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If you no where the mines are and you can get access then maybe that would be the best place to try..

Not sure about Woomargama ...Tumbarumba creek has some gold in it from what I hear though!

Near the junction of Sassafras and Saltpetre creek maybe worth a go too. Also a few deer there.

If you use a 1/4 or 1/8 inch sieve to get rid of the larger material then I find its heaps quicker especially if there is only fine gold in the area. Just make sure you don't over fill the pan and give the pan a good shakeup three quarters full of water to get the gold down. As you become more...

if you are interested in chasing diamonds there have been a few diamonds found in the area the largest of which was found at black sand creek. There were more found(and documented) though in reedy creek as well as Wooragee creek and as Swright mentioned probably more gold in reedy.

I contacted them and apparently the book will not be reprinted but they recommended another book "Gemstones in Victoria". They didn't have a copy but I ended up getting one from the CSIRO.

Great video Wal. How much material do you reckon you put through the banker from those crevices?

Hi Dingo I was out that way the other day ..creek only barely running but plenty of fine stuff. I was keeping an eye out for another forum member SWright but didn't end up catching up. I panned quite a few spots...found the best deposits where the larger cricket ball sized dark rocks were in the...

It should be flowing..was about a week ago.

Thanks for that info Wal. It would be good to see some photos of your various arrangements of the mesh etc. Cheers Dave

I'm looking at my current highbanker build as I'm interested in chasing a few sapphires in the new year. It's currently 900mm long and 265mm wide. I'd like to try the aluminium mesh and the bred crate as opposed to the riffles I have now for the sapphires. If I were to add an extra 600mm to the...

If there are creeks in the general area that your looking at then panning in the right areas should reveal a bit of color(gold). Using a sluice or highbanker will allow you to process more gravel/dirt than panning and hence you should get more gold. If the area has been reef mined or larger...

I'm also interested in a rock tumbler. I have a vibrating tumbler for rifle cases. Would this be suitable for tumbling some rounded stones to just polish up. What sort of media would I need to use?

G'day guys I'm getting quite interested in finding some of these gems and was wondering if anyone has any books that they would recommend for gem and mineral identification. I've been trying to find a copy of gems and minerals of Victoria but so far have been unsuccessful. Anyone got any ideas.

gold all along the creek but sometimes you will have to dig down. Creek turns into a raging river when in full flood and this redeposits a lot of the gold. Ive seen quite a few highbankers down from the crossing at kangaroo hill. Plenty of camping along there. Probably best to do some test pans...

g'day fellas, do meteorites in Australia fetch as much as that show on tv "the meteorite hunters".