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Thanks Tone. After going through a lot of old threads on here, I am keen to fab up a "blue bowl" type concentrator to add to the trailer. I have been hitting youtube pretty hard today for Ideas

From what I can gather the ore was brought in by 2ft gauge rail from all around the district Here is a pick of them winching the rail carts up and down the spur...

The rocks are smaller then 20mm on that screen and at the moment, I have trouble getting them to clear of the screen quick enough. I will try another spray bar and will be adding a chute below it, to divert the material to the side away from the Axle

Not sure if posting in the right place but I am into local history and have got a copy of this wonderful book with gps coordanants. I want to share a story of finding an old battery, called Rocky Bluff, between Atherton and Muchillba on the Walsh River. I have been camping on the Walsh for years...

Lucky I said pardon my Ignorance. Thankyou

I don't know if I'm looking forward to the physical side of prospecting, I just like making things. Here is my little tow behind plant for behind my quad. Still got more chutes to add for tailings and more spray bars

The evolution of my plant over 12 months

Also, pardon my ignorance but is there a search function on this forum

I would love to come down but I fly out in the morning. I wont get back till next Tuesday(7 on 7 off) or I would come along. I will try make the next one.

I do a fair bit of quad riding trying to find the old mining areas and abandoned towns around the tablelands as well

Thanks fellas. Kamjek you probably would have been up to Mt mulligan in recent times. I find the camp ground there to be fairly good value. I go up there a bit and you can head out the back to the start of the Hogkensons . I met a bloke out there recently ( well actualy he wandered out of the...

Hi My names Chris from Cairns I am a fitter machinist/ fabricator by trade. I go camping in a lot of gold areas and like building things so I thought I would have a crack at building a small Highbanker/wash plant to see what I can find. Also right into mining history / books and exploring old...

No from North Qld. I am aware I cant dredge on a permit in Australia but there are some tributaries of the Palmer river you can dredge on If its under a mining lease and Ive got permission to dredge on that lease?. I have tried it as a dredge to prove it works but have gone much further into...

What size material have you tried bending in this?

What sort of pump do you use for this is it a bilge pump or small petrol?

Thats pretty good Mines not that mobile

Hi I have been mucking around with a highbanker sluice box for the last twelve months and although I have found plenty of tin in my creek I have found no gold but I know there is none there. I have been changing things around trying to get it working at its bests before I head out to a proper...