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Wasn't a bad day, took me longer than it should have to set it up but ended up getting around 0.3 grams. Thanks for your help 7.62marksman!

Thanks for all the links Brendomat, they were helpful! And thanks for the offer of help 7.62Marksman. The Sluice arrived today so all being well I should see you on Saturday :D. I have to confess the sluice is a bit bigger than I thought it would be..... I don't think I would use 'backpack' in...

Hey Everyone! I recently ordered a Gold Rat 888 Backpack sluice. Hoping to go down to Shoalhaven on Saturday to give it a whirl (assuming it arrives in time). I haven't used a sluice before so I have been looking at advice on the web on how best to use them. Do all the tips on using sluices...

Well, here is my haul from my first try at detecting! Apparently I found the spot at an old workings where they had shot at targets. 6 bits of lead were from the same spot with other targets I decided to leave after I recognised the pattern. No gold though, I thought it best to leave that for...

Thanks Pogo, I hadn't considered mercury amalgam!

Cheers Phil! I'm using an Olympus TG-6 with a ring flash. It has a microscope mode so you can get the camera very close and still focus on the object.

Thanks for posting the vid! He's an interesting chap. I will have to go through a few of his other videos.

Thanks Deepseeker and Sand Surfer!

Last week was my first-time gold panning properly and it was good fun. Managed to get the gold below from a day and a bit panning. The photo makes it look like I did better than I actually did, it was only around 0.2g of gold. Definitely a bit hit and miss in the areas that I picked to pan. Most...

Thank you for the welcome Nucopia :)

Hi Everyone, I am new to Australia and am looking to start panning for gold but have discovered that pretty much all state forests are closed due to the bush fires. Is it normal for so many forests to be closed at this time of the year or is this a reflection on how bad this season has been for...

Though I would add to this as I have found a few other places although most don't seem to have any in stock/can't deliver yet. I haven't used any of them so don't know if any of them are good. I was looking at getting some pay dirt to get some practice before heading out for my first time. Note...

Hi Cherub, I have done a bit of searching but haven't found anything in Sydney either. I also checked meetup and facebook. There are a few groups on facebook but not one that I have seen that posts much about trips. If I find anything I'll let you know.