Recent content by Pete

Let me spell it out Puddler Bill ..When you name somebody on this forum and accuse them of something they may or may not have done (there are always two sides to a story) that, to my mind, is attacking them. Especially as they are not on the forum to defend themselves or set the record straight...

You shoulda gone to Darren at Gold & Relics Prospecting Tours. I went on one of his Western Australian tours this year and there's not much that he doesnt know. I havent been on one of Gold Prospecting Australia's tours but I did go on another tour - they shall remain nameless as I dont want to...

The courses are well worth your while doing. I did one with Gold and Relics at Clunes and Darren was excellent. He set up my machine to his settings and I was finally able to find some yella. They wouldnt be too far from you RobinW.

Is that for real?

Yeah thanks, very interesting.

I was told by my accountant that if you dont go over $70,000 in any financial year on what you sell the tax office will leave you alone and call it a hobby. They're welcome to come and work out how much I spend on detectors, coils, batteries, fuel etc. etc. They'd owe me money! Cheers Pete

It's a joke! Victoria, in particular is the Nanny State!

Hi Rick, I took a tour with Gold and Relics and they were great but they might be taking tours in the West at the moment, not sure but look them up. Cheers Pete

Thanks for the warning. I didnt know about this. Cheers Pete

Around Australia here we come! Cheers Pete

Sorry buddy I think the ass will fall out of it. I have a mate in Germany who works with futures etc (it's all above my head) but he reckons its going to drop to $US700 oz. Cheers Pete

Hi Mick and Anne, I recently went on a Gold and Relics tour. They operate out of Clunes and Darren was excellent. I had a great day learning heaps about metal detecting and found a nice little 2 grammer on the tour. Darren was very free with his information. I haven't bought a detector yet so I...

And for good reason, I might add.

Good luck - I hope you find somebody willing to take you out. But gold prospectors are usually a secretive bunch.

All states are different. In Victoria a Miners Right costs about $32 for 2 years or $85 approx for 10 years.