Recent content by pirateandy

Thanks goldtruck. I have a couple of blacklights so that sounds like a plan. The old boy thinks hes only 60 and always keen to have a go. Are there plenty of places to go noodling without getting shot at?

Gday all. I'm thinking of heading to lightning ridge in a couple of weeks. I'd like to take my 80 year old parents. Would they go ok trying for opal or would the digging be too hard. I've always hunted gold with my wife and we'd like to have a go at opal just to see. Also is there a realistic...

Does this mean we can use a hand operated bilge pump to run water to a highbanker? It would make it a 2 man job but since it isn't petrol or battery powered does that mean its legal.

Gday all. I'm heading to bingara to have a search, its a new area for me, i normally head to the GT or out to warwick here in SE Queensland. It'll be nice to find some yellow or gems in a new place. I'm booked into the caravan park for 3 days next week. My google earth is playing up and i can't...

I got an infinium as my first detector. I found gold in the triangle and I hunted the beaches up here in queensland. its a great machine as its easy to use. I have just upgraded to a sd 2200d and now have a gpx4000. I will be selling the infinium down the track but for the moment I love having a...

I sent the 2200 off and had it serviced. it was only 2 weeks away and cost 170 dollars including return postage. I gave it a run today for an hour in an area that has been well detected and dug 6 bullets. so that's a good sign that it is firing nice. also noticed that I now get some difference...

can I use your first pictures on other sites just to show an easy way to tell. the more we put it out there the less battlers will get robbed

I have contacted the gumtree one for 3500 bucks. he says it was a prezzy and he cant use it. asked for the serial number and its in storage, he's gunna get back to me. I just posted on other sites asking how to tell a fake, shoulda looked here first. I am considering a 4000 now do I have to...

gday all. I am back in the minefield of buying another detector, I have noticed that the 4000 doesn't get much written about it, the prices are down and can get one for the 3 to 3500 mark. what the opinions on this machine for the price. I am also considering a whites tdi oz pro but have been...

did you end up buying the whites wal. I am considering one and would like some feedback, I read on a forum it is equal to the gp3000.

excellent bout time we saw some atx gold, what sort of depth was it at

never had enough to worry about weighing, I reckon about 50 specs after running about 12 buckets through the highbanker. its never worried me much how much I get, I just love to see some gold in the pan after the cleanout. best part is that I am still digging in the same spot and it is flogged...

thanks loamer, that is the best article I have read, wondering if you have any advise on looking at the trees in the gold areas. I have been told about dark bark on ironbark trees and to look for other trees that grew around the chinese diggings where they spat the seeds out

nice days work!!!!! nah that's not work that's heaven ;)

great effort. sluice is looking good too