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Victorian Miners Right information and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Moneybox" data-source="post: 377990" data-attributes="member: 3960"><p>The $25 for life miners right is all you need to swing a metal detector or use pans, sieves etc (hand tools). No power tools of any kind are allowed. Make sure you read and follow the rules on where you can go. There's a lot of ground available to the amateur prospector. If it happened to rain somewhere inland you'd be hoping you were somewhere else. The water can come and go very quickly and your chances of panning for gold in Western Australia are very limited. Once it rains the best you can do is stay put on high ground until it clears. The ground quickly becomes boggy but usually drys out within a few days.</p><p></p><p>If you want to have a go at panning for gold your best chance is to research some of the historic gold occurrences near the coast where water flows for more than a few hours at a time. You are unlikely to find much gold in these areas but some still enjoy the hobby. The mining museum/tourist mine in Kalgoorlie has a running stream with fine gold that's great for a fun afternoon panning. It's the only place I know of that has an inland stream that runs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moneybox, post: 377990, member: 3960"] The $25 for life miners right is all you need to swing a metal detector or use pans, sieves etc (hand tools). No power tools of any kind are allowed. Make sure you read and follow the rules on where you can go. There's a lot of ground available to the amateur prospector. If it happened to rain somewhere inland you'd be hoping you were somewhere else. The water can come and go very quickly and your chances of panning for gold in Western Australia are very limited. Once it rains the best you can do is stay put on high ground until it clears. The ground quickly becomes boggy but usually drys out within a few days. If you want to have a go at panning for gold your best chance is to research some of the historic gold occurrences near the coast where water flows for more than a few hours at a time. You are unlikely to find much gold in these areas but some still enjoy the hobby. The mining museum/tourist mine in Kalgoorlie has a running stream with fine gold that's great for a fun afternoon panning. It's the only place I know of that has an inland stream that runs. [/QUOTE]
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