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Welcome Slippy! The Equinox 800 can find gold, but it can be hard going. I have found that using the 6" coil (which goes for about $200) rather than the stock coil is better for gold. I would focus around mullock heaps / test holes where the old timers have dug down to an old alluvial layer...

Welcome Ralf, @grubstake is on the ball. It's really important that we, as prospectors, follow all of the rules and regulations. It can only take a few bad eggs to ruin our rights! Please do make sure that you're not accidentally hunting for gold in any of the exempt rivers or creeks. I...

Welcome Tim, It's a very rewarding (but challenging) hobby! If you're ever down Victoria way, yell out - I can show you a few spots and have some gear you can use. There seems to be a reasonable amount of secondhand equipment floating around at the moment. Hopefully you can score a bargain...

Thanks for your insight, Hawkear. An odd place and a lot of effort would have been involved for this piece. It was a 30 minute hike, with no vehicle access, and some pretty thick scrub. Props to the trickster! I think I might crack it open along a fault and see if there are any inclusions that...

Hi all, I recently stumbled across something interesting out in Victoria's Golden Triangle. While out having a swing, I usually keep an eye out for any interesting quartz specimens (or a sunbaker). I was having a rest, flipping over some pieces of quartz in a known gold-bearing reef area...

Hi Mozzin, I'm a newer prospector myself, and do a combination of panning, highbanking, and detecting. Myself and a few friends typically head out for a full day on Saturdays (tomorrow will be in the Daylesford region). You're more than welcome to tag along at any point (though as the...

Have had a bit of luck up in Amherst recently, Les. Blacksmith Gully and Kangaroo Gully have given a few bits. A planned burn happened not too long ago in Creswick, to the West of Petticoat Road. Was a very overgrown area, and now a lot more accessible. Have heard of more bits coming out of...

Welcome Coffee, Hope the hunt goes well!