Gold Prospecting
Submitted by Jackfrost80 on Tue, 2023-08-01 11:32
The old boy has a metal detector and is keen to give it a crack and I have a work mate that has a lease up near Yalgoo so as much as I have very little interest in walking around in the desert for a weekend vs spending a weekend by the coastline, he's driving mum nuts after retirement so taking one for the team....
There's a mob in Perth that hire out detectors so I may as well grab myself one for the weekend and I know there's a few guys on here that go prospecting so hoping they could offer some advice on which model in the link below I should go with as a rank beginner.
reedsprospecting.com.au/pages/hire-detectors
Cheers
JF
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sea-kem
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This is a job for Gadsy
This is a job for Gadsy
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Brock O
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Its very similar to
Its very similar to fishing...you might catch the bug, I walked for two days straight as a kid up at Kalgoorlie with the picture of a new bike in my head.
Although I was about as successful as a day fishing in a northly, on low tide with a full moon.
Billcollector
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Take plenty of beer and a
Take plenty of beer and a comfy chair
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Bodgy 79
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My dads done it for a long
My dads done it for a long time now as a hobby,he got home from bush two weeks ago with 124 grams pure.Got home,grabbed the van and old chook and now sitting in denam
Gadsy
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Hi Frosty
I would recommend the GPX6000 and then the SDC2300 after that.
The 6000 is really good on small gold and is nice and light.
Hopefully Reeds also supply a harness to wear that you can clip a bungy cord to from the detector. You will also need a pick do dig out any targets with and a cheap bunnings scoop is handy to wave over the coil from the soil you have dug out. Maybe watch some YouTube vids on gold prospecting in advance.
I believe the 6000 is pretty easy to use, though it's important to keep the coil low to the ground and swing from side to side SLOWLY, otherwise you can miss targets.
Good luck on the hunt, it's quite addictive
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We're out at Meeka atm finding a bit here n there.
Jackfrost80
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Cheers all. Reeds also
Cheers all. Reeds also suggested the GPX6000 Gads and hire out a pick and scoop for an extra $15.
Yep taking up a fair few cans Bill and even thinking about getting a Starlink system
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timboon
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Make sure you wear your
Make sure you wear your steel cap boots Frosty, you dont want to stub your toe...
Might pay to wear ear plugs inside the headphones though, you'll get sick of that funny noise everytime you swing the coil :)
pelagicyachts
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my folks have been
my folks have been prospecting out of karratha for a few years - everytime i go up we get dragged out to spend the day finding small pieces of wire 20cm's down or the occasional bullet head.....
ENjoy and good luck!
squidvicious1
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Use spray paint to make
Use spray paint to make where've your been, beets walking the same ground.
Bodgy 79
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Old school,drag a short
Old school,drag a short length of chain on a short rope.shows were you've been and can follow back out to the Ute if need be
Gadsy
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Took a mate out detecting a while back
And he wore steel cap boots by mistake which sent the detector coil off big time lol. He had to hold the detector way out in front to keep the noise down.
Boony up to his old tricks again!
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There's always heaps of small shotgun pellets, rusty bits of tin etc to find out there. Especially when detecting around old timer mine shafts, mullock heaps etc.
Hope you find some nice shiny Frosty.
eziliving
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I've got a couple of leases
I've got a couple of leases in cue which is approx 200kays NNE from Yalgoo and it gets effing cold out there, especially if the weather is fine and no cloud cover. It also might be a bit wet if you're heading there soon as I see yalgoo got 6mm today. Plenty of wood out there to get a fire going. Might also pay to take a handheld gps or make sure your phone is charged to use as a gps. Some of the bush out there is over head height and it's quite easy to get disorientated out there as all bush looks the same.
SDC 2300 or the 6000 are both good and easy to use. When waving the wand go low and slow imo. Be prepared to find a lot of rusted tin, wire, and lead pellets. Hopefully you might pick up some gold. When I have found a piece I have found another piece close by.
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