Recent content by JR57

Hi Skip, I haven’t looked at this forum in ages. Thanks for your reply, I’m also in the Shire. Covid, bushfires and health issues had kept us grounded, but we will head out to Hill End once the weather warms a bit for a first-ever go at prospecting. I don’t expect to find anything so not too...

I guess that you cannot go wrong with $100 invested... any minuscule find would represent a massive Return On Investment. Now to go collect that find.

Thanks for the welcome. The detector design was originally intended for my wreck-diving ventures many decades ago, and was optimised for use in seawater. I have since tweaked the damping and gating for land use, making it quite a bit more sensitive, but it has not seen any real field trials, to...

Hi Mbasko, Many thanks for your detailed reply, I really appreciate the effort you have put into this. I shall have a look at my Doug Stone maps with these areas in mind, & head out there. Hi Jaros, I thought that I only had my introductory post plus this one, so I must have messed up in my...

Hi, I am only just starting out with hobby prospecting, but am totally at a loss for where to begin. I would really appreciate somebody pointing me in the direction of some prospecting area that is within range of Sydney, without access issues (i.e. not privately owned, not subject to...

Hi Jaros, many thanks, I will try not to become a pest ;)

Hi All, I am totally new to prospecting, but having recently retired, am looking forward to getting into it a bit. Equipment-wise, I have a home-designed & built PI detector, & some basic panning kit, so no serious competition coming from me, I guess. Feeling totally overwhelmed with all the...