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Anyone ever seen a dry sluice, either for gold or sapphires etc ? Picked up this old "vibra-flow parts feeder today and dont think it would take much modification for it to hold onto some goodies. Thinking a cross between a shaker table and a walbanker but without water if possible

Took our first trip out looking for some smoky quartz today, was keen to dig for it hoping to find some gem quality terminated stones however it was harder than it looks to find anyhing and when i did eventually find what i believe to be a pegmatite there was nothing of any quality in it...

Wondering if anyone can help me decipher some gps coordinates so i can find them on google maps Have a location but its in the wrong format and no matter how many times i try i just cant get it to work. Starting to think i have been given a dud :( Gps 28deg 10'96"S 152deg29'29"E

Ok so to keep with the spirit of the services offered thread im offering myself, 32 yr old jack of all trades master of none, chasing work. Willing to give anything a go but feel most comfortable in a shed working with power tools, metal fab, last 10 years has been trades assistant in coach...

After googling it I know you find gold within pyrite but has anyone come across gold and pyrite in the same pieces of host rock ? Not sure if these pieces have 2 different shades of gold or fine gold and chunky pyrite or fine pyrite and chunky pyrite for that matter .. whats the easiest way to...

Got given a couple of stainless steel 44 gallon drums, original plan was to build a bbq / smoker with them but wondering what you would make if you had them .. dont want to cut them up and hear of a better use for them afterwards

As I have mentioned in another post, im new to the whole fossicking thing so have no idea what "extra" bits of kit make life easier, dont have a huge budget to buy gear but I am lucky enough to have the tools and skills to make most things metal .. so please post up your favourite bits of your...

So after having no luck trying to find a definitive local area to pan I took off early this arvo and did the 2 hrs drive out to drake, i found a couple of spots that I thought might have been goers but no colour was found all afternoon and im now left with more questions than I started with ...

Hi all, did a small bit of panning when I was a little tacker down around warrandyte when I was visiting granny. Forgot how much fun it can be getting out into the bush and doing something other than driving / riding. Anyway now im early 30's with a kid and a dog and would like to get my son out...