Currently I'm down in Victoria near Maryborough (from Sydney). It is first gold prospecting trip, so I'm a newbie.
I "think" I found my first ever nugget today, but it is kind of black in appearance. It feels heavy for its size and is not metallic. It's not lead, as there is small sections where the gold colour is visible.
Is this normal?
Do I clean it, or leave it?
I don't have a set of scales, but I'd imagine it would be 5 or 6 grams in weight. It won't fit into the plastic jar that came with a panning kit I bought.
I hired a Minelabs SDC 2300 from Coiltek Gold Centre in Maryborough, as they said my Gold Monster 1000 would struggle in Victorian conditions.
I "think" I found my first ever nugget today, but it is kind of black in appearance. It feels heavy for its size and is not metallic. It's not lead, as there is small sections where the gold colour is visible.
Is this normal?
Do I clean it, or leave it?
I don't have a set of scales, but I'd imagine it would be 5 or 6 grams in weight. It won't fit into the plastic jar that came with a panning kit I bought.
I hired a Minelabs SDC 2300 from Coiltek Gold Centre in Maryborough, as they said my Gold Monster 1000 would struggle in Victorian conditions.