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G'day Wondering whether any of the wiser heads can explain "carats" in relation to gems , I'll take a punt and guess "points" has something to do with the cut of the stone ? Cheers Luke

G'day all My first day off since Christmas Day and I'm at home catching up on some chores, been watching some you tube prospecting vids which is making me even more toey to get out and chase some yellow . I'm planning on taking a week off from the 6th of February , I'll start up in the...

Had a great day with the family on Christmas Day , as usual I ate to much but how do you knock back prawns,crayfish, turkey etc etc . To top off a really nice day the kids bought me a pull out awning (2m-2.5m) for my ute , just finished bolting it onto the roof rack and it is a great bit of kit...

Evening all I was recently out in the Walhalla area with a mate and reading some of the historical markers relating to the gold rush in that area during the 1870's and was amazed at how many people were living out there (2000+ In some areas) . We were talking about how much gold those blokes...

I was introduced to gold prospecting through a mate of mine , I have always been into my freshwater fishing and later on 4wding and a mate that started coming on our trips introduced me to prospecting. At the start I thought I'd have a go but had never really got into it , he showed me the...

I've managed to snag a few days away from work so I've loaded the truck with my swag/fishing/prospecting gear and heading out Mansfield way (Victoria) . Three days of no phone , wonderful weather and plenty of creeks to explore, I'm as toey as a roman sandal . My young bloke (12 yr old) is...

G'day all Was up at the crossover (neerim sth) on Sunday to do a bit of panning/sluicing but on arrival we were met by a raging torrent so that shut down the crevicing we had planned on doing. While we were there we decided to dig into the bank and do a few pans worth , found a nice little...

As the title says if I find a big nugget , let's say 3-4 kilo , do I have to disclose to authorities where I found it ?