Other Gold in Australia

[Stuart]

Bathurst, NSW, Tennant Creek, NT, Clermont, QLD, Jupiter Creek Diggings, SA, Beaconsfield, TAS, Castlemaine, VIC, and Kalgoorlie, WA, are the general gold prospecting sites in Australia mind, the best is Western Australia these days, the others are nearly gold gone on holidays as the detectors have found most of the gold, WA has many areas still producing gold nuggets. That's where I'm heading when I can afford to get a caravan as I'll need one to live in once out in the gold fields.

Here's a link to the site that tells most about the areas of gold in Australia - https://www.goldindustrygroup.com.a...st-places-to-go-gold-prospecting-in-australia

 

[user 94]

Bathurst, NSW, Tennant Creek, NT, Clermont, QLD, Jupiter Creek Diggings, SA, Beaconsfield, TAS, Castlemaine, VIC, and Kalgoorlie, WA, are the general gold prospecting sites in Australia mind, the best is Western Australia these days, the others are nearly gold gone on holidays as the detectors have found most of the gold, WA has many areas still producing gold nuggets. That's where I'm heading when I can afford to get a caravan as I'll need one to live in once out in the gold fields.

Here's a link to the site that tells most about the areas of gold in Australia - https://www.goldindustrygroup.com.a...st-places-to-go-gold-prospecting-in-australia

Just had a look at the article link.
Regarding Queensland, that information is furtherest from the truth, claiming Clermont is the area to go, ( maybe for city fossickers on holiday going to a GPA) I can assure you there are thousands of rich gold bearing areas in QLD, Clermont is way down on the bottom of my list.

 

[hydro2]

When I go gold Prospecting in my area, I follow natural Flora that indicates that Gold is present in the sand. My favorite plant is the Desert Trumpet flower.
I believe that in Australia some eucalyptus plant indicates where the is Gold in the sand. I specialize in Nano Gold.

 

[Stuart]

When I go gold Prospecting in my area, I follow natural Flora that indicates that Gold is present in the sand. My favorite plant is the Desert Trumpet flower.
I believe that in Australia some eucalyptus plant indicates where the is Gold in the sand. I specialize in Nano Gold.

What is Nano Gold if I can ask please. That all makes good sense, I'll make note of that and follow it when I go over to WA.

 

[Stuart]

Just had a look at the article link.
Regarding Queensland, that information is furtherest from the truth, claiming Clermont is the area to go, ( maybe for city fossickers on holiday going to a GPA) I can assure you there are thousands of rich gold bearing areas in QLD, Clermont is way down on the bottom of my list.

I can't deny your note there on Clermont, as it's mostly all detector driven out of the earth around that area, far better places in QLD but that was the best site for other information and general areas of note.

 

[user 94]

When I go gold Prospecting in my area, I follow natural Flora that indicates that Gold is present in the sand. My favorite plant is the Desert Trumpet flower.
I believe that in Australia some eucalyptus plant indicates where the is Gold in the sand. I specialize in Nano Gold.

No gold in sand here, sand is very light, gold is 19 times heavier. Flora is no indicator, gold was formed millions of years ago, a lot of erosion since then, entire mountains have gone, there is no flora that old.

 

[user 100]

I just walk around bushland crownland areas in australia VIC and I find gold, everyday I come home with gold. I don't worry about plants or any of the things books or maps will tell you that has something to do with gold bearing ground. Alot of the gold I am finding today is dropped gold from drays and its in most unlogical place alot of people wouldn't even bother detecting. I've been to so called flogged areas where its almost impossible to get a target on eye candy surface areas or near by old timer digger holes and then just a short distance over in that direction there's not one dig hole by modern detectorists. Found many glory patches that have been missed by everyone else.

 

[Alan]

I just walk around bushland crownland areas in australia VIC and I find gold, everyday I come home with gold. I don't worry about plants or any of the things books or maps will tell you that has something to do with gold bearing ground. Alot of the gold I am finding today is dropped gold from drays and its in most unlogical place alot of people wouldn't even bother detecting. I've been to so called flogged areas where its almost impossible to get a target on eye candy surface areas or near by old timer digger holes and then just a short distance over in that direction there's not one dig hole by modern detectorists. Found many glory patches that have been missed by everyone else.

Any photos of your finds? Curious to see the format it's found in.

 

[user 100]

I don't take photos of the gold in the field, showing exactly where i found it, otherwise I'm sure I'll raise competitors to the area I'm currently working. But i can show you some of the gold I have found there.

Plus many more.

 

[hydro2]

Any photos of your finds? Curious to see the format it's found in.

