gympie, deep creek designated goldfields

does anyone have info on deep creek fossicking area? i want to know what level over overburden is in the creek, and also if anyone has found much in this area and what methods

I found some specks in a little gully runs into the river behind a park near the mcdonalds....not much tho

I was going to head up there tommorow but i have to work so i'll head up on monday and tuesday, will let you all know how it goes.

Hello all... interesting day at Deep Creek, Gympie. Arrived at 07:30, and since it was our first time decided to have a look around first. Nice enough place if you try not to look at the rubbish flowing straight out of Gympie. After a wee bit of exploring decided to make camp. After breaking down a tub of clay i had dug from the bank of the outside bend, only found a few specks. A little dishartened i grabbed a pan full of sand out of the river in frustration and look what i found.....



good day over all. I will be heading back there tommorow. if anyone wants to show a rookie how to pan your more than welcome haha

P.s a also got a lot of specks, but i find it really difficult to pick up the tiny bits, i.e flour gold.
I think i must have thrown a lot back, although all i am working with is a pan, pick and shovel.
jumping onto ebay now... must buy classifiers and sniffer bottles....

I don't believe it

haha well its true, i need to buy a sluice but, my back is killing me

Nice effort for first time jazzo.. .. Congrats on your finds...

Cheers.

Mike.

Just an update after finding that nugget i spent 3 days at Deep creek. The only thing i found is fools gold and back-strain. i would say only hit Deep creek after a MAJOR FLOOD and only with a detector. no point otherwise

Cheers all Jazzo

jazzo wrote:Just an update after finding that nugget i spent 3 days at Deep creek. The only thing i found is fools gold and back-strain. i would say only hit Deep creek after a MAJOR FLOOD and only with a detector. no point otherwise

Cheers all Jazzo

We've had a stack of rain up that way this week, heading up next week for a buz and a pan, will advise outcome.

Ark wrote:I don't believe it

Is that because it is reef gold
May have dropped straight out of the source
Or been dug out of a stringer

But I don't know that area

JustChillies wrote:

jazzo wrote:Just an update after finding that nugget i spent 3 days at Deep creek. The only thing i found is fools gold and back-strain. i would say only hit Deep creek after a MAJOR FLOOD and only with a detector. no point otherwise

Cheers all Jazzo

We've had a stack of rain up that way this week, heading up next week for a buz and a pan, will advise outcome.

Hi jazzo
If I was you
I'd be going straight back to we're you found
That sharp edged nugget
As it hasn't travelled AT ALL
Good luck
And hope to see you follow and dig the rest of that stringer out
Maybe for the sceptical
You could take some pics of we're your working
Not location of coarse
Just the digging but and the ground indicators
Ie rocks and banks
All the best

Hey Jazzo,i might be wrong but if the spot has a small bedrock ledge myself and the father inlaw did a single pan there and took the cons home with us. we had to leave cause the kids were freaking out over the fresh shed skins all around and the overgrowth was waist high. cant post photo on this tab but got six little rough edged pieces that went .83. hope it helps. dave.

Sorry Jazzo,forgot to say that it was in october last year.these pieces had not travelled. may the gold be with you. dave

shyneesteel wrote:Hey Jazzo,i might be wrong but if the spot has a small bedrock ledge myself and the father inlaw did a single pan there and took the cons home with us. we had to leave cause the kids were freaking out over the fresh shed skins all around and the overgrowth was waist high. cant post photo on this tab but got six little rough edged pieces that went .83. hope it helps. dave.

Please go to the members finds link when posting pics of your finds. Looking forward to seeing them.

Here is the link to photo Bucket and how to post.

https://golddetecting.forumotion.net/t217-photobucket-pictures#1087


Here is a link to Stoppsy vid on posting a pic.

https://golddetecting.forumotion.net/t8442-how-to-post-pictures-on-the-forum

Hope these help..

Cheers.

Mike.

Thanks for that Mike54,my wonderful other half only recently gifted me a new camera for our golding adventures.The deep creek pieces were our first ever find.I got the spot with a x-terra 705 gold pack.First time we had it out.Richy dug out a panfull of noisy damp soil and started to pan it and thats when the kids saw the snake skins and wanted to leave in a big hurry.Panned it out at home down to dark sands and Ritchy picked them out.Got a lot better at panning now though.
Sorry,forgot were I was.Going to take some and load up the laptop but bit busy on a project.
Thanks again and I wish you all luck there.I wont be back down there for a few years we hope. Dave

as soon as the water recedes i will be up there to have a crack, ill print out my info and start a little project.

Anyone heading to deep creek anytime soon? I live 50km away is all and I need to learn to pan