Recent content by DrTrauma

Gold works in mysterious ways....

Gudday. You're not alone here. My parents are in their 70s and credit me for getting them out of the house and back into the bush on weekends. Mum recently invested in a late model detector we call her "Woot woo machine" because it squeals like a wolf-whistle when it goes over gold. We travel...

Thanks everyone. I will pass all this news on to her. Sincerely much appreciated.

Looks like she is going to get a FORS gold detecting kit from Turkey. Didn't know there were so many options. Wow. She shuddered at the price of the Minelab SDC2300 even though I said I'd shout it, but she has ok'd the FORS. Small investment for big returns. Time. Can't buy it. Will be good to...

She has been borrowing my Garrett ATX 250.

Gday all. I am in Central Queensland and have found many good locations for gemstones. After cyclone Marcia the rivers and catchments have flushed a great deal of good pickings into areas not commonly known for them. I picked upa good piece of chrysoprase near Marlborough and heaps of agates and...

Thanks everyone. Still on the hunt though. She is quite the miser.

Gudday fellow prospectors. My 70yr old Mum has got the bug after a few days out with some success (a few small nuggets). She thoroughly enjoys and prefers going over old diggings and tailings. She has been looking at purchasing a metal detector that gives her the best options for finding gold...

Thank you both. Makes sense. However I also noted that p/p squealed even when pointed at the sky... there was no golden sunset either. I guess I need to play with it some more. Cheers.

Well, what a weekend. I was invited to marshal at the local 4WD competition. Had an absolute blast. Great people. Great time. Great location. A few heats involved racing through the creek and up the steep banks. Now, I consider myself a conservationist, but there was more in this than merely the...

Hi Jaros. I am prospecting around the mountains between Rockhampton and Yeppoon. Lots of old maps and old tales indicate Au still in the area.

Gudday all. As a newby I thought it would be a good idea to post my prospecting efforts here for you to comment on, provide advice, constructive criticism, guidance or general blah. I went out today with my Garrett DD in my custom backpac to a locale known for its alluvial and reef gold and...

Gudday Anthony, I don't know much about metal detectors as I am also new here and just got back from trying mine out for the first time. I ahve a Garrett. Not sure what model, but it cost me $150 on ebay. Check them out.

Gudday all, Seeking your tech advice. I am a newby and rather than spending several hundreds (or thousands) on a top-end detector I wanted to give it a go first before sinking that much in. I purchased a cheap Garrett DD very similar to the one in the pic. I went out for a few hours today in...

WOW!!! Bloody awesome.