Hi to all, just wanted to introduce myself, im Andy from an area not to far from the GT i have many hobbies nitro rc, dirt bikes, backyard inventor haha, my precious Harley on those country roads but prospecting is my newest and by far the most surprising, when i and i gather others try to comprehend how they dug most of the gold rush areas pretty much by hand is just amazing at least
I'm hoping to upgrade to a 5000 in the next 3 months but at the moment i swing a eureka gold by minelab iv got around 30-40 hours practice with the machine and everyday i believe i am getting better at detecting things, no gold yet though but soon to come.
The areas iv tried so far are Bealiba, Dunolly, Creswick and Blackwood i spent from 8-10 hours detecting in each spot, iv found many things from the old timers like tent clips, pickaxe & axe heads, nails stuck in was was left of what looked like an old rocker box and heaps of other random rusted items but hey as they say practice makes perfect and soon i should see some color
i have my miners right and respect our land, i always refill my holes and sometimes even others holes, i love exploring and i do check out some mine shafts here and there but i respect our history and all our historical sites, also found it quite funny that our first armed rebellion had to come from gold rush days anyway better stop my rambles i am happy to contribute when and where i can hope to see you all out there on the fields
I'm hoping to upgrade to a 5000 in the next 3 months but at the moment i swing a eureka gold by minelab iv got around 30-40 hours practice with the machine and everyday i believe i am getting better at detecting things, no gold yet though but soon to come.
The areas iv tried so far are Bealiba, Dunolly, Creswick and Blackwood i spent from 8-10 hours detecting in each spot, iv found many things from the old timers like tent clips, pickaxe & axe heads, nails stuck in was was left of what looked like an old rocker box and heaps of other random rusted items but hey as they say practice makes perfect and soon i should see some color
i have my miners right and respect our land, i always refill my holes and sometimes even others holes, i love exploring and i do check out some mine shafts here and there but i respect our history and all our historical sites, also found it quite funny that our first armed rebellion had to come from gold rush days anyway better stop my rambles i am happy to contribute when and where i can hope to see you all out there on the fields
