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Choosing the right Metal Detector
When starting out, choosing the right metal detector can be hard!
With so much good and misinformation out there its hard to navigate the world of ...
GPX 6000 SPEAKER AUDIO
26th Aug 2022
Minelab has identified infrequent cases where users hear audio feedback when using the internal speaker. Please refer to the product...
GPX 6000 Speaker Use
The GPX 6000 is a high performance, lightweight, and easy-to-use gold detector. Audio is generated and rendered in one of three ways:
The internal...
Minelab Manticore discussion
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What are the Minelab Manticore Features? My Notes
This article is my notes on the Manticore Features. We compare the Eq...
Nine Mile Diggings Kiandra Goldfield
Here is an extract from 2008 by David Scott of the nine mile diggings near Tumut
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Gold Rat Bilge Pumps
Earlier this year we released our own brand of Bilge pumps called "Bushmans bilge pumps" These are a response to ongoing supply and costing restrai...
Corona Virus updates and Delays for your gold sluices
Covid 19 has caused many issues around the world in relation to our shipping network, the main effected services are standard mail with alot of sta...
Modular Sluices - Gold rat Range
Why are so many prospectors and families alike turning to the Gold rat Modular sluices range?
Lets look at where we are to understand why our pro...
Gold Rat - Highbanker designs
Its been a while since we posted on here but I wanted ot do a quick post about our Highbanker Designs.
In 2014 we launched the Outback Pioneer Seri...
Gold Hog to Dream Mat conversion
Today we are looking at converting our flair section of a sluice from Gold hog matting over to the new and more effective dream mat configuration.
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New Minelab GPZ 7000 Detector Video
Morning Prospectors I just woke up to see minelab have releases their GPZ 7000 Video. without further ado here it is.
Highbanker Flare test Australia day 2015
So Ive been testing some goldhog matte configurations using the flair out system to see what fine gold we can capture whilst running seriously aggr...
Drywasher Counterbalance efficiency
ok so a little bit of Background, myself and MJB were having a discussion about what type of drywasher fan works better flat or beveled edge i thou...
Using a Sluice Box 101
Sluice Boxing 101
By Christopher J Walkin
Did you know that fine gold recovery usually makes up for the majority of gold found by small time...
Gold Mining with miners moss
Miners Moss is by far one of the hobby gold mining prospectors best friends when it comes to gold capture. Without miners moss the clean out and sh...
Australian Gold Price on the up and up
Hi Guys just been watching the gold price creep up here for the past month or so and noticed were nearly $50 a gram again, what a wonderful thing :...
Gold Rat Testing Flood Line
I took my new Gold Rat V1.0 Highbanker out yesterday for a run in an old diverted creek on the south side of Ballarat, there was some really good c...
Research is Key ballarat Leads - Gold Mining
I Came across this publication whilst researching Ballarat leads on the Sebastopol side its such a great read if your a Ballarat local it gives awa...