54 minutes ago, Jonathan Porter said:

As people are aware I was able to procure a dongle so I could use the coils but as has already been shown this is easily circumvented by anyone willing to sacrifice a coil to do so

 - - - but the coil isn't sacrificed

Looks like instability in the Persian Gulf has had one positive outcome with gold topping AU$2000 for the first time.

Certainly will run higher but may need to consolidate first. Traders taking profits may also push it down:

13 minutes ago, Crosswinds said:

You my friend, have issues.

So what's new?  Sorry Paul.

NASA’s Mars 2020 will land in Jezero Crater, pictured here. The image was taken by instruments on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which regularly takes images of potential landing sites for future missions.

On ancient Mars, water carved channels and transported sediments to form fans and deltas within lake basins. Examination of spectral data acquired from orbit show that some of these sediments have minerals that indicate chemical alteration by water. The sediments contain clays and carbonates (courtesyNASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/WUWT)

Can't wait to wave a coil over those outwash gravel deposits. 

At least there's no BB's and rusty nails, could be a few metallic meteorites though - - -

Luckily, I've got an old hot air balloon under the house somewhere - and warm winter woolies, so I'll see all you good people later. Wish me luck - - -

I offered to take Reg along on the expedition - but he declined the invitation - can't for the life of me understand why? Not like him at all  ;<)

Big area to look there and mostly shallow. If you can, spend more time there. At least it isn't flogged like all the known mapped areas are. Likeliest ground is in the bush between the clearing and the lane.

Just to keep you encouraged, here's one of the bits from there:

Mitch: Tons of lead in the bush.  200 year Aussie legacy of shooting at anything that moves. 

At least shallow junk indicates that bit of ground hasn't been detected. Did you manage to have a look at the area I suggested?

Mitch: PM sent. Good luck!

5 hours ago, phrunt said:

You might be onto something, Hawaiian volcanoes could be riddled with the good stuff.

Volcanic Lihir island near New Guinea certainly is - - -

3 hours ago, RedDirtDigger said:

...so they dont cause anguish and a hold on purchases over the whole spectrum of users and models

Perhaps It'll be called the Minelab "Anguish"  

Sorry, carry on - - - :)

"Goldchaser1" operates from Kalgoorlie - mate of his found it.

Someone in the room also likes Geelong beer (Furphy) so obviously a man of impeccable taste  - - - 

Had a similar sized piece (42 oz) from Bendigo (Scotchmans gully, Whipstick) last century, but sold it waaaaay too soon:

WA gold for sure.

Still plenty left for you.  Better hurry though - - - :)

3 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

Is there a reason the QED hasn't been mentioned?  I feel like that omission is the elephant in the room.

Aha! Someone finally mentioned it. I didn't, because I'm also a QED tester and don't wish to be seen as overtly partisan.

The current PL2 model is impressive. It is lightweight, cheaper than most (if not all) other PI detectors, has great ergonomics and can be used with all the GP and GPX Minelab, Coiltek and Nuggetfinder monoloops. Power consumption is minimal and just two supplied 18650 LI ION cells give a good days detecting

The designer and manufacturer (Howard) lives near Ballarat in Victoria, and, unlike any other detector manufacturer, goes out of his way to personally help anybody who experiences problems.

Howard has a restless intellect and is constantly fiddling with new technology and future improvements to his baby. Every time I see him he is bursting with enthusiasm over some proposed changes or other. He reminds me a little of the late professor Julius Sumner Miller - - :)

Some Minelab users find it difficult to adapt to the QED. It is a totally different machine to operate and some habitual Minelab operating techniques don't directly transcribe successfully. Further, certain highly magnetic soils can prove difficult to obtain good depth in. This can be an issue with many detectors.

There is no such thing as the perfect detector for all applications and I, for one, always carry another in the vehicle just in case. Nonetheless, there are few detectors which can be swung all day with little fatigue (and no bungy, in my case) For me, it is the perfect prospecting new ground machine, and since that's what I do, ergo, for me it is the perfect detector.

See: https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/4255-gold-found-with-qed/?tab=comments#comment-45878

8 minutes ago, Mop said:

14 inch coiltek Elite was the coil

My favourite. Mine's looking a bit the worst for wear these days- but still gets the gold. 

