft have they left material or is it not worth trying . We think there...

I use gemselect.Com and awesomegems.Com I am just wondering if anyone had any better sources for helping to value there collections that are free.

I have been detecting and got a couple of good signals from a silvery object looks natural and I have a 1kg of silver and it looks silver perhaps a little more tarnished but it has been out in the environment and not refined like my bar. Though I suspect it could be also lead. They all look it...

I was reading with interest that we have found the largest pink and Red diamonds in the world in our soil. I was thinking since we are obsessed with everything big like the big banana, the big prawn, the big pineapple, the big Marano why don't we look at the biggestest of everything we have in...

The next mining boom by the internet? With the development of Crypto currency a form of currency not backed by governments they have introduced a different method of distributing newly minted cyber coin. Like gold that is taken from the ground and put into circulation by miners at a steady pace...

I was just wondering if anyone know of any Goshenite locations a small inexpensive gemstone between topaz and quartz. Victorian would be great to know of anywhere.

I heading to Europe for a couple weeks r &r just wondering if anyone has seen or knows of anywhere to go for gemstones. Would be nice if I could get a tour or something that goes gem fossicking. I am spending time in Poland, Czech Republic, Austria and Italy. I was siting in the travel agent...

I have been going though some articles and I am quite intrested in having a fossick/ sluicing session on a creek know as black sand creek. It points to beeing 4-5 miles from Beechworth but there is a also a description of it running from mt pilot to Chilten. I can't find a black sand creek on...

Hi guys, I got a quick question I have read the mining regulations for Tasmania but uncertain. To me it reads like even a river sluice is banned but is that only in conjunction with a mechanical pump. It has no mention of a cradle is that ok? has anyone had experience in using these items in...

Found an area close to home that has had sapphires and gold pulled out of it in the past. I am pretty confident I'll find something there. When I have found sapphires in the past I just treated it like am looking for gold. I know once I hit black sand I am on the right track with gold. I found...

Guys and girls, particularly the dealers, I am wanting to know if there is a cheap way of putting together a larger scale detector to pick up large pieces of iron ore/ type materials. I am hoping I might be able to use my whites GMT detector as the base unit an make a coil to pick up large...

For those of you that like to organise you holidays around fossicking and prospecting. Here is a site in New Zealand that give you some areas to look. Beautiful country would be fairly untouched also in the right areas...

Hi there all, I have been looking for a publication but have been unable to findout where to get it from as it seems sold out in most places. It is called Gem minerals of victoria specail publication 4 but cant find a copy that hasn't been sold out. Has anyone got a copy they would be willing...

Having a couple discussions with some people in the lapidary world really got me thinking. It really is interesting that people have differing favourites of minerals and gems. I found it interesting why people choose their favourite mineral. I must admit whilst I lust for finding gold since a...

I am wondering what the take is on sapphires and other gems being heat treated to have better property's for reflection. I have a couple low quality rocks I would like to have treated for personal use. Does anyone know where I can get it done? What's the cost and how long does it take? Has...

Hi Everyone, I just wished to thank everyone that made my weekend possible and fill you in on how we went. It wouldnt have been possible without advice from Wal, (Wal I was the bloke upstream yesterday in the high Vis, I wanted to thank you personally but you moved on before I had a chance...

Just a quick note for anyone who is looking for a place to base their adventures in the Bright region. We stayed recently in Harrietville caravan park friendly staff and decent facilities also has on site cabins and vans. Also if your lucky enough the creek that runs down the back of the park...

I had an interesting thought. Since things like trommels and gpx5000 unit can cost well in to the $1000's is it possible to have them written of as a tax deduction. Most likely a deprecating asset but Id liked to know if anyone has had advice on this. Spent quite a bit this year on this kind of...

Needing some help here guys and girls. I am keen to go after a sapphire a nice blue one would be great. It's very important that I dig it out and find it myself as it is to form part of an engagement ring that I have had in mind for sometime. I have my own equipment. I live in Melbourne and...