Hi Dean, Nano Gold is 2NM in diameter and is negatively charged which causes it to be suspended in water. Have a look at "Ausie Prospector" in YouTube, he has a video on how to collect nano gold in Australia

 

[hydro2]

I just walk around bushland crownland areas in australia VIC and I find gold, everyday I come home with gold. I don't worry about plants or any of the things books or maps will tell you that has something to do with gold bearing ground. Alot of the gold I am finding today is dropped gold from drays and its in most unlogical place alot of people wouldn't even bother detecting. I've been to so called flogged areas where its almost impossible to get a target on eye candy surface areas or near by old timer digger holes and then just a short distance over in that direction there's not one dig hole by modern detectorists. Found many glory patches that have been missed by everyone else.

( Aussie Bloke Prospecting

 

[user 100]

Hi Dean, Nano Gold is 2NM in diameter and is negatively charged which causes it to be suspended in water. Have a look at "Ausie Prospector" in YouTube, he has a video on how to collect nano gold in Australia

Oh you wanted photos of micro flour gold. Shouldn't the title of this thread be 2nm gold in Australia. Then it wouldn't be confusing.

 

[Nikolaj Winther]

No gold in sand here, sand is very light, gold is 19 times heavier. Flora is no indicator, gold was formed millions of years ago, a lot of erosion since then, entire mountains have gone, there is no flora that old.

I don't think it's too far-fetched that certain flora could/would coincide/covary with gold in some areas. Probably not related to the gold directly, but some co-occuring mineral that a certain plant would prefer.

 

[user 100]

When I went to WA Australia for the first time in my life i found gold (not 2nm gold, but nuggets) in the flat low lining areas and in ruts and depressions that could be considered as a dry modern day watercourse. There were plants specifically growing in and next to the water catchment spots they didn't seem to grow anywhere else. I didn't really pay attention to the sand or material as an indicator knowing the gold was obviously washed down from higher spots to the lower spots.

 

[Moneybox]

There are a lot of people with the opinion that WA has more gold but most of those people live on the east coast and don't do too well in their own state. "The grass is always greener on the other side". If you can't find gold in areas where it's been found before then you are probably wasting your time and money trekking to the west. We've travelled the country and found gold in every state (haven't tried Tassie) just to prove the point.

 

[user 100]

There are a lot of people with the opinion that WA has more gold but most of those people live on the east coast and don't do too well in their own state. "The grass is always greener on the other side". If you can't find gold in areas where it's been found before then you are probably wasting your time and money trekking to the west. We've travelled the country and found gold in every state (haven't tried Tassie) just to prove the point.

I went to WA Australia for the experience. Mostly to see what it was like. I can agree I do find more gold in Victoria Australia, 5 minutes from home.

 

[hydro2]

I don't think it's too far-fetched that certain flora could/would coincide/covary with gold in some areas. Probably not related to the gold directly, but some co-occuring mineral that a certain plant would prefer.

When I went to WA Australia for the first time in my life i found gold (not 2nm gold, but nuggets) in the flat low lining areas and in ruts and depressions that could be considered as a dry modern day watercourse. There were plants specifically growing in and next to the water catchment spots they didn't seem to grow anywhere else. I didn't really pay attention to the sand or material as an indicator knowing the gold was obviously washed down from higher spots to the lower spots.

I can only say that you did not find any Nanogold In WA because you were not looking for it. Did all the nuggets that you found have sharp edges? Or were they smooth with rounded edges due to Wear and tear over Millions of years? Now I wonder where all the shavings disappeared to?? I can show you photographs of Gold pickers that float away in sluice boxes because of inclusions in these Gold pieces. I can remember " Experts " telling me, in my youth,
that there are no Diamonds or Platinum Group metals in America. What a surprise!

 

[hydro2]

When I went to WA Australia for the first time in my life i found gold (not 2nm gold, but nuggets) in the flat low lining areas and in ruts and depressions that could be considered as a dry modern day watercourse. There were plants specifically growing in and next to the water catchment spots they didn't seem to grow anywhere else. I didn't really pay attention to the sand or material as an indicator knowing the gold was obviously washed down from higher spots to the lower spots.

Diamonds are associated with Gold Deposits ( placer and Hard Rock ) I wonder if you found diamonds?

 

[hydro2]

Oh you wanted photos of micro flour gold. Shouldn't the title of this thread be 2nm gold in Australia. Then it wouldn't be confusing.

Whatever

 

[Madtuna]

No gold in sand here, sand is very light, gold is 19 times heavier. Flora is no indicator, gold was formed millions of years ago, a lot of erosion since then, entire mountains have gone, there is no flora that old.

I beg to differ about flora not being an indicator and use it to my advantage as do many who use google earth at one of their tools when prospecting.
Flora can show you old water courses, where ground is deeper. Creek systems etc… Some plants only grow in certain mineral rich areas which also can hold gold.
Things like a line of dessert currajongs can betray an ancient water course or a fault or crack in the bedrock.