Fossicking Districts NSW

Hi, can anybody tell me how to get a list of NSW declared fossicking districts in a simple manner. I have tried to do the overlay map thing at the gov site to no avail. I was thinking of taking a trip to Nundle but saw a lot of it was under EL. That would be be over ridden if it did happen to be a fossicking district. I have also searched the web but apart from a few listed can't find an exhaustive list for NSW. So if someone has a list or can point me to one I would appreciate it. By the way the Bulldog field in Ewingar state forest and Girard forest above Drake are still closed areas , although Boonoo State forest closer to Tenterfield is open and could be worth a look. Regards all

Try here.... 5th comment down ( mbasko):

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11842

I think from memory that if an area is a common and been a fossicking area the the area now being declared a fossicking district, the whole shire for eg then this over rides the EL and you don't need permission from the EL holder.

If where you want to go is on private land in a fossicking district you still need the private property owners permission but not the EL holder.

below is the list of fossicking districts.

NSW Fossicking Districts
TUMBARUMBA SHIRE LGA 7 L98/0394 Notified at the request of Tumbaruma Council
COOMA-MONARO SHIRE LGA 5 L98/0394 Notified at the request of Cooma-Monaro Council
TALLAGANDA SHIRE LGA 8 L98/0394 Notified at the request of Tallaganda Council
YOUNG SHIRE LGA 6 L98/0394 Notified at the request of Young Council
SEVERN SHIRE LGA 2 T97/0535 Notified at the request of Severn Council
BARRABA SHIRE LGA 9 L99/0610 Notified at the request of Barraba Shire Council
NUNDLE SHIRE LGA
INVERELL SHIRE LGA

OPHIR - R 65909 for Public Rec 1 L97/0303 Notified at the request of Cabonne Council over Reserve No 65909 for Pub Rec

Campbells River 10 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 4
Abercrombie Caves 11 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 5 M74/3530
Sofala Common 12 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 8 M74/3530
Blackguard Gully 13 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 10 M75/4551
Abercrombie River 14 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 14 M75/4547
Tuena Creek 15 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 17 M78/2177
McDougalls Well 16 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 18
Rocky Creek 17 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 19
Sara River 18 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 20
Bora Creek 19 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 24
Kentucky Creek 20 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 25
Telephone Line 21 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 29
Adelong Creek 22 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 32 M75/3567
Tambaroora 23 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 34 M75/2475
Ruby Hill 24 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 35
Bodalla State Forest 25 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 38
Jones Swamp Gully 26 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 39 M74/4225
Montanna 27 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 40
Whitlow Road 28 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 41
Grabben Gullen Creek 29 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 42
Grabben Gullen Creek 30 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 43
Grabben Gullen Creek 31 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 44
Hopes Creek 32 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 46 M75/3518
Hopes Creek 33 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 47 M75/3518
Hopes Creek 34 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 48 M75/3518
Long Creek 35 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 49
Poraka Quarry 36 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 52
Poor Mans Gully 37 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 55
Stuart Town Common 38 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 56
Stuart Town Common 39 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 57
Tumbarumba Creek 40 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 58
Leard State Forest 41 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 61
Gibbergunyah Creek 42 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 62
Yarrow River Bridge 44 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 64
Bungambrawatha Creek 45 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 65
Bendemeer Station 46 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 66
Waterfall Creek 47 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 67
Waterfall Creek 48 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 68
Riverside 49 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 69
Maudry State Forest 50 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 70
Parsons Gully 51 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 71
Golden Gully 52 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 72 M79/0347
Tomaga River 53 M92/0417 Former Fossicking Area No 73 M80/3580

Source: http://minview.minerals.nsw.gov.au/mv2web/mv2

Last edited by mbasko (09 May 2015 10:07 pm)

Everything we use comes from mining or farming.

Really appreciate that and thanks, regards Phil

"Within a fossicking district, a person can go onto an exploration licence for the purpose of fossicking without the licence holder's consent, provided they have the permission of the landholder. A fossicking district may cover a small area, or an entire Local Government Area (LGA)."

The list has been updated to include a lot more areas. Hopefully Dubbo LGA will be added soon. Edit: in fact Dubbo LGA while not on the list is included on the Minview map below sourced 18/10/20.
A lot of the former fossicking areas are now fairly redundant as they've been taken up in the larger LGA areas.

