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Hi - first time writer, long time reader!
Love the info on these forums, but never got around to joining until now.
I am a geologist, studied at Ballarat Uni, and got a taste for the gold back then. Many moons have passed, and haven't licked a mineralised rock for work purposes in quite some time. Live in Geelong area and just recently bought a second hand 4500. Been out a few times in the Mt Doran, Blackwood, Enfield and Beaufort areas and uncovered plenty of treasures (22 bullets, nails and a button!). Will be heading out with the kids this school holidays, probably around the Beaufort/Avoca area. If I find a piece I will let you know.
I've got some info to post around using Geovic, creating topo maps with mining activity/gold occurrences/geology etc to export, and then importing them to iphones/ipad apps in georeferenced format so you can actually wander around and see where you are on the map (little blue location service dot on the screen). Its been working well for me, and putting me right on the spot I want to go, unfortunately just not where the gold is at present
Happy to post this info if anyway is interested, there's a bit in it.
Cheers,
Fever.
Love the info on these forums, but never got around to joining until now.
I am a geologist, studied at Ballarat Uni, and got a taste for the gold back then. Many moons have passed, and haven't licked a mineralised rock for work purposes in quite some time. Live in Geelong area and just recently bought a second hand 4500. Been out a few times in the Mt Doran, Blackwood, Enfield and Beaufort areas and uncovered plenty of treasures (22 bullets, nails and a button!). Will be heading out with the kids this school holidays, probably around the Beaufort/Avoca area. If I find a piece I will let you know.
I've got some info to post around using Geovic, creating topo maps with mining activity/gold occurrences/geology etc to export, and then importing them to iphones/ipad apps in georeferenced format so you can actually wander around and see where you are on the map (little blue location service dot on the screen). Its been working well for me, and putting me right on the spot I want to go, unfortunately just not where the gold is at present
Happy to post this info if anyway is interested, there's a bit in it.
Cheers,
Fever.