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    Gold at Gaffneys Creek- Brian Lloyd.

    I have a 1981 copy of this book in very good condition. I'm offering the book for $95 plus $8 postage. Thanks
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    Mountain Bike?

    In the future I plan on getting a 44 when my finances are more stable, but in the meantime was thinking of investing in a bike to get down the tracks I want to go :) Interested to hear if anyone else does this Cheers
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    Reef or old alluvial workings?

    Hello all, I've found this spot in the north east of Victoria near where I live. The area was full of reef mines and according to old maps right in the vicinity of where I am. I've put a clip up on YouTube so you can see the spot. The area is very big and full of red mineralized dirt that goes...
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    Long time lurker

    G'day all, long time lurker who hopes to become more active on the forum. I live in the Northeast of Victoria on an old gold field. Love to pan for gold and fish for trout on the beautiful local creeks. Would like to learn more about hard rock mining too.
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    Digging a gravel bed

    Hi everone, I mostly pan crevices, tree roots and potholes etc, but would like to try some of the gravel beds on my local creeks. Im going to start on a stretch where the bedrock is not too far down. I have a couple of questions. Firstly should I disregard all material until a foot or so from...
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    Puddling?

    Hi guys, I,m doing a fair bit of panning in Northeast Vic and usually pick up a fair bit of clay in the gravel. It goes straight from the bucket to classifyer and pan with everything else without much thought. I,m thinking I could be losing gold. Is it sufficient to stir the concentrates or is...
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