Back from gold detecting in Tibooburra .

Willem ,

I was probably the worst performer on the tour regarding the number of nuggets I found . I got lucky - did something weird and found the biggest one though - 5 gm .

Willie .

Hey Peter

I reckon you should use that Equipment to do the Digging lol .. lol.

Hi Peter ,
Was that 200 oz or 200 pcs in two weeks ?
Willie .

Ounces Willie, Ounces. He said the majority were rather small but u still pick them up, did find a few ounce bits though.
Thats all they do go out and look for gold all round OZ. When I was through that way I saw a few likely spots but no detector :(

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This is some of what they found last year...... Not sure how much they have this year.

They have taught me what to look for and I have found places without their help before. My biggest nugget is an ounce and a quarter.

Peter

ONE POWER BALL and....................

Hi Graeme ,
You should contact Mark and make sure you are on the email list to get the calendar as soon as it comes out . Most places are taken very quickly by previous customers .
Willie .

G'day Willie

I did that the other day (email to him ) and he phoned me this afternoon (Sunday)... I dont have any email from this afternoon onwards as it has all gone pear shaped with some error messages I dont understand...wont open at all so hopefully I can sort it out over the next few days!

Peter ,

I use a Minelab 4500 , but the are hugely expensive . I am a new chum to the pastime , but I think what I am going to tell you is basically correct .

I think most people borrow or hire a unit to see if they enjoy detecting . If they are still keen , then they usually buy a second hand Minelab Extreme , 3000 or 3500 to get started . Then if they are really hooked like me and have more money than sense , they upgrade to a second hand 4000 or a new 4500 .

A guy using an Extreme got heaps of nuggets on our Tibooburra trip . It seems to me that the second hand Extreme , 3000 and 3500 models will detect as much gold in a "quiet" area as the very expensive later models the 4000 and 4500 . But when the ground gets noisy, the later models get rid of that noise where the earlier three models become very hard to use .

A good idea would be to go on a gold detecting tour or join a detecting club . Then you would get some good advice . I hired a detector on my first tagalong , as I did not know if I would enjoy it as a pastime .

There is a couple of great Aussie gold detecting chat sites - go on there and ask them for info .

Cheers ,

Mike