Recent content by Shingles

I've been prospecting for a number of years now, and when friends and relatives find out their reactions are varied. some are supportive and interested in what adventures you've had in your quest for gold, while some just look at you like you have some weird disease. But by far the strangest...

Lol. I'm not watching that video. Dont think my heart could take it.

Sounds like a magic trip bogger! A bit jealous because im currently sitting at work. You definitely have the right tools for the job, the problem with clermont is that there is alot of ground to cover and our success comes from our search method more than anything else Pm me if you like- always...

Bogger, we just spent a week in clermont and got around 170 nuggets. My best day was 39 nugs with not a single day where we didnt get anything. If you are going to clermont it is a must to go and see jonathan and freida for training and advice. I refuse to believe that someone with a good...

Thanks for the responses guys! I'm excited to hear that it's peridot. If I had of known that I would have grabbed more. Next time I'm out that way I'll grab a bucket of nice looking specimens and make them available to members if they're happy to pay for postage.

No mate. Central Queensland.

Congrats on your first find bob, what a great nugget. The first one is always the hardest, they should come easier now. Try not to stare at it too much, they tend to get smaller the more you look at them. :P

Some were sun baking believe it or not. :P will post some close ups of the nicer pieces after they get out of the acid bath in a couple of days.

Hi guys, Found this rock while gold detecting recently, not really a gem guy so have no idea what they are. Any thoughts? FYI this wasn't the only one, there were heaps of rocks like this.

Haven't posted in a while because works been crazy, so thought I might add a photo from a recent trip. We just spent a week in central qld with a Z and a couple of 2300's. Really surprised at how easily the Z can keep up with the sdc on tiny gold (though the 14inch coil is harder to pin point...

Welcome to the SDC club mate! Awesome little gold getter. Mine hasnt paid for itself yet, but if it keeps performing like it has been, it wont be long. There's not many settings, but knowing how to chose the right ones makes a huge difference. Good luck. ?

Very nice haul harro! What was the largest nugget you found with the 2300?

You wont regret the 2300 mate, a top machine!

Thanks guys, i cant wait to get back there on a decent trip (And with two arms). Most spots were a bit hit and miss, but i got lucky and found a few patches. One little honey hole had 4 nugglets in it. Met a few guys there who had found nothing in a week though.

Some clermont gold found in a day and a half with the 2300 Total weight was 2.8g. Largest piece was .83g. Very happy with the machine's performance. Some of the prickly gold come from an old timers mullock heap. It had clearly had alot of detectors over it, but theres not much gets past the...