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I havent been out that way yet but I have 2 weeks off work and want to head out that way. Not sure which one to go to Durakai, Thanes or Talgai. I dont have a detector but would like to do some crevicing/panning, theres some great comments here regarding Durakai, are the other places worth a...

Thanks for the responses guys

Hi Guys, When looking at gold mine sales over the past few years, some of them say you are paying for the exploration lease. What exactly does that allow you to do (Im talking about in QLD and/or NSW). QLD government website says the following for exploration lease : "Permitted activities An...

Yep sure looks like gold to me too, still shiney even though not in the sun. Well done Nick, suggest you take a bit to geologist or someone local who can tell you if it is before crushing/panning with bad technique so you dont lose anymore.

Thanks for the recent updates, i'd be over the moon with those results :) Any chance you can show how you clean the crevices ? I thought i saw a modified bicycle pump on the group in one of those vids. Would like to see if you use old screwdriver, or wire brush or anything else. Cheers

interesting points, thanks. i'll give the magnet a go and the scratch test. AtomRat thanks for the info on the rocks. Does gold ever come from those types of rocks or are they the wrong type entirely ? I thought the 2nd one might have been my best hope.

Hi Guys, I crushed a couple of rocks up that i found hoping to find some gold (couple from south of Gympie QLD area and one from Drake NSW) but found some silver coloured metal. Any ideas what it is ? Rock 1 Rock2 Rock 3 Pan result Any help appreciated. Kind Regards Berticus

Thanks Jembaicumbene, i found gold diggers guide really interesting, it really puts you in the shoes of the old timers, great info for a newb like me.

:cool: Thanks guys, yeah possible midlife crysis for sure

Hey guys, I'm Tony, live in southside of Brisbane, i went for gold panning lessons with Eureka Prospecting up near Gympie and loved it. It felt good to get outside and learn about history of the area and be shown where to find gold in a creek bed and be shown the important technique of gold...