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Metal Detecting and Prospecting trips around Tasmania

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upcome trips?

Last post by digginhard « Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:51 pm
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by Glen » Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:47 pm

hi folks, have been here watching for a while on and off but due to a very busy life (as most of us have) never managed to hook up with a trip. is...

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Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:51 pm
Autocorrelation for 2D structure targeting

Last post by drystone « Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:05 pm
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Attachment(s) by 4nines_ » Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:30 am

Here's an example of a very useful field tool for pre-work that a very clever structural Geo taught me .
I've used the lake Cethana area (5mile,...

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Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:05 pm
Big Creek (lower) Sth of Ulverstone

Last post by warrenaw « Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:44 pm
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by warrenaw » Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:52 pm

Decided to test out my ability to follow waypoints in my new Magellan 510 GPS, so went to find (Located Sth of Wynyard about 10 km), Big Creek...

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Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:44 pm
Salisbury Hill. Sth of Beaconsfield

Last post by seanr0 « Wed Aug 10, 2016 4:30 pm
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by warrenaw » Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:36 pm

Been looking around that area. Three locations.. Salisbury Hill Sth Adit, Powerline Adit and to a lesser extent, Duchess of York area are useless...

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Wed Aug 10, 2016 4:30 pm
Queenstown area - The nuggets are flowing.

Last post by Philski « Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:11 am
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Attachment(s) by Philski » Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:44 pm

Queenstown and West Coast

Hi all

i seem to have landed a wonderful job down here and have all day to prospect for all sorts of minerals. If anyone...
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Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:11 am
Doctors Rocks dates

Last post by kiloz « Tue Jun 16, 2015 6:13 pm
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Attachment(s) by Philski » Tue May 12, 2015 10:15 pm

hi all
Doctors rocks is a fantastic and easy place to find a good bit of gold. Its safe, fun and close enough to most centers on the north coast and...
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Tue Jun 16, 2015 6:13 pm
Slatey Creek, Vic, (near St Arnaud)

Last post by ron « Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:13 am
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Attachment(s) by ron » Fri May 01, 2015 8:00 pm

Slatey Creek.jpg Hi Folks

I went swinging in around the creek - like most creeks in central Vic at the moment they are bone dry. Wire & bridge...

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Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:13 am
Worlds first metal detector

Last post by Philski « Tue May 12, 2015 5:22 pm

Attachment(s) by Philski » Tue May 12, 2015 5:22 pm

This is an amazing 25th June 1881 draft of Alexander Graham Bells metal detector design. A few days after this drawing was made, it was used to try...

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Tue May 12, 2015 5:22 pm
NE next week

Last post by itassie « Tue May 05, 2015 8:09 pm
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by ron » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:54 pm

Hi All,

Anyone interested in catching up at the Weld/Frome, Mangana or Mathinna Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday next week?

cheers
Ron...
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Tue May 05, 2015 8:09 pm
Tassie soil.

Last post by mfdes « Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:06 am
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Attachment(s) by kiloz » Mon Mar 23, 2015 5:06 pm

What are the best machines to use in Tassie, and what is the soil like?
I,ve heard that PI machines don,t work too well there, because of the soil...
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Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:06 am
Moina, again,,,,, A New area with course gold.

Last post by Philski « Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:19 pm
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Attachment(s) by Philski » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:53 pm

HI

i noticed a scant fragment in an old news paper report about course gold (nuggets) being found to the East of Bell Creek on a spur of Mosquito...

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Sun Mar 01, 2015 5:19 pm
Paradise Creek / River Feb 8-10

Last post by acfish « Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:28 am
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Attachment(s) by mfdes » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:02 am

Hey everyone, I'm planning to walk my new SDC 2300 to Paradise River at the Paradise Creek junction in a couple of weeks, via the Whaleback Ridge...
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Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:28 am
ROCKY RIVER Australia day weekend

Last post by Burbury « Sun Jan 11, 2015 6:54 pm
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by Philski » Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:20 pm

Hi

We are going to repair the Rocky river track just west of Savage river on the Australia day weekend 24th-25th-26th January 2015. Anyone able to...

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Sun Jan 11, 2015 6:54 pm
Unexplored region in a well known gold field.

Last post by Philski « Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:12 am
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Attachment(s) by Philski » Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:30 am

hi

i got permission to have a look at a small region in Tasmania for (Au). Its a relatively unexplored (Ordovician) with some tertiary and a...

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Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:12 am
Metal Detecting weekend at Back Creek

Last post by whitehunter « Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:51 pm
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Attachment(s) by Fox » Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:57 pm

G'day All,

Today I got the green light to organize another detecting trip to Back Creek. Had originally hoped to have it on the weekend 9th - 10th...
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Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:51 pm
Metal detectors for a beginner

Last post by whitehunter « Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:28 am
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by loverr » Sat Sep 29, 2012 1:28 am

So guys, what a decent metal detector for a newbie?
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Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:28 am
Day trip to a N.E goldfield.

Last post by acfish « Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:22 pm
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Attachment(s) by Fox » Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:28 am

G'day all, I have recently gained permission to take forum members onto a working alluvial gold lease less than an hours drive from Launceston. It...
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Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:22 pm
detecting trip west pt 2

Last post by Fox « Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:29 pm
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Attachment(s) by acfish » Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:48 pm

greetings all,
had the opportunity to go see my mate in Kalgoorlie again for 4 days of detecting.
with a bit of experience under our belts we gained...

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Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:29 pm
Metal detecting on a beach made Illegal

Last post by Philski « Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:23 am
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by Philski » Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:36 am

This is in America this week!
un believable..

it will be illegal to metal detect on any beach in Massachusetts in the US. From the 1st of next...

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Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:23 am
Detecting the Palmer River QLD

Last post by Philski « Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:19 pm

Attachment(s) by Philski » Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:19 pm

I got an email yesterday from FNQChris and i asked if i could show you his latest photos and what the area and gold looks like up that way. Ive...

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Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:19 pm
Minelab 705 gold pack - x terra 70 comparison

Last post by John « Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:44 pm
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by Philski » Wed May 14, 2014 2:57 am

This my first impression going from the minelab x terra 70 to the new series-11 705 gold pack gold detectors today. They changed to get rid of nell...

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Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:44 pm
Minelab SDC2300 Gold Detector

Last post by Fox « Sat May 03, 2014 11:33 pm
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by Philski » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:38 pm

New Minelab SDC 2300
Better performance than the x terra 705

Minelab is pleased to provide further information about our exciting new SDC 2300...

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Sat May 03, 2014 11:33 pm
Early High Voltage Detector - 1903 Electrical Method

Last post by admin « Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:05 am

by admin » Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:05 am

Hi all..

i was reading about Alexander Graham Bell trying to find the bullet lodged in President James Garfield after he got shot in the 1860's with...

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Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:05 am
Detecting trip West

Last post by acfish « Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:56 am
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Attachment(s) by acfish » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:42 am

Greetings,
a few months ago had the chance to head to Kalgoolie for a bit of metal detecting. Luckily had a good mate living there working on the...

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Last post by acfish View the latest post
Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:56 am
Media Release: CSIRO uses x-ray to detect Gold

Last post by Philski « Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:08 pm

by Philski » Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:08 pm

While not traditional Radio waves VLF detector or Electrically charged pulses PI machine or XRF to detect Gold. The Australian CSIRO have just...

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Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:08 pm

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