Gold in and around brookfield, Mt Cootha, Mt Crosbey?

brookygold wrote:Great Pics!!!

Do you ride a motorbike?... if so, I saw you... i was in a kilt.

Can you show me a map of the trails with the creek at the bottom of boscome rd trail?

Also, do you reckon there would be any colour at the reservoir or the bottom of Jones rd trail?

I was driving all over brookfield today went looking for the old gold mines but didnt find any bit frustrating.

Not on a motorbike just walking the trails after parking in Jones st, its about a 1.5 to 2 km walk, I am out of shape so it was hard going in that heat.

Can't give you a map but you cant miss it there are state forest signs everywhere directing you to the trails. I parked at the end of Jones St and walked up the trail the first creek is at the concrete bridge about 150m down the trail I then went up the hill and turned left at the end of that trail and went to the end of that trail, note dont take any side trails just the main one. The trail turns right at that point and the creek is there.

Wouldnt try the resevoir as its all man made construction and lots of roadbase thrown around everywhere.

I tried to go to Boscombe Road at Brookfield but there must be two of them as the one I went up went past a school and then onto a main road at both ends. Is there another Boscombe Road somewhere near?

thanks for that.

When you pass the school on your left of boscome rd, the rest of boscome rd is straight ahead so you have to turn left, go down to the round-about and then come back up towards the school, but keep left when you pass a horse arena on your left. When you turn left, follow the rd all the way to the top (its about 3km) when you get to the top, you need to go up to the top of that dirt area, and then turn left straight away (there isnt a track but still do it), follow the fence line on your left for approx. 100m and there is a shaft there... Good luck finding it!

Also, would you say that the creek at the bottom of jones rd trail and boscome rd trail would carry any colour?

Cheers

Also, there are a few shaft on jones rd, one is on the right, next to the creek as soon as you enter the street, the others are further up the street, past the turn off to the trail.

brookygold wrote:thanks for that.

When you pass the school on your left of boscome rd, the rest of boscome rd is straight ahead so you have to turn left, go down to the round-about and then come back up towards the school, but keep left when you pass a horse arena on your left. When you turn left, follow the rd all the way to the top (its about 3km) when you get to the top, you need to go up to the top of that dirt area, and then turn left straight away (there isnt a track but still do it), follow the fence line on your left for approx. 100m and there is a shaft there... Good luck finding it!

Also, would you say that the creek at the bottom of jones rd trail and boscome rd trail would carry any colour?

Cheers

Cant say I am a complete newbie to prospecting.

brookygold wrote:thanks for that... Is it easy to get to?... also can you see it easily?

Should i run over it with a detector?

Cheers

Its like all things old in the bush its hard to see until you are on it. As for running a detector over it you can at the adit entrance I did a couple of years ago when I first got my 4500 but all I found was junk. You could with a long ladder get down the shaft and have a look as there appears to be a drive off it towards the adit. But remember I dont think they found anything there years ago. If you and the other guy wanted to have a look I would be happy to show you where it is ....but dont be expecting anything huge its just a 6 metre deep shaft and n adit that only goes in a few metres

that would be great!

ill PM you my number and we could do something maybe next weekend or something?

sure

when you went over the adit with a detector, did you find anything cool?

An old shovel and nails

did you leave them there or take them with you?

left the shovel i think but it was a couple of years ago

Ok went out today and found the mine shaft and here are the piccies to prove it for those locals who havent seen it or the interstate members.

This one is bloody dangerous and if you didnt know it was there or were stumbling around in the dark and fell in you wouldnt be able to get yourself out of there, its about 6mtrs deep and should be fenced or at least sign posted.

Its way down the bottom of the hill. The climb back up that hill nearly killed me as I am way out of shape, physically fit or having one.

Which mine is this... Is it the one at the end of boscome rd?

yes thats the one still want to have a look on sunday

um no... i cant sorry.

I went for a look today but I couldnt find it... Is it on the fence line?... How far down is it?

Cheers

Lachie

cant remember exactly but its only about 100 mteres down from the road and quite close to the fence line. the adit is on the other side of the fence down in a gully

Hello every one,
Ive pan this area of the world for a long time and yes you do get colour not much but, best spot is on jones road at the end then go down jones trail till you get to the bridge then turn left and walk up the creek.. but beware Ive notice for the past 4 months or so theres two snakes living in the reeds right next to the bride and they do chase you.....
Also who every is using a detecter please cover up your holes, because the the rangers are now spending a lot of time in the area taking photos and etc of this and in return I cant just sit in peace and quite any more.....

