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  1. Eric it is a dream adventure/trip and take it as such. If you forget the gains that maybe found it is worth it, a cheap ship cruise is about is about $2000 to $5000 a week for 2 people with no return from luck or skill except on the pokies and cards. Just one thing I had all the historical mines locations and extensive GPS use and Knowledge before I went to West Aust in 2003 when I retired. A lot of local Pro. gold prospectors were asking me for gps location of certain mines which I help them locate. I found many unknown spots but someone else had been in the area. There was a few lucky ones that got most of the gold and fortunately a few unlucky ones that missed the gold that made my efforts more than paid off..
  2. If the hole is too big for the little pick, it is worth while going a mile or two to get the big pick. ☺️
  3. I only made one claim in Victoria for detecting. Vic rules were easy back then. I would not make another claim anywhere for detecting alone, as every one else knows where it is as JP said and to work the claim by hand had to have 200 Lt of water for fire protection if I had my vehicle parked on it. At one time we had a Miner Right a lot of that has gone. https://www.eurekapedia.org/Miner's_Right https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/13628/download-report
  4. Some smart prospector that give a lot of help go quiet when their spot is being discussed. But smarter prospector are aware of this. So be careful. 🀣
  5. Finding something rare is great because you have beaten the odds
  6. Like all us gold prospector, we fill in our holes but your would be a little bit bigger.πŸ˜€
  7. The gold is too small when you don't feel good after helping it escape the soil that imprison it.
  8. The coin in the slot on shopping trollies is coming back in Aus.
  9. Consider your tolerance of the cold nights and being look in after a rain event. I used a 4 wheel caravan and found assess to near location was not a problem.
  10. I have had just that sort of experience/luck well worth the the time checking them out.
  11. Your Grandfather is correct, but I use angle grinder with quick touches and into water and keep repeating till job is done.
  12. Did anyone make one of these way back when. 1955 Two Metal Detector Schematics_s_vs5.0_001.pdf
  13. Adult witness to the event would be hard to find as they would be at a minimum of 84 years old and most likely have poor memory, died or moved away. So I'm got high hopes for Jacob. πŸ˜€
  14. It is good to see historical photos. πŸ‘
  15. I have no idea what my records is for number of coins found in a day / week as my main interest was gold nuggets. However the value of the coins is secondary as they are stored away only to be looked at or being left for the Grandkids. I got a copy of Aus. coin albums for the silver coins I found and spent some time trying to fill all the holes a feat that would take more than a life time. The first link is showing the ones that were excess. The second is the link to an old post here that contains the albums. Excess Silver Coins. Old DetectorProspector post on silver coins
  16. You can always say you found a heap of GOLD tabs 🀩
  17. Be aware. When watching a partial or annular solar eclipse directly with your eyes, you must look through safe solar viewing glasses (β€œeclipse glasses”) or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times. Eclipse glasses are NOT regular sunglasses; regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are not safe for viewing the Sun. Instead, there are special solar viewers or filters needed to protect your eyes while looking at a solar eclipse. Look for glasses that are certified ISO 12312-2 and verify the glasses are not expired or damaged.
  18. When I bought a detector price was not factor in choice, however when I upgraded the existing one would be given away as it value was always too low to considering selling it. At the moment our current detector have not moved in to digital/processor type yet but the old analog have found plenty of gold and coins. As they say location and knowing how to use what you got is the best way to go.
  19. VL if you catch up with Eric tell him it is OK for him to take you to my beach to detect. πŸ˜ƒ But you can't use those glasses there. πŸ˜’ Due to currency a 100$ US will buy you $150 AUD meal here. 😁
  20. This method works for other source of emi like GPS, phones and other detectors and reduces the interferences.
  21. I had to buy the first one for Carol which I inherited due to the fact that it was the top Garret at the time and she was very Bias to Whites. The first was cash the rest were from selling my beloved nuggets (only the ugly ones πŸ˜„) with much delay and stalling. 😭
  22. 1980 in Wedderburn at the Australian Detector Rush most people were using discrimination. Not the best back then, however I put a 5 cent bit on the ground not one detector could pick it up at their settings. Two full time prospecting brothers and another were in a spot were one of the brothers go a large signal and said junk. The other one went and dug up the target which was a 36 oz bit. Note the Aus. 5 cent piece was a good test target latter on for PI detectors to gauge their effectiveness on gold.
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