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<blockquote data-quote="wilderman" data-source="post: 560478" data-attributes="member: 15250"><p>Hey GoldCentralVic, sounds like you're in a similar place to me. I'm in Bendigo, have a GM1000, and take my 9yo daughter with me. She sometimes swings a modified (shortened) X-Terra around, but is happy just pottering around with me. On one occasion she found an old bottle dump and came across a great undamaged glass bottle stopper.</p><p></p><p>Regarding your questions:</p><p></p><p>1. Pick up any one of the Tully series of map books from Bendigo Miners Den. They show where all the old mining spots were, so that you can get in amongst the mullock heaps. That's where the GM1000 will work best. Yes, there'll be a lot of crap to dig up, but that's part of the fun. Another option is Victorian Online Gold Maps (have a look on Facebook); he does online prospecting maps that work via Google maps, so you can navigate to the location, add notes, etc. Alternatively, just drive along any of the tracks in Whipstick and look for mullock heaps.</p><p></p><p>2. Break them open. Sometimes people do find gold inside them.</p><p></p><p>3. As others have said, the Go-Find won't find gold. But that's why you've got the GM1000.</p><p></p><p>More than happy to meet up somewhere down the track. I'm still learning myself so I probably can't impart any sage advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wilderman, post: 560478, member: 15250"] Hey GoldCentralVic, sounds like you're in a similar place to me. I'm in Bendigo, have a GM1000, and take my 9yo daughter with me. She sometimes swings a modified (shortened) X-Terra around, but is happy just pottering around with me. On one occasion she found an old bottle dump and came across a great undamaged glass bottle stopper. Regarding your questions: 1. Pick up any one of the Tully series of map books from Bendigo Miners Den. They show where all the old mining spots were, so that you can get in amongst the mullock heaps. That's where the GM1000 will work best. Yes, there'll be a lot of crap to dig up, but that's part of the fun. Another option is Victorian Online Gold Maps (have a look on Facebook); he does online prospecting maps that work via Google maps, so you can navigate to the location, add notes, etc. Alternatively, just drive along any of the tracks in Whipstick and look for mullock heaps. 2. Break them open. Sometimes people do find gold inside them. 3. As others have said, the Go-Find won't find gold. But that's why you've got the GM1000. More than happy to meet up somewhere down the track. I'm still learning myself so I probably can't impart any sage advice. [/QUOTE]
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