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Hi everyone, A while back I swear I saw someone selling a highbanker and pump kits for around $500. So I'm looking for a highbanker and pump kit for around that price, I can stretch a little more if I have to. Ideally I'm after it this week, happy to pickup within an hours drive of Ballarat or...

Hey everyone, I'm upgrading my 705 to an Etrac, and looking for a reasonably priced second hand one. Ideally still with warranty, but as long as its working and in good condition. Let me know what you've got!

Finally got my GPZ today from EE day in ballarat, and so begins my couple of months prospecting the golden triangle! I went out near Talbot today where I found a few small bits last year with the GPX, using the GPZ on factory settings for the first hour with the volume up a bit higher, then I...

Hey everyone! I'll be back in the golden triangle in a few weeks, and upon getting my GPZ I'll be spending at least a few weeks with nothing to do but prospecting :P I'll be prospecting with my dad and some mates for some of it, but there will definitely be some time where It'll just be me. I'm...

Why hello chaps! Ehhh I mean G'day all! (I havent gone full british yet) It's been a good few months since I last posted anything. I've been in London 2 months now and haven't even had a chance to get the detector out and look for any relics, work has been keeping me busy, and by busy I mean I...

So I had an interesting encounter this afternoon that got me thinking what other people do when they come across another prospector or someone else detecting the beach or park. A few weeks ago I ran into a fellow with a CTX3030 at my local beach, lovely guy! Had a bit of a chat with him, he...

So still being new to detecting and only having seen the launch of the new SDC, I was wondering how often Minelab release new flagship models, in other words, how long would it be till the 5000 is replaced as the best of the best gold detector with a new model from Minelab?

So when searching for ways to indulge my prospecting hobby when I move to the UK, I found this. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-28967848 I bet you could find that much worth in Bondi with enough time and some kickass detecting gear ;)

So I had a bit more time with the 705 in the golden triangle the other week, didn't dig up any gold sadly, mostly junk, but I did find this little guy while swinging near slatey creek. I'm hoping it's a coin an old timer might have dropped. Any way to tell how old it might be? Also, is it...

So my mini highbanker didn't really work out, I thought I would step back a bit and try something a little simpler. I spotted some vac formed PVC river sluices at EE Day when I was buying my 705 and figured it would be a pretty simple and cheap build. I didn't have any regular PVC sheets on...

I've always been curious about the replica nuggets on display in museums and stores and was wondering if anyone knew a bit more about them. Who makes them? How did they re-create the big ones from the old timers that were melted down as soon as they found them? Does someone sift over photographs...

Found this one at the beach a few days ago, not sure what its made of, or what significance it has. There is some kind of figure and writing on one side that appears to be in a different language, all I can make out on the other side seems to be an anchor.

Since getting my 705 I've managed 3 trips to the beach, two near my house at Coogee and one to Bondi. So far I've found: $10 in change an aluminium bracelet a ring (soft metal, but seems heavier than aluminium) a modern penny an earing with a plastic stone some kind of charm And of course a...

So the spot where I found some excellent gold last time I visited, which was only 5 minute walk from my parents house, is now a bit too deep for prospecting after all the rain and me and Dad are hoping to do some panning tomorrow! I'm after a creek within an hours drive of Clunes (or slightly...

So I'm going to start building a small highbanker, never made one before, or even used one for the matter. I understand the concept well enough, hopefully enough that it works. I'm setting myself a little design brief/challenge:: 24 total hours to build (over several days in between everything...

Hey everyone, I'm Rowan, a prop maker currently residing in Sydney. I always used to love fossicking when I was a kid, growing up near Ballarat plus the fossicking trips my family used to go on to sapphire and other gem rich areas. I joined up because my parents are now living at Clunes and I...