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What To Look For On The Goldfields (New To Prospecting)
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<blockquote data-quote="GoldCentralVic" data-source="post: 545340" data-attributes="member: 17834"><p>Hi from another Newbie. I live in the Bendigo region and bought a cheap Minelab Go-Find 66 because my 11yo will also be using it and didn't want him destroying a high-end model! </p><p></p><p>We've had a play around a few areas and have found junk pieces to keep him keen (like fake Chinese coins which are just lucky charms), but no gold as yet. Three questions:</p><p></p><p>1) Any good areas that may be more likely to find gold within 10km of Bendigo - even a tiny find would be awesome for the lad (my plan is finding them myself, act cool and let him think he found it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) </p><p></p><p>2) With the two rocks I assumed are hot rocks, how to I know for sure that is what they are and not containing any gold? The two of note have a iron-like look so just assumed hot rocks. We have kept them anyway.</p><p></p><p>3) I found the Go Find 66 referred to on a website as a Treasure Finder, more expensive Minelab detectors listed as Gold Detectors. Hoping that's not a bad sign!!</p><p></p><p>Sorry if these questions have been covered already or stupid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoldCentralVic, post: 545340, member: 17834"] Hi from another Newbie. I live in the Bendigo region and bought a cheap Minelab Go-Find 66 because my 11yo will also be using it and didn't want him destroying a high-end model! We've had a play around a few areas and have found junk pieces to keep him keen (like fake Chinese coins which are just lucky charms), but no gold as yet. Three questions: 1) Any good areas that may be more likely to find gold within 10km of Bendigo - even a tiny find would be awesome for the lad (my plan is finding them myself, act cool and let him think he found it ;) ) 2) With the two rocks I assumed are hot rocks, how to I know for sure that is what they are and not containing any gold? The two of note have a iron-like look so just assumed hot rocks. We have kept them anyway. 3) I found the Go Find 66 referred to on a website as a Treasure Finder, more expensive Minelab detectors listed as Gold Detectors. Hoping that's not a bad sign!! Sorry if these questions have been covered already or stupid. [/QUOTE]
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