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    Gold Prospecting, Detecting, General information/interest books

    Have a look at an author named Luke Steenhuis. He wrote Ghost towns of the mountain goldfields, Shallow gold occurences in Western Victoria, Shallow gold occurences in Eastern Victoria - Upper Thomson, Shallow gold occurences in Eastern Victoria - Upper Goulburn. Fascinating reading for any...
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    Can you spot the gold?

    Cool. Always wanted to build as similar device to see bindiis in my lawn ! They have a unique shade of green.
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    Topaz?

    Can you see a flat cleavage plane in it that reflects light ? If so, it's possibly topaz. I've found a few Killiecrankie diamonds on Flinders Island, the difference is easy to see once you've seen a few.
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    Sniping

    There's a guy on youtube called Tassie Boys Prospecting that snipes the cold creeks down there. Brrr.
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    Soft rubber or plastic becoming sticky

    I've used talcum power with some success. YMMV.
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    Suncoaster with a QED

    Just out in the backyard learning the settings so far. Have a trip up north planned in a few weeks though.
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    Perth Mint stops taking artisanal gold after sourcing allegations

    Plenty more in the press. I reckon it'll be whitewashed by bureaucrat fixers and all go away.
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    Builds By Baz

    The drones from the movie Silent Running had feet like those and were called Huey Dewey and Louie.
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    Builds By Baz

    Huey, Dewey or Louie ?
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    Suncoaster with a QED

    Sunshine Coaster, new QED on the way, a few years away from being a grey nomad. Climbing a steep learning curve.
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    What maps for Tablet

    Android ? I have the $11.99 per state Trilobite app "Australian Geology Travel Maps" and it shows mines, geology, google overlays, works offline. I'm impressed, but it's the first dedicated gold app that I've tried, there may be others. I know you can DIY with free downloaded maps etc, but...
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