First go!!

Gday folks,

Well on the weekend, I had my first go at panning up past Mansfield way( where I know there was gold)
Though I went to where the basics tell you and in bedrock etc, and crevices after 7 1/2 hours panning. Not 1 flake! I think I had one but lost it when I got home.
So there fore I need to keep trying, but Im thinking that sluicing is the go.
This is a life long dream for me( prospecting) and with my very limited budget, it may take some time to conquer.
But I guess if ya dont look ya dont find!

P.S It was good to get out just by myself, cook on the fire etc. will going again very soon.

Wow there's determination 7.5hrs!!
Sometimes you just don't find anything but keep researching.
TBH until you can pan like a pro there's no need for a sluice as you'll still need to pan what comes out of it.
I only got my sluice as I found a few spots to get 3 specks a pan so sluice in that case will speed life up considerably. Keep looking if you know there's gold there. See if you can find some local info.

Cheers Jerry

Sample-Sample-Sample!!
"Guaranteed", if you can drive up to a spot, it will have been frequently worked
Not all bad news though, Flood gold will be in the upper layers?? digging down to bedrock in common areas is more often a waste of time!

Sample the surface layer, 10 inch's deep type of thing, if gold found keep digging and keep sampling, when the gold runs out
Yu dug too deep

oldmanbungle welcome to the group mate. I must agree with Someday he is spot on. cheers mate

HI Oldmanbungle, welcome and hello. There is a chap on you-tube "Hurthawks" watch some of his videos and you will learn where and how to do it. But keep it to your self! No one knows this stuff.