Popular Post RedDirtDigger Posted September 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2018 Two of us made the 5 day trip from eastern OZ to the Western Australian goldfields for a 8 week detecting trip.(armed with 7000,s and SDC) We targeted remoter spots that are not really on the radar. We invested in a pile of permits and researched lots of available ground spots. Lots of walking and lots of barren gullies and creeks...... but occasionally we found the odd gully or slope not touched by a detector that yielded some nice runs of gold. We went 50/50 with our finds, sharing is the way to get a bigger tally when 2 or 3 of you (of equal ability) spread out searching large areas. All up we shared 45 ounces between two of us. There are many ugly specimens not pictured and we will have a big crush and smelt day soon. Cheers RDD 25 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDirtDigger Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 hours ago, phrunt said: Thanks for the post, nice big gold like we are used to seeing from oz ? ahhh they even have a big Galah, I didn't know that, Australia is into their "big" things, including nuggets. I remember The Big Pineapple and The Big Lawn Mower seeing I lived in Qld ? The aussies on the forum are making me used to seeing big gold, it doesn't surprise me anymore!! Thanks phrunt, yeah I think the americans would laugh at our big monuments. The big Potato at Robertson is my favourite. It just looks like a big T##d. By the way, I am waiting for you or kiwi to find the biggest recorded nugget in New Zealand. The "Honourable Roddy Nugget" is the biggest and was only 99 ounces. I am sure you guys can beat that. I await the write upon and images on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Nice lumps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 What a way to spend 8 weeks! and some nice gold as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldwright Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Nice gold, love your cruiser there is no better prospecting vehicle on the planet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Very nice gold... I would love to see the Pilabra again....no doubt, my favorite of the places I have been in OZ. I love Australia fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 sigh... I would love to see W. Australia...and yes Fred, Pilabra sounds pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Fabulous story and photos - thank you very much for sharing them RedDirtDigger! For a long time it was stories and photos like that that drove the dream of finding gold in Australia. Unfortunately such stories are becoming rarer and its is nice to see it can still be done. Congratulations, as I am sure much effort went into your success! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Congrats on some great finds and on doing your research to find it . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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