Mitch: There's more than one bit hiding down under - - - ?

Well done Mop!

What detector, coil, GPS coordinates? - - - :)

Minelab have distanced themselves from the new coils - - -

Edit: Old news - carry on - - -  :)

9 hours ago, SteelPhase said:

Having grown up in QLD and consumed my fair share of XXXX I can honestly say that along with VB and Melbourne Bitter, it is the worst tasting beer I've ever had

Not wrong there SP. My late mate Jim Stewart used to consume vast quantities of VB. They don't call it "Green Death" for nothing - - -

Coopers Premium my favourite atm. Sorry Mitch, off topic. I'm easily sidetracked by the mere mention of beer - - :)

9 hours ago, Northeast said:

Currently I just wear Redback elastic sided boots.

WTG, Northeast! My favourite.

Even wear them for my day job - - - :)

5 hours ago, mn90403 said:

Do any of the caravan parks or other places have wifi in their cabins?

Mitch: Free Telstra Air wifi in most towns - part of the deal on a Telstra Prepaid Max sim plan

I'm on the $30 one personally. With bonuses and a databank, I never seem to run out of data and almost never use the free wifi..

37 minutes ago, SteelPhase said:

Telstra is the only way to go IMHO. Best and most reliable coverage of all the telcos.

For sure, particularly in rural or remote areas.

Word of caution though - avoid the far cheaper Telstra network MVNO's such as Aldi, Belong, Southern Phone, etc. These lack (among other things) voice access to the 4GX network (VoLTE)

3 hours ago, vanursepaul said:

You can get one cheaper than the airport at Woolies...

Mitch: Woolworths supermarkets, Telstra shops, whichever is the easiest. Probably dearer at the airports, like most things- - -

Once again, I use Pauls pick holder: ? 

Not wishing to hijack Geoff's excellent thread unduly but just to clarify some misconceptions from the video posted earlier, here's some notes and portion of a map from that excellent prospector, goldfields historian and really interesting conversationalist John Tully:

(Credit: John Tully)

The short, shallow northwestward trending lead next to the Woolshed reef is the discovery location for most (but not all) of the big pieces.

This is a branch of the main NE trending Poseidon lead and is sometimes erroneously called the Woolshed lead on many modern maps, whereas the actual Woolshed lead drains the eastern side of the reef and was worked in the 1860's.

The notes on the Poseidon lead is from a small booklet published in 1988 entitled "Dunolly and Tarnagulla Goldfields" by John Tully and now, sadly, out of print.

Incidentally, the video also shows a piece of roadside conglomerate. This, and much of the roadbase for the original road came from the nearby tailing dumps of the "Poseidon", "Poseidon United" and other claims along the lead. Naturally, it was rich in detectable gold. This led to that stretch of road being nicknamed "The Yellow Brick Road" in the 1980's by local prospectors - - - :)

Mmm!  A bit off with his location for the Poseidon nugget discovery site. It was actually in a short, narrow, shallow tertiary lead very close to the Woolshed reef, as were most of the other big pieces. The Woolshed Reef is in a patch of forest (owned until recently by the Harris family) a kilometer or more south of where he is filming. You can occasionally see it when he pans his camera. 

He is pointing towards the spoil heap of the "Poseidon" claim, a deep lead shaft located in deep ground. the entire Poseidon lead was eventually worked at depth right underneath the Loddon River.

10 hours ago, phoenix said:

I maybe wrong but I believe this specimen with 72 ounces of gold in it was found at Poseidon only a few years ago by the people that now have the lease there

The area has been bulldozed beyond recognition since I was there years ago.

Much more gold was found at depth.

Nuggets from the Poseidon Rush. Left: "The Christmas Box" - 18 December 1906 Middle: "The Poseidon" - 18 December 1906 Right: "The Federal" - 12 December 1906 David Gordon Collection.

Poseidon Nugget. This is the actual hole from which the monster nugget came to light in 1906. Looking west down the course of the lead. David Gordon Collection.

The above images are from the excellent Tarnagulla.Org website. Well worth a visit.

Found only a few small pieces here personally, but was following up on Jim Stewart, Reg Wilson and John Hider Smith. These guys didn't miss much!