Wish you all the best

im amazed that you are getting anything at all, may have to have a go myself one day. do you do a lot of digging or are you just scrapping out of crevices etc?

Good afternoon David,
Ill pan any thing from any where in the river. The photos above are they Eclipse No 1 shaft......if so word has it that approx 40 grams to the ton are the figures on it, any way it makes me wounder why they stop mining with mines like Eclipse No 2 Shaft with figures like 43 grams to the ton... For example (Thats the bigger one of the two that is fenced off on top the hill).
So the next one I would like to look at is the Little Wonder

wow 40 grams to the ton is pretty good are you sure they were pulling that from there?

would love to have a good wander around the area with someone that knows the localities of the mines did have some info on the little wonder but cant find it, if my memory is correct it was one of the better paying mines in the area......please feel free to disagree as I said my info is long gone. Also I think it was further up jones road and would now be on private land???

good effort in getting some colour though.....impressed

Good evening,
The figures I have say that best mine around is the little wonder up to 200grams a ton, so back in the days when they where mining they would have to pay taxes on ever thing that they found so I take these figures as true. Ive got a number of reasons why they may not went ahead.. but thats for another day. But I think looking at the maps of the mines I think there is a large ore body in the brookfield area but it could be down past 100 meters or more,there was no core drilling of the area completed and it now beening a national park it will never happen. But I would love to sink few holes down to about 400 meters and I think there would be some thing nice down there some where.

With a good GPS you blokes might do alright in this area.

Queenslander wrote:With a good GPS you blokes might do alright in this area.

Gday Queenslander,
Where did you get your coords for this map may I ask as theres lot of locations for mines in the wrong area on it.

Gday Queenslander,
Where did you get your coords for this map may I ask as theres lot of locations for mines in the wrong area on it..

The co-ordinates are from the historical mines data and will be spot on, the mines listed on the map are the correct mines and there location. Mines you thought were in a certain locations are probably the wrong mines and you have found something else, maybe a unknown mine. I use this programme as does different prospectors I know and they all report, with a good GPS accurate within a couple of meters out in the scrub. The programme is available through this forum.

The co-ordinates I have are from report extracts from the queensland south east mining gudie, so Im a bit confused now, Ill have to buy a GPS now and check all these different co-ordinates out.
So the programe your talking about is that google earth or are you using some thing else.. different with your GPS..
Any way what type of GPS are you using if I may ask and also are you able to put the co-ordinates up for the above map you have shown us.

lee85

I would not worry to much about the historical-gold-mines-in-google-earth that he has posted there they are not complete stick to what you have and know.

https://golddetecting.forumotion.net/t2273-historical-gold-mines-in-google-earth

You will have mines listed that are not on those Historical Mine site's and keep in mind not all mines's are plotted right ontop of he shafts as must are very old plots and done as Aus-66 not as GDA-94 as is today.

You can use is site if you are not already doing so.
http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/mapping/downloads.html

Thank you very much for your input Detrackozi.

Detrackozi wrote:lee85

I would not worry to much about the historical-gold-mines-in-google-earth that he has posted there they are not complete stick to what you have and know.

https://golddetecting.forumotion.net/t2273-historical-gold-mines-in-google-earth

You will have mines listed that are not on those Historical Mine site's and keep in mind not all mines's are plotted right ontop of he shafts as must are very old plots and done as Aus-66 not as GDA-94 as is today.

You can use is site if you are not already doing so.
http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/mapping/downloads.html

lee85 don't weigh to much into what Detrackozi has to say, his advice is Victorian and I would doubt very much if he has been prospecting up here. Stick to the historical mines data for now and get youself a good GPS and you can't go wrong. I was reading some of Detrackozi earlier posts and his knowledge of gold and detecting is very limited.

Queenslander wrote:
lee85 don't weigh to much into what Detrackozi has to say, his advice is Victorian and I would doubt very much if he has been prospecting up here. Stick to the historical mines data for now and get youself a good GPS and you can't go wrong. I was reading some of Detrackozi earlier posts and his knowledge of gold and detecting is very limited.

G'day Queenslander

You might like to apologize to Detrackozi, for the map and data info he has provided over the years to everyone and the help he has provided in the field has been fantastic.

I think you will find that Detrackozi has forgotten more about mapping data then most of us have ever known.

cheers dave

Hi Queenslander
I do not know what your experience level is BUT, I certainly have an appreciation of Detrackozi's experience level in the prospecting field, his willingness to help others, and his informative post's have added to the knowledge base of many members here.
So I would suggest before you make such comment to attack someones credibility that you do you homework correctly and get your facts right.
There have been far to many experienced hands quit this forum due to the stupidity of others posting comment.

Lee