Thread: Any prospectors among us?

not a prospector but there were mines at Araluen, Nerriga, near Murumbateman and up in the Snowies to name a few, all an easy day's drive from Canberra.
If you want a ghost town Yerranderie is worth a visit, between Oberon and Warragamba dam.
http://www.yerranderie.com/welcome.htm
Some info on the mines down the coast
http://www.southcoast.com.au/bateman...old/index.html
Regards,
Tote

I have done a lot of prospecting in my time from panning, detecting to dredging.. I say don't start you spend a lot of time looking for very very little. But the fever burns and pushes you and there is no cure. You look and look but you don't find..Save your self the torment..

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just be happy you have the Landie fever and not the yellow fever

Have minelab detector for sale..........

I dont hold any hopes of finding the nugget the size of a foot ball, just a bit of fun with the boys and a good day out in the bush,

I have often read of towns where the local industry had closed up leaving nothing for the local folk so they pulled stumps and headed into town and the old town just sits there decaying and abandoned, these are what I want to explore in my travels

I have no doubts there are local spots, have to get some maps and go ver them, old tuins are great places to ferret about with metal detectors, I have seen what some folk find on the beaches with them, lots of watches and rings

all the areas have been hit hard. its hard to find even a old coin.. You really need to know what you are doing and have the latest gear. this will set you back more cash that you will ever get back in gold. The best bet to have fun is get a small sluice and pump and look for flood gold in the sands of a small creek.. But beware the fever will get you and the fun side will disapear and make way for the full blown fever..




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Originally Posted by roverfj1200

Have minelab detector for sale..........

What model?

Cheers
Simon