So You Think You Have A Bit Of Competition....

[Nanjim]

Just listening to the mines report here in the West....
17000 people have applied for Miners Rights in the past 5 yrs

Maybe some new ground found or will they all be going over the same ground ......
Interesting thought ......

Cheers Nanjim
Jim

 

[bazxa]

Wow that's a lot

 

[Ramjet]

WOW 8)

 

[Nanjim]

Yes 17000 new prospectors out there ....and big bucks for the DMP....
Let's hope that some of them .... No make that all of them ...
Are well prepared for the bush....

Cheers Nanjim
Jim

 

[Redfin]

and if they all purchased a 7000 when they came out $181,900,000.

 

[JakeofallTrades]

Don't forget to add those that never buy a "Miners Right"

 

[silver]

Bet most of them are overseas tourists wanting to take home all the gold they can carry. :lol:

 

[aussiefarmer]

I have said it before the ones selling the gear are the only ones guaranteed to make some money.
and the government in that case

 

[Nanjim]

Below is a link ....

Cheers Nanjim
Jim

https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov..../Seven-golden-rules-for-safe-prospecting.aspx

 

[silver]

Lol.
still the tourists.

 

[silver]

Lol.
still the tourists.

 

[nuggetino]

That's a lot of coils swinging. Good thing it's not a collaborated effort so there's still plenty of ground which hasn't had a coil over it yet. Still you gotta love the stories from family friends who'd make the annual 3 month trip WA each year over a decade ago and always come back with 50 grand in nuggets no matter where they dropped the coil.

 

[user 1769]

I once heard that there are over 60,000 miners rights in Victoria alone. Anyone know if this number is at least approximately true?

 

[GypsyGoldAu]

I have said it before the ones selling the gear are the only ones guaranteed to make some money.
and the government in that case

Sooo many fortunes made on 'mining the miner'....

 

[nuggetino]

So true.. but it isn't nearly as much fun as searching for gold.

 

[Swinging & digging]

and if they all purchased a 7000 when they came out $181,900,000.

That gives the ATO $18,190,000 in GST revenue on the detectors alone.

 

[mardymoose]

After reading that article one must ask,what happens if you find a chunk of gold that weighs over 20 kilograms?

 

[numpty]

hide it!

 

[aussiefarmer]

Marry it :lol:

 

[jamie]

After reading that article one must ask,what happens if you find a chunk of gold that weighs over 20 kilograms?

dont tell anyone