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Many thanks for your reply. It was roughly in a town gold known area but no diggings or mines were we were. And i wouldnt say it was highly mineralised and I know roughly about hot rocks etc. That's interesting that it could be olivine never thought of that. The only quartz that was there were...

Good morning guys. So yesterday we stopped at a random spot for 2 hrs of prospecting before heading home. There were no diggings at this random spot. My detector kept giving very low signal with every step. There was a little quartz and a few stones that went off its nah na with the detector. At...

Yes got the fever but had to leave to get home at certain time to pick dog up from kennels 🤣

Just a couple of shovels straight into the sieve and panned in the creek. I reckon I had a good little pocket but couldn't stay to finish.

Have only been to beechworth once panned in our last day. Would love to have stayed longer this is from one pan. Was sad to leave after finding that in one pan

Could you please close this thread . Bought 2 thankyou

A little infor for you. I'm actualy from Wales. There were a few gold mimes not as substantial as ozzy mines. Clogau gold mine was once the largest and richest. They do think they might have come across a new deep lead and are investigating. Wether it's to do with this recent nugget we don't...

Noelhi. Very interested. Sent you a message.

Hi guys. Looking for an sdc or gpx 5000 asap. Thankyou

Thankyou. I just want to get it a little clean so that I can see the prettiness of it. Even one side so I can put In a display box. I have just emailed an antique restoration company as well to see of they have any thoughts or can point me in the right direction. But all help is much appreciated. X

Hi guys. Please help me restore this vesta I dug up. Not sure onbmetal yet. Thinking plated on brass maybe? Has tarnished copper colour.? Inside dull like brass but some outside bits very shiny. Original matches still in it so really don't want to soak it. Any help would be really appreciated.

Hi guys. Hoping someone can help with an idea on what metal this is. And best was to clean. I managed to clean a little dirt off. Took forever. It has a gold sheen to it. It's so hard to tell. I mean it would be pretty awesome if gold. But brass maybe. But I thought brass goes more black. Then...

Update. Took my find up to the antique place today and they dated it back to the 1800s. Well pleased

It's too seized at moment to know. But it is definitely to release the lid

Hi Hawkear. The strike plate is on the bottom of it. Thanks