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I appreciate your assistance Davsgold (and every other contributor. I have a friend who has the same detector (Minelab Vanquish 540 Pro. Next time we can test them over a variety of known items. Not going to be a happy camper if mine is dodgy ! Cheers - Guy

Suddenly not so weird rock. First thanks to put their 2 cents in to help identify the find. "Hawkear" nailed it - a type of conglomerate. I managed to break up some smaller bits by my gas fired blow torch and then plunge it into cold water. I got nothing from my pan yet my detector still...

I crushed a small piece (not easy) and panned it = pics follow Your Thoughts? If I could impose on your time a little before I give up on my million dollar rock. please see photos. I broke off a small fragment and crushed as best I could before panning My 540 displayed a lot of codes and from...

Thanks. Showed it to my Vanquish 540 and it lit up like a christmas tree, displaying at least 5 codes. 15,16,17,18,22,32 Rough SG test =3.3. Parts of rock seem metamorphic with heavy intrusions. Drilling with masonry bit caused rock to break down fault lines but c. Can anyone suggest what...

More on the weird rock. I broke off a few small pieces and found what I am hoping is gold in the middle of the left piece. Am I dreaming?

Went up past Briagolong yesterday and found the rock (below). It was about the size of a soccer ball and quite heavy. I broke off a small piece and weigh was approx 4kg and volume about 1.2 liters. The whole rock weighs about 20kq. Showed it to my Vanquish 540 and it lit up like a christmas...

I remember when Sex was safe and motor cycles were dangerous (says he who rolled his mobility scooter recently. God I miss my XVZ1300)

Yes I acknowledge that there are margins in most transaction. I am hoping to find a price that is fair to both parties. In this case the spot price is roughly the median between the buy/sell . If you were buying from ABC it would cost you $5903, if I were selling via ABC I would get $5349...

Silver Ingot for sale Englehart 5kg Bullion (160.75 Troy ounces) Ingot number 006445 Originally purchased from ABC Bullion as long term investment / curiosity I bought it 50 years ago and I suggest you check their website for performance charts I always thought of it as a liquid asset for a...

Better news than all the gold in the ground

Not ventured as far NE as Diamond Creek as we havent got our act together yet. I can't drive due to Parkinsons Disease (buy am happy to pay costs for anyone with a spare seat) Flexible as kids all gone and wife happy to get some Me (her) time. Mates not so flexible - Mark works shifts and Matt...

G'Day, Also new to prospecting - 3 unsuccessful trips so far - Blue Pool, Lee Creek, BawBaw NP near Walhalla. Probably keener regardless. I live in Longford (VIC) and happy to join others. Let me know if you want to meet up. Also have 2 rookie mates as well. Interesting you mention Neerim South...

Dumb Idea or sheer B rillance. Here in Longford VIC the watertable below is 127m accordingt to the blokes who sank a bore for us. Over the few days I watched with amazement how quickly they dug. Then I pondered the idea of chasing the boring contractor around panning the core material he dug...

Seems to be a few of we enthusiastic prospectors are mobility challenged. Willingness to push harder than the mobos should make finding the gold a piece of cake - well rock cakes atleast -no gold sofar. if anyoned wants tocatchup inmyareaa of Longford VIC- Imake aa goodcoffee.' cheers Guy (aka...

Similar to our little gang - I have had Parkinssons ffor 17 years but refusse to let it stop me - thanks too tomy2prospecting matees who help lug my hardwaree. Hoping to meet up with oothers who don;tclimb mountai-ns before breakfasst and but still t7ake the activity seriously Please...

2 ofe my mates and I are also new - located in Sale. We are aboutt to start searching between Rawson & Walhalla - found nothing so far but not doing it in the delusion of making a profit. Spent 2 days at Lee Creek- a cha[lleneg in an X-Trail abd found only some303shells. Let us know if you...

Shhh. The tax man will want 50% of it OR if you are an old age pensioner = All of it :-}

I am thinking of a new business - checking GPS co-ordinates to help prospectors keep track of their finds. (Before I fiind myself at the bottom of a mine shaft - I was trying to be funny :-)

My missus even shared the excitement of our first find -two 303 shell casings and a lead wheel weight. Did have to promise to bring home gold next time

Hi, Myself (Guy) and 2 mates Matt and Mark recently purchased Minelabs detectors 2 Vanquish 540's and a go-find, hoping to supplement our old age pensions with the spoils of prospecting. So far we have done 3 trips north of Briagolong and found 2 Bullets (303),1 lead wheel weight and 1 steel...