Gold panning bendigo

[Ag Man]

Heading to Bendigo this weekend & hoping to do a little panning if I get the chance.
Usually hit the Whipsticks but water is a problem & haven't had too much luck there yet...
Had rain @ home & creeks running here, but wondering what it's like in Bendigo, still dry as?
Any other close to town creeks to try? Was thinking of the Bendigo Regional Park pretty sure you can prospect there...

Not after anyone's secret spot, just some help to get a few specks in the pan

 

[Ag Man]

Heading off in a few hours & been given a few pointers of where I may find some colour & water

Won't have big sessions, just be happy to see a few specks & do a bit more exploring.

Will report back.

Prolly head to Notley's Camping ground in the next few months for an overnight trip & incorporate it in with a mine tour in Bendigo.

 

[ChrisM]

Good luck AG
Looking forward to some good pics when you get back

 

[Diggerdude]

Good luck mate hope you do well, water can be a bit hard to find sometimes.

DD

 

[WalnLiz]

Good luck on your trip Marty, there's still some good gold in that whipstick area . Cheers Wal,

 

[Ag Man]

Uhm well...
I had a quick look-see, a scratch around & found one nice speck out of my bucket I dug. Not fussed - was good just to get away for an hour...
Wasn't really prepared to work a very sticky clay area.
Need to get my HB project happening. Also needing some sort of puddling gizmo perhaps...
Saw some new to me places. Some great history there...
Only spotted one other person there - out detecting & not backfilling his holes

Thanks to GarrettGirl for info on this area - appreciated.

 

[Goldpanner16]

Hi fellow prospectors I am new to all of this and am wondering if anyone knows somewhere I can get some colour panning the bendigo area.. any help would be appreciated

 

[Occasional_panner]

Welcome to PA mate!
At the top of the page there is a magnifying glass icon, you can search the site for previous activity on your subject.
Also a plain old google search will give leads https://www.google.com.au/search?q=....69i57j0l2.11359j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[Goldtarget]

Heaps of places mate....Give Bendigo Creek a go, water all year round. I started behind Epsom Botanical Gardens, if it's still as active as it was back a few years ago you'll see where everyone else is digging. Just make sure you have your miners right on hand and no digging the banks. Backfill your holes. I still go from time to time. Cheers GT.

 

[Occasional_panner]

Is that the same Bendigo creek that's on this list? http://earthresources.vic.gov.au/ea...ess-rules/list-of-exempted-rivers-and-streams
Goldpanner 16, make sure you read this carefully http://earthresources.vic.gov.au/ea...-prospecting-and-fossicking/land-access-rules

 

[Goldpanner16]

Heaps of places mate....Give Bendigo Creek a go, water all year round. I started behind Epsom Botanical Gardens, if it's still as active as it was back a few years ago you'll see where everyone else is digging. Just make sure you have your miners right on hand and no digging the banks. Backfill your holes. I still go from time to time. Cheers GT.

I have been to the Bendigo creek just didn't know where to start.. thankyou will try get down there today before this wind and crap weather hits

 

[Goldtarget]

Best I've got unless you become a regular mate. Bendigo gold won in a high anker or pan is hard won no matter where you go, so much of the really good places to go with ready water is on private land, and some areas with good gold you have to cart the water in or the dirt out. If you can't find anything down there I'd be pretty surprised, it won't make you rich but it will feed the fever.

 

[Goldpanner16]

Best I've got unless you become a regular mate. Bendigo gold won in a high anker or pan is hard won no matter where you go, so much of the really good places to go with ready water is on private land, and some areas with good gold you have to cart the water in or the dirt out. If you can't find anything down there I'd be pretty surprised, it won't make you rich but it will feed the fever.

Thanks mate am gunna go have a try down the creek tomorrow

 

[Occasional_panner]

Is that the same Bendigo creek that's on this list? http://earthresources.vic.gov.au/ea...ess-rules/list-of-exempted-rivers-and-streams
Goldpanner 16, make sure you read this carefully http://earthresources.vic.gov.au/ea...-prospecting-and-fossicking/land-access-rules

Bendigo creek is on the list of rivers/creeks you are NOT allowed to prospect in.
Go there if you want I'm just making you aware of the regulations.

 

[Goldtarget]

What the hell happened there? I kid you not they've added that to the list....it wasn't always there! And at least one other I can see straight away has been added too.

What sort of Orwellian 1984 world are we living in this is ridiculous. Now it seems they can just add any bloody place they like to stop you going.

Sorry mate I was only trying to help out.

 

[Occasional_panner]

BUGGER, that is not bloody good if they are adding creeks to the list, better look into that.

 

[diggit]

Can the thresd title be changed to 'Gold Banning Bendigo'?

Who signed off on the new additions?

Picket their offices!

 

[Occasional_panner]

Let's just check when it got added before getting knickers in a knot.

Edit, I have sent PMAV an email.

 

[Bazz]

"Keep banging on about newbies doing their own research!!"

To me this is a lesson for ALL of us ----- "think Ill recheck the list for creeks in my favourite spots"

 

[Occasional_panner]

"Keep banging on about newbies doing their own research!!"

To me this is a lesson for ALL of us ----- "think Ill recheck the list for creeks in my favourite spots"

Yeah, that's why I just gave the link this time. But if you see someone going the wrong direction it's in all our best interests to point them the right way.