Alluvial beach gold Vic

IsThisGold? · Mar 18, 2017

Is anyone aware of any beaches in Victoria, preferably east of melbourne that contain gold? or else does anyone know of any black/grey sand beaches that i can do some sampling?

Heatho · Mar 18, 2017

Only 1 way to find out.

Panning beach sand is very easy.

IsThisGold? · Mar 18, 2017

Heatho said:
Only 1 way to find out. Panning beach sand is very easy.

just hoping to narrow down my search area a bit first

KeeponDiggin · Mar 24, 2017

Research is the key bro ?
You know it.

IsThisGold? · Mar 24, 2017

KeeponDiggin said:
Research is the key bro ?
You know it.

with a bit of help, a bit of reading and a bit of sampling ive found the spot. next trick will be figuring out how i manage waterflow. thinking about using a recirculating bilge pump for the first banker run.

Occasional_panner · Mar 24, 2017

If you look at geovic Walkerville looks promising.

Parko · Jul 21, 2017

I believe beach gold was found at Sandy Point/Waratah Bay (but I reckon you'd be digging a really big wet muddy deep hole). Foster was the site of a rush in the 1860s with alluvial and quartz mining and also Turtons Creek in the same area for alluvial.

SWright · Jul 21, 2017

G'Day

This is from memory only but as far as I know the only true beach gold was mined briefly near Wallaga on the south coast of NSW and on one of the offshore islands off the far north Queensland coast. The black sand on all east coast beaches is primarily ilmenite and a little magnetite eroded from granites.

Araluen

casper · Jul 21, 2017

SWright said:
G'Day

This is from memory only but as far as I know the only true beach gold was mined briefly near Wallaga on the south coast of NSW and on one of the offshore islands off the far north Queensland coast. The black sand on all east coast beaches is primarily ilmenite and a little magnetite eroded from granites.

Araluen

There is fine alluvial to be got at Waratah Bay - I saw pics posted on a forum not more than 2 years ago. You wont get rich, you get bragging rights only

300 · Jul 21, 2017

Google gold on Gold Coast Beach, Ian not convinced with this one.

casper · Jul 21, 2017

300 said:
Google gold on Gold Coast Beach, Ian not convinced with this one.

Me neither, unlike Victorian and WA finds i find it curious that the QLD media doesn't beat it up a bit and focus on gold weight and gold value :/ 'tis a bit suss I reckon.

On another topic, how are the seasonal hotel occupancy figures on the coast atm - no particular reason for asking, just curious

300 · Jul 23, 2017

The guy said he could see it on top off the sand,well I've found a few gold rings on the beach but yet to see one sitting on top off dry sand.

Tathradj · Jul 23, 2017

You are correct.

Montreall Gold Fields.
There was beach gold mined there with some of them
buried under the back of the beach when a drive caved
in.

SWright said:
G'Day

This is from memory only but as far as I know the only true beach gold was mined briefly near Wallaga on the south coast of NSW and on one of the offshore islands off the far north Queensland coast. The black sand on all east coast beaches is primarily ilmenite and a little magnetite eroded from granites.

Araluen

IsThisGold? · Jul 25, 2017

can confirm waratah bay has fine gold. not much but its there.

user 4386 · Jul 25, 2017

Yes Waratah Bay, also south from Cann River (a bit further west), and a number of beaches along the southeast NSW coast. Mostly very fine and sparse.

Occasional_panner · Jul 26, 2017

IsThisGold? said:
can confirm waratah bay has fine gold. not much but its there.

Don't forget to flush your pump with fresh water.

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