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    Minelab equinox 900

    You need a PI machine for gold as annalouge is no good in hot ground, i bought a a1f4 ex army mine modded detector for my small gold, and comes fairly close to a sd2300, you wont find flour gold with the 900, only small nuggets very close to ground top and they are so very scarce close to ground...
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    Minelab equinox 900

    Yes they broke a timing belt every 40,000 miles if you did not change them the valves went through the piston, they said they drove them at 100mph for 24 hrs was the sales pitch when they came out, but they did not tell you how many failed to make the 24hr 100 ph test, my cousin said his mate...
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    Can someone please help identify this?

    Chinese were also market gardeners xelling produce to the miners
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    Safe transport of detector in Ute canopy

    I put mine in the cabin with me
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    Wagga Wagga Riverina region NSW information and questions

    All wagga gold was deep but not that productive, see my latest i put into days feed
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    Wagga Wagga Riverina region NSW information and questions

    Yes mate in brooklyn ave bourklands there was a gold mine its where the empty block is heading east on lhs, there was another one at the back of the golf course at pomingalana, but was blasted and filled in, as in the 1950s an old man used to guard the enterance i think he camped on the...
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    Best detecting pick?

    I The trouble is with the long handel pick is if you carry it in your harness the handel if your under 6ft tall has a tendency to drag on the ground unless you carry it on your shoulder,
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    Mountain goat trommel / Spiral wheel questions.

    I have one would of thought the mountain goat would be only suitable for small nuggets and not flour gold as i have never tried it on flour gold yet as it take it home and just use thevpan and leave it in the sun until the water evaporates and then use mybfinger to pick up mmy flour gold
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    Today I BOUGHT

    We only get 7cents in wagga
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    Back track device

    I found them not that accurate as it always pointed to the rhside of my vehicle, i think the one i have now is an etrex and works well back tracking
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    Newby wagga

    I live in the same area, council dont like you in their parkes any more, if you do only take a screw driver to flick the coins out, they cant stop you detecting called grass hunting as if you can kick a football you can swing a coil, but they can stop you from digging plugs in their parks. Just...
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    Prospects sites (NSW)

    When on crown land you need a permit for every seperate lot you are on eg sofala you need a permit for every different lot you are on a 12 month tempory permit is free from a crowns lands office, once you cross river at greenpoint on eastern side it is then run by bathurst council and you need...
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    Internet coverage out bush

    They are talking 5g they originally said there wont be a blind spot any where in australia and no need for a sat phone, as they were going to use a series of low flying satalites all across australia and they can be reach any where in aust with a 5g phone but have not heard an up date on this...
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    Reedy Creek for Beginners

    Just keep walking the creek test panning along the way when you find a paying spot stay on it till you get it all and a yabby pump is a great tool and a crevice pump to get in between the rock cracks
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    GPX 4500 one owner $2500 Sold thanks for your help

    I bought mine when they re released them for $3,400.00 but you only got the 2 coils, battery and charger with 4500, so all his extras thrown in seems to be quiet a good price for his unit
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