Abercrombie Caves
Former Fossicking Area No 5   M74/3530

Abercrombie River
Former Fossicking Area No 14   M75/4547

Adelong Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 32   M75/3567

BARRABA SHIRE LGA
Notified at the reguest of Barraba Shire Council.

BATHURST REGIONAL LGA
Fossicking District 59 Gazetted 02/09/2016

BEGA VALLEY LGA
Fossicking District 60 Gazetted 28/4/2017

Bendemeer Station
Former Fossicking Area No 66

Blackguard Gully
Former Fossicking Area No 10    M75/4551

BLAND LGA
Fossicking District 61 Gazetted 28/4/2017

BLAYNEY LGA
Fossicking District 67 Gazetted 14/07/2017

Bodalla State Forest
Former Fossicking Area No 38

Bora Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 24

Bungambrawatha Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 65

CABONNE LGA
Fossicking District 66 Gazetted 02/06/2017

Campbells River
Former Fossicking Area No 4

CENTRAL DARLING LGA
Fossicking District 69 Gazetted 01/12/2017

COOMA-MONARO SHIRE LGA
Notified at the request of Cooma-Monaro Council

COOTAMUNDRA LGA
Fossicking District 55 Gazetted 4/3/2016

EUROBODALLA LGA
Fossicking District 62 Gazetted 28/4/2017

Gibbergunyah Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 62

Golden Gully
Former Fossicking Area No 72   M79/0347

GOULBURN MULWAREE LGA
Fossicking District 65 Gazetted 02/06/2017

Grabben Gullen Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 44

Grabben Gullen Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 42

Grabben Gullen Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 43

GUYRA LGA
Fossicking District 57 Gazetted 13/05/2016

Hopes Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 46    M75/3518

Hopes Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 47   M75/3518

Hopes Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 48   M75/3518

INVERELL SHIRE LGA
Notified at the request of Inverell Council

Jones Swamp Gully
Former Fossicking Area No 39   M74/4225

Kentucky Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 25

Leard State Forest
Former Fossicking Area No 61

Long Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 49

Maudry State Forest
Former Fossicking Area No 70

McDougalls Well
Former Fossicking Area No 18

MID-WESTERN REGIONAL LGA
Fossicking District 64 Gazetted 02/06/2017

NARRABRI LGA
Fossicking District 54 Gazetted 4/3/2016

Narrawa Road
Former Fossicking Area No 63

NUNDLE SHIRE LGA
Notified at the request of Nundle Council

OPHIR - R 65909 for Public Rec
Notified at the request of Cabonne Council over  Reserve No 65909 for Pub Rec

Parsons Gully
Former Fossicking Area No 71

Poor Mans Gully
Former Fossicking Area No 55

Poraka Quarry
Former Fossicking Area No 52

Riverside
Former Fossicking Area No 69

Rocky Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 19

Ruby Hill
Former Fossicking Area No 35

Sara River
Former Fossicking Area No 20

SEVERN SHIRE LGA
Notified at the request of Severn Council

SHOALHAVEN LGA
Fossicking District 68 Gazetted 01/12/2017

Sofala Common
Former Fossicking Area No 8   M74/3530

Stuart Town Common
Former Fossicking Area No 56

Stuart Town Common
Former Fossicking Area No 57

TALLAGANDA SHIRE LGA
Notified at the request of Tallaganda Council

Tambaroora
Former Fossicking Area No 34   M75/2475

Telephone Line
Former Fossicking Area No 29

Tomaga River
Former Fossicking Area No 73   M80/3580

Tuena Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 17   M78/2177

Tumbarumba Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 58

TUMBARUMBA SHIRE LGA
Notified at the request of Tumbaruma Council

TUMUT LGA
Fossicking District 63 Gazetted 28/4/2017

UPPER LACHLAN LGA
Fossicking District 56 Gazetted 15/4/2016

WALCHA LGA
Fossicking District 58 Gazetted 02/09/2016

Waterfall Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 67

Waterfall Creek
Former Fossicking Area No 68

Whitlow Road
Former Fossicking Area No 41

Yarrow River Bridge
Former Fossicking Area No 64

YOUNG SHIRE LGA
Notified at the request of Young Council

Map available here:
https://minview.geoscience.nsw.gov.au/#/?lon=155.6379&lat=-32.60055&z=6&bm=bm3&l=ta2:y:100

Just an update to the above.
Dubbo LGA was officially made Fossicking District No 70 in February 2020.
https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2020_2020-33.pdf