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well...if nothing else it was good to get out of the house for the day :argh:
Packed the bug-out bag with my gear and grabbed my Garrett AT GOLD n travelled out to Reef Hills...
Honestly it was great to gain some more experience with my equipment...signal/tones and hopefully learning some things.
what I learnt about this location:
- Hard hard ground.
- Very rocky ground.
- Lots and lots of rubbish (old and new) and bullet cartridges...omg soo many cartridges.
took away a days worth of 'junk' rubbish (won't be digging that up for a 2nd time), and I think im learning to differentiate 'whats junk' and 'whats not',
as im still getting my 'ear' in regarding Coil signals....
found 2 Australian Pennies - one from 1935 and one from 1911 so that was cool
Despite the 'junk finds' it was fun to finally be in the field all the same.
One thing is certain....nobody finds Gold sitting at home
Came home, did some more researching and looked at a couple of links like GeoVic and Avenza Maps so expanding my knowledge base slowly.
Cant wait to get out n try my luck again - just thinking where next though....
might head to Eldorado/Mt Pilot area....no idea if its nuggie country there....
Wouldn't mind Panning & Sluicing along Reedy Creek at some stage but trying to save for a Highbanker atm
Anyways just wanted to share my day with PA and I hope we all get lucky out there ickshovel:
Packed the bug-out bag with my gear and grabbed my Garrett AT GOLD n travelled out to Reef Hills...
Honestly it was great to gain some more experience with my equipment...signal/tones and hopefully learning some things.
what I learnt about this location:
- Hard hard ground.
- Very rocky ground.
- Lots and lots of rubbish (old and new) and bullet cartridges...omg soo many cartridges.
took away a days worth of 'junk' rubbish (won't be digging that up for a 2nd time), and I think im learning to differentiate 'whats junk' and 'whats not',
as im still getting my 'ear' in regarding Coil signals....
found 2 Australian Pennies - one from 1935 and one from 1911 so that was cool
Despite the 'junk finds' it was fun to finally be in the field all the same.
One thing is certain....nobody finds Gold sitting at home
Came home, did some more researching and looked at a couple of links like GeoVic and Avenza Maps so expanding my knowledge base slowly.
Cant wait to get out n try my luck again - just thinking where next though....
might head to Eldorado/Mt Pilot area....no idea if its nuggie country there....
Wouldn't mind Panning & Sluicing along Reedy Creek at some stage but trying to save for a Highbanker atm
Anyways just wanted to share my day with PA and I hope we all get lucky out there ickshovel: