New Area. Is It A Waste Of Time?

[Upside]

I'm in an area of country NSW where gold has never been found, apparently anyway.

Plenty of countryside around us, plenty of creek beds.

Would it be a waste of time and energy looking for gold here or would I be better just heading the couple hundred kms to known gold areas?

What would you do?

 

[7.62marksman]

What town are you mate

 

[Upside]

What town are you mate

Gilgandra mate

 

[roy cobb]

We would need a bir more information to answer your question as the area is a bit open

 

[Upside]

We would need a bir more information to answer your question as the area is a bit open

What info do you need?

 

[7.62marksman]

Ok see what you mean
Dunedoo
Gulgong
And S S/W of dubbo
Thats all that shows up on my map
However i would give it a go around your area then you can say been there checked that and found nothing
Or like me you will always be wondering if there is something there

 

[Upside]

^^good point. I probably would always wonder.

Hmm , food for thought anyway.

 

[texta]

i remember reading some where that you could pan almost any creek in australia and get some gold maybe only a very small amount of super fine stuff in some cases but gold. it is every where including the sea .
that would be a heck of a mission test pan every creek in the country .

johno

 

[Upside]

i remember reading some where that you could pan almost any creek in australia and get some gold maybe only a very small amount of super fine stuff in some cases but gold. it is every where including the sea .
that would be a heck of a mission test pan every creek in the country .

johno

Optimism. I like it :Y:

 

[Upside]

Might have to invest in a sluice for home. Bring a few test buckets back from the creeks , which are very dry out here.

 

[Trash]

Might have to invest in a sluice for home. Bring a few test buckets back from the creeks , which are very dry out here.

Yep - test buckets , perhaps put a photo of the samples

Good luck

 

[7.62marksman]

Gilgandra NSW is in the centre

 

[Upside]

Gilgandra NSW is in the centre

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/8005/1530091771_gilgandra_nsw.jpg

Is that map google earth mate?

 

[Northeast]

Are all the $ signs reefs marksman?

And when I google Gilgamndra it is North of Orange. Your map has it south of Orange. Is it just 'Upside' down?

 

[Northeast]

Although looking at the roads Gilgandra is in the right spot. Orange has rolled north by a couple of hundred k's...

 

[7.62marksman]

Mmmmmm strange will have to look at it but all the other ones were in the right area

 

[7.62marksman]

Gilgandra NSW is in the centre

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/8005/1530091771_gilgandra_nsw.jpg

Is that map google earth mate?

Yes mate with an overlay so to speak

 

[Upside]

And Wellington is to the east

 

[7.62marksman]

Although looking at the roads Gilgandra is in the right spot. Orange has rolled north by a couple of hundred k's...

That is not the town Orange its just a pin i put in last year and havent removed it yet so just ignore that yellow pin :8 :8 :8

 

[Upside]

Appreciate the map 7.62 :Y: