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Hi Margaret, Thank you very much for that post, very informative! I will give it a go this weekend. I just hope the weather forecast improves as they're forecasting rain/storms :< Luke.

Thanks Grant! - did you have any luck finding any gold at either of the forests mate? I just read the weather report for this weekend. Storms! - Typical lol. Cheers, Luke.

Hi All, I am heading out for the day to Warwick this weekend. I figured I would take the misses with me, go for a nice drive out into the Country, have lunch and do some prospecting with my old SD 2000. I have been to Glendons Campground before, however, I have never been to Duraki or Talgai...

Hi Guys, Me and the misses are heading up to Port Douglas for a week (to a resort). We are leaving in a few weeks. I was looking at some maps and realised the Palmer River is up that way (I have never been to North QLD before). I was thinking about taking the SD 2000 with me - maybe hire a...

I have an SD 2000 and I love it. I would rather it over a GPX 5000 lol

Wow nice find mate. What State / Territory are you in? - I am in QLD, thinking about going out to Warrick soon for a few days.

Hey Fox, ahhh what a shame I only just read your post (On the Friday). I wouldn't mind coming up to Kilkivan with you some time, I have never been to the Prophet Mine (haven't heard great things about it) - but there are a lot of other areas I wouldn't mind trying up that way. I go up...

Hi Guys, I was watching a few gold prospecting DVD's and they purchase what appear to be physical topo maps of particular areas which also highlight where gold has been found in the past. I remember ordering a new battery for my SD2000 and got a free topomap of some VIC gold fields (not much...

Hi Dean, Where is the black snake area? I wouldn't mind going out that way and giving it a go with the old SD2000... Tugga... where are you finding all these 0.5g nuggets mate? - bloody good effort haha Luke.

Hey guys, I am keen to meet up. I am 30! - not sure how old the rest of you are (not that it matters). I don't have a 4x4 and last time I was up West Coast Road I couldn't go any further due to a small bit of erosion in the dirt road. I have an SD 2000 which does the job fine (plus my pans)...

Hi All, I have started doing some research on Kilkivan which is near Gympie in Queensland. I found a really interesting forum which had old posts from the owner of a local store near Kilkivan. The owner was moving back to Western Australia and basically said there is heaps of gold in the...

Hey guys, Does anyone have any good spots up at Kilkivan for a detector? thanks. Luke.

I know this is an old thread, however, I live on Brisbanes Northside (Kallangur - near NorthLakes) so if anyone wants to go looking for some Gold... let me know. Luke.

No mate I did not know that (but I do now - thanks!). I have to be honest... finding information on where I am allowed to detect and dig is a nightmare. It would be really useful if the Government had a specific website that detailed all of this (in the one section). I have searched all of the...

Hi guys and girls, I have been watching a lot of gold prospecting DVD's based in Australia, however, I have one question: How do you get approval to go on someones land? do you simply knock on the door and ask them? I want to take a couple of weeks off work and travel up North Queensland...

I went out to kilkevan today... I found a road mentioned on this website...its Called west coast road...it is basically a dirt Road in the middle of nowhere With massive properties either side Of the road. The road leads into bushland. The road was covered in minrilised quartz and slate. I spent...

What do you mean by around the bong? (sorry mate, I don't know what a bong is). I am just having trouble understand exactly where I can detect outside the 'official' fossicking areas. For example... saying i am driving through the Country and see a small river on the side of the road... can I...

Hey Elrodeo, So... if i am 'outside' the park... how do I know if I can still detect? (for example: if i am on a road, outside of the boundaries of the park)... can you detect along side the road or fields near by? Is there any quick way to find out if an area of QLD GOV land or private land...

Hey Snowy, Are there fossicking areas in Kilkvan? or do you go on private property? I am heading up that way this weekend. Cheers Luke.

Also, apart from the 'offical fossicking areas' ... where can you fossick? for example, if there is a National Park... and you are 'just outside the boundary'... how do you know if you can fossic? Can I 'Detect' along roads? what about rivers or streams that are outside the national park but...