Recent content by budgie6000

Hey guys, thanks again for the tips. We've now left sapphire and are heading home to Perth but to provide a quick update. We cheated but found heaps of sapphire and some zircon! We ended up buying the bags of dirt from the Gemini Caravan Park and Armfest and sieving them. I realise we're not...

Thanks lefty, you're a legend. We'll check it out.

Thanks Pat, understand completely. Thanks for the tip about rifle Range road.

Hi guys I'm mostly through my trip to Cape York, from Perth, and I plan on spending a day or two in the rubyvale area on the way home to try and find some Sapphires. I've never been to this area before so would really appreciate any tips and recommended locations as I note the area is large...

Thanks for the detailed reply Lefty, much appreciated. I've done some more googling on the areas you mention, particularly around Mt Gibson, and I reckon I can slip a day in there for a bit of a dig during our trip!

I know it looks like a bloody long way when you put it on a map like that! We cant wait.. We've done other loops before but they've always been WA, WA/NT or WA/SA loops... This'll be the first time we've ventured onto the East Coast during a camping trip, although we've done plenty of the east...

Hi guys, new to the forums which I've just stumbled across whilst doing some Googling.. In August, the wife and I are taking off on an 8 week trip, travelling from Perth up to Cape York. En-route we'll spend a few days at Gemtree chasing some zircons and garnet, as we've been there before and...