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German Greenhorns dreaming of australian gold... (Northern Territory)
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<blockquote data-quote="VicR" data-source="post: 678026" data-attributes="member: 21575"><p>Hi Christoph - some good advice from Aries. Be well prepared.</p><p></p><p>I have detected for gold in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Western Australia is the place for metal detecting for gold but it is a huge area - plenty of stories about prospectors spending weeks looking for the next patch of gold and finding nothing - but when you do find that patch you get the reward. My personal favourite place is Tibooburra in the corner country of NSW because its a easy one day drive from my place (850km), there's always gold to be found (usually only small bits), same amazing geology & its safe. Your permission looks promising - if you have not detected for gold before it would be good to have someone show you the ropes in terms of how to get the best out of the 6000, places that look promising and gold detecting techniques - would save you days of trial and error.</p><p></p><p>Now whether you find gold or not in the Northern Territory you are going to get an adventure like no where else in the world. You are going to meet lots of "characters" out in the bush and see the real Australia - so many times when i have been overseas talking to people & they tell me they have been to Australia but only Sydney - now while Sydney is a great place i tell them they have seen Sydney not Australia. So good on ya for having a go - if you do get into trouble you will find most people more than willing to help you out.</p><p></p><p>Just one last point - "green horn" is American - back in the 1850's people just arriving on the Australian goldfields who were novice prospectors were called "new chums". </p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p>Vic</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VicR, post: 678026, member: 21575"] Hi Christoph - some good advice from Aries. Be well prepared. I have detected for gold in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Western Australia is the place for metal detecting for gold but it is a huge area - plenty of stories about prospectors spending weeks looking for the next patch of gold and finding nothing - but when you do find that patch you get the reward. My personal favourite place is Tibooburra in the corner country of NSW because its a easy one day drive from my place (850km), there's always gold to be found (usually only small bits), same amazing geology & its safe. Your permission looks promising - if you have not detected for gold before it would be good to have someone show you the ropes in terms of how to get the best out of the 6000, places that look promising and gold detecting techniques - would save you days of trial and error. Now whether you find gold or not in the Northern Territory you are going to get an adventure like no where else in the world. You are going to meet lots of "characters" out in the bush and see the real Australia - so many times when i have been overseas talking to people & they tell me they have been to Australia but only Sydney - now while Sydney is a great place i tell them they have seen Sydney not Australia. So good on ya for having a go - if you do get into trouble you will find most people more than willing to help you out. Just one last point - "green horn" is American - back in the 1850's people just arriving on the Australian goldfields who were novice prospectors were called "new chums". Cheers Vic [/QUOTE]
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