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Hi B, Very nice finds, I was up there on Sunday at the private property, and heard you'd found a nice sapphire from Owen's wife. Unfortuanately I still haven't found anything like those. I've tried all the likely spots but I've only found small sapphires. I've walked all the way up to wattle...

Anyone have any ideas what I should do with this Barite? or sapphire? still don't know exactly what it actually is, can it be cut or polished etc? regards Geoff

Wow good finds there Peter, and they are from the snowy mountains area? Did you find them by metal detector or gold panning? I live in Canberra and I'm a regular all year round visitor to Jindy, as I own a ski lodge in east jindy. Love snowboarding, fishing, mountainbiking & walking etc, but...

That would be great Joe, i'll keep an eye out for gold689. We'll be over at the private property, so we might miss ya if you drop into the bridge area.

Wow, thats some nice stones for only 2 to 3 tubs worth, your lucky you only live 15 minutes away from GG. Were from Canberra so we usually make a day out of it, the young fella and I are heading up for the day tomorrow.

Nice work Joe, looks like your little mine is still producing the goods, I hope your leaving some for us to find ;) Regards Geoff

Thanks Joe, I appreciate your help and time, and thanks for that list, any ideas what I should do with the Barite? can it be cut or polished etc? regards Geoff

Thanks Joe, your the only one who's responded. I checked some images of Barite on the net, doesnt look like anything from the internet pictures. Just making sure its not a yellow sapphire. I'm still trying to find my own Joe sapphire mine :( we found a few small ones on Sunday. My young...

Can anyone identify what this is, as its quite heavy for its size, light does penetrate it if I hold a torch to it, I found it at Grabben Gullen on Sunday.

Thanks guys for your help and assistance. I'm getting plenty of black spinel, so I must be digging in the right spots. Muchly appreciated.

My problem was I was only looking for blue stones, and all I was finding was quartz :mad: Now I have a better idea on what to look out for, hopefully I'll do better. I've modified my gold highbanker for gems, so might take it next time. But might do some more exploring around GG first, to find...

Wow that is one collection of gems Joe, do you send them for cutting? My understanding with accessing creeks & rivers on private property from my fishing days, is if I enter the creek or river via crown land, as long as I stay within the riparian corridor I'm ok. Iin order to allow for...

Thanks Joe, I'll have to go back to GG and give it another go, does the farmer across the road own the property upstream. Are the sapphires located in spots where gold should be? or do you just dig in the banks like at the bridge area. Sorry for all the questions. Cheers Geoff

Awesome find there joe, I can only dream, my young fella and I have been to GG twice and both times we've left disappointed, being colour blind doesnt help. I'm worried I've thrown some away, after looking at your find. Did you find those near the bridge or on private property. I've dug at...

On Saturday my son and I went to Tuena and took our river sluice which I'd converted to a homemade highbanker. After about an hour of trying to get the waterpump to work, we asked Trent (Diggerdude) if he could help us, so a big thanks to Trent and Dave for helping us with the waterpump. Dave...

Hi All, I've been meaning to register for a while now and kept chickening out, so after meeting Trent (Diggerdude) and Dave on Saturday at Tuena I thought I'd introduce myself and my nine year old son who loves to dig. My name is Geoff and my son's name is Jarryn (Chook or Jazy). We've mainly...