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    Hi everyone, nice to meet you all

    Hi everyone. I'm a newbie here. Nice to meet you all. I started my gold prospecting journey last month, so I only have a little experience. Me and my wife just did some gold panning at Slaty Creek Creswick, Victoria and found a little bit of fine gold. still looking for a good spot to pan...
  2. Wicked

    New member - 1st trip to Gulgong

    Hi everyone and thank you. Im from Newcastle and I’m brand new to prospecting. I have all the gear, and just about to go on my very first trip.🙌🤗 Unfortunately this trip was planned more around a place to stay with my spoilt dogs 🙄rather than for a place for me to only search for gold. BUT I’m...
  3. M

    Bridle track NSW

    Hi all, I am looking at doing a little prospecting with my two young boys who are 8 and 6. We live in Mudgee and I was wondering if there was any gold along the bridal track? I would be coming in from hill end so would look at camping along the Turon. Any info would be great Regards Mitch
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    What actually is the reason certain areas are "prohibited"

    After going through the banned creeks and streams list online, it seems like there are more places you're not allowed to prospect than you are. What is the reasoning for a place to be prohibited? Geovic shows a pretty interesting area just in Hepburn, However upon looking at the list, "Spring...
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    Gold panning and detecting in the Holbrook NSW area

    Hi members, I am new to this website and I think that its great that you can get advice from experienced prospectors here. I am just wondering if there are panning and detecting opportunities in the Holbrook, NSW area?
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    Swifts Creek hobby prospecting and panning

    We’re hobby prospectors. Never found a skerrick of gold despite quite a bit of searching. We have entry level gold detectors and pans. We have current Miners Rights.We’re in Omeo but have been told at the pub that we’re not allowed to do any panning or detecting here. Is this right? We’re...
  7. L

    anyone ever panned in watsons creek?

    just thinking of some local spots near my house and was thinking of watsons creek? its right opposite sugarloaf res?? thoughts
  8. D

    Gold Panning/Sluicing/Highbanking around Woolshed Falls/Eldorado/Beechworth area

    A mate and I have recently bought some gold pans and an angus mackirk sluice. We are pretty new to this and have been out a few times and haven't had much luck. we've been finding what I think is a lot of specs of tin. Any advice would be helpful because as I said we haven't really done much...
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    Eldorado / Beechworth area information and questions

    im heading up to beechworth nest week and looking for places to go to any tips would help
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