Newbie to gold hunting fraternity in Australia

Hi,

I have just joined the Gold searching (finding) fraternity and have not purchased a gold detector as yet.
I will be based around the Fraser Coast Region (QLD) and visit the New England Region (NSW) regularly. So if anyone has time I would like to learn more..

Any advice in to a strong and robust detector that would be good for a person hoping to do this on a semi permanent basis? I would like to be fulltime..
All comments welcome.. any tips welcome..


thanks in advance.

Macca

 to your new addiction    , what kind of money are you looking to invest in this game is probably the first question.

Wayne.

Hi Macca,
and welcome to the forum.

Good hobby you choose.
Many rewarding moments ahead.

If you are looking to spend lot of time detecting as you indicate then go for the best you can afford.

Let us know your thoughts/budget and you will get some answers what to do.


GoldEN

I have around $5 to 10K to spend and will eventually do this fulltime..
So I guess what is the better type for Gold seeking?
Any tips greatly appreciated..

Willing to do this on a basis of travelling around Australia in future years.. so looking at a long term investment/spend

Thanks

Macca

Hi Macca , welcome to the forum , its a buyers market now , you shouldn't have any problem finding a real good GPX 5000 with extras in side your budget , good luck .. cheers Mick

Well....... all cashed up eh ...then the worlds your oyster my friend, I would recommend you do some reading on the GPX 5000 and see what you think, you should in this market be able to get a very good condition GPX 5000 machine with an array of coils and spares in the 4K to 5K range, perhaps you would care to hire one and see if it is for you.


Wayne.

Thanks for the replies.
I have decided that the GPX 5000 will suit my needs and away we go...
starting in coming weeks..
Anyone have a good website that can help on strategies etc..?

thanks again to all who has put in input..

regards,

Macca

www.goldprospecting.wa.com
This is Bill and Udo's site, full of info and you can sign up for their newsletter.

Mineovermacca wrote:Thanks for the replies.
I have decided that the GPX 5000 will suit my needs and away we go...
starting in coming weeks..
Anyone have a good website that can help on strategies etc..?

thanks again to all who has put in input..

regards,

Macca

Good luck with your detecting, you have made a good choice detector wise, and the rest is operator and areas to go.

Macca wrote:Anyone have a good website that can help on strategies etc..?

Not sure what your after strategy wise, but this is a very good website with plenty of info.

For NSW have a read through this.
http://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/363544/A-Guide-to-Fossicking-in-New-South-Wales.PDF

Info on NSW gold fields.
https://golddetecting.forumotion.net/f18-nsw-goldfields

NSW detecting Clubs.
https://golddetecting.forumotion.net/t73-nsw-act-prospecting-clubs

Also another good idea is to join NAPFA, they are trying to get more areas open to go detecting etc.
https://golddetecting.forumotion.net/f73-napfa
http://www.napfa.net/

That should keep you reading for awhile.

cheers dave

Thanks Dave,
Appreciate all the information...
looks like I will be busy for a while

thanks again

Macca

Hi Macca,


If you like reading here you can find many interesting articles about anything from past:(and gold articles)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/


GoldEN