Hawkear

Yo can bet it was attributed to Anthony Hopkins via Facebook, as many quotes are attributed to actors to try and give them some added...

Yeah always over the shoulder - keeps the head well away from the coil. with the small head it is actually very comfortable. full size...

Perhaps you could take some good quality photos and load them in here, we could all look them over and give our opinions, you may find...

Many think panning is only for gold. Started my panning when a kid in suburban Melbourne in Gardiners Creek alongside the East Malvern...

I know it looks a bit out of proportion but I put a 950mm light pelican style handle on a Gold Digger small head pick and I love it...

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope: “Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go...

You have done well to do a SG on such a small nugget. 1.5 grams at a SG of around 17 to 19 would occupy a volume of under 0.1cc which...

Trying to work out from where this picture was painted. Guessing that is Mt Buninyong in the distance. That would suggest it is looking...

We have been travelling Oz for a few years. Last year we started doing the opal hunt in NSW & QLD. This year we are on the Gold hunt and...

The "Gemstones in Victoria" book, out of print for a while, has been reprinted by Museums Victoria and is available online from their...

Correct me if wrong but I think sapphires are associated with volcanic rocks eg basalts. Daylesford is a volcanic area where streams...

It's sounding promising being in a gold area but it's very hard to give a 100% positive "that's gold" off the photos. Crushing & panning...

Problem with using gold as a currency is that it can easily be forged ie adulterated with impurities so everyday traders would have no...

2 small specs today, but another good day in the bush