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GOLD PROSPECTING INFORMATION
To view the various topics, simply 'click on' to the
subject required listed in the left-hand side of this page.
PROSPECTING TIPS
consist of the following
subjects:
- So you want to go Gold
Prospecting
- So you want to go Gold
Prospecting with a Metal Detector
- Gold - A True Fact
- Information on Gold
- Testing for Gold
- Gold / Silver Weight Conversion
Table
- Specific Gravity
- Number of Karats = % Gold
- Cleaning Gold
- Price of Gold in Australian
Dollars
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GOLD
PROSPECTING LOCATIONS WITHIN AUSTRALIA
consist of the following
States, Territories and subjects:
QUEENSLAND
- Queensland Gold - Yesterday and Today
- Gold Discoveries in the Warwick Area
(South-east Queensland)
- Queensland Gold Nuggets
NEW SOUTH WALES / AUSTRALIAN
CAPITAL TERRITORY
- Gold Prospecting Areas of New South Wales
- List of Gold Nuggets Found in New South Wales
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
TASMANIA
- Gold Localities of Tasmania
VICTORIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN
TERRITORY
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GOLD
OCCURRENCES IN QUEENSLAND
consist of the following
regions
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Southern
Queensland
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Central
Queensland
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North
Queensland
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GOLD
& GHOSTS Books
" A
Prospector’s Guide to Metal Detecting in
Australia
"
Volumes
1 + 2 (Western Australia) & Volumes 3 +
4 (Queensland)
by: David W. de
Havelland
A
series of books that gives in detail, information on the old gold
mining areas together with valuable historical information,
photographs and maps – these are most essential for the serious
prospector! The information shown on this page is
for your reference only ... as they are now 'out of print'.
P.S.
There are some reports that claim a Volume 5 (New South Wales) edition
was
printed ... this is not the case !
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GOLD
FINDS
This page is devoted to reported gold finds in Australia.
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Even today,
I still do a lot of in-depth research and field work ...
finding new un-worked gold areas for my customers.
A typical
example of this is a new untouched gold-field I came across
about 4 hours from Brisbane which has yielded many gold nuggets !!
During October
in 2007, one of our customers (Gordon McPherson from Brisbane)
found 254 grams of nuggets from a very small part this area.
He found two
(2) large nuggets ... weighing 71 grams and 56 grams
respectively ... plus 94 more smaller pieces weighing 127 grams
making a total of 254 grams (just over 8 ounces) valued over
$14,400.00
at today's prices (August 2011) with his brand new Minelab 'Eureka Gold' metal
detector that he bought from us.
Note:
Due to some idiots who did not ask permission and did not respect the
owner's property etc. in April 2009 ... this area has now been
closed off.
There are
other customers who have been there too, but in this day and age a lot
of people don't reveal to us what they have found. It makes all of my
research worthwhile to see someone come into our store with a big grin
on their face !
Another area
is (the washed-out creeks off the road) from St John's Creek going
toward Auburn (N.W. of Mundubberra, Queensland) is worth detecting
amongst the ironstone pebbles as many good nuggets have been found
here too.
Please ....
respect this new area .... fill in all holes dug and don't go into
fenced areas without permission from the land owner.
There are
many other possible locations that I am still working on for the
future .... all will be revealed in the fullness of time !
If you
have bought a detector from us (now or in the past) and you are
interested to know about these new areas please email me with your
name, address, type of detector purchased and the serial number or
invoice number.
Please
remember, I am here to help you ... because I care.
David
Cooper
5 th January 2011
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