Any one Done much Detecting in Queensland Australia?

Governments and big minning companies do not like seeing the small timers having a go. Every year more and more of our freedoms are slowly be legislated out of existance.  Strange as our country was built on small time prospectors having a go! Minning companies have large tracts of land held under minning leases in all states.

Even if they do not mine they hold the rights to the mineral deposit. They see small time prospectors as violating thier mineral rights as small time thieves. Areas set aside for public prospecting has been picked clean as new metal detectors have hit the market.

Some good gold areas are up around the Palmer River Area, East of Cloncurry in the ranges.  Mt Perry region near Bundaberg. And the old gold feilds around Claremont have been yeilding good results to newer generation of metal detectors.

It should be noted that some landowners have had bad experiences with some prospectors which has made it hard for the rest of us.

I suggest you get hold of some minning topgrapical maps and some magazines that give good tips to locations currently acessable to small time prospectors.

I hope that has been of help.

Hardluck.

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There are a lot of places you can hide as a small time prospector in Australia. If you are prepared to really rough it in what we call " Nugga Nugga country" There are many people called the Grey nomads that travel the length of the country.

Many are small time prospectors with a excellent network of connections to old small gold feilds scattered across the country. All chasing the dream of one day striking it big, but in fact they are already living the dream by being free as possable.

The trick is if you do find any gold you say nothing to nobody. Keep a low profile and live the dream.

Hardluck.



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Hi SVBerry, I think if you come to Australia you need to detect in the areas known as nugett areas. Vic , Wa and nsw are about as good as you can get. there is gold to be had you just got to manage to walk onto it. NT isn't bad but the laws  tight same with Queensland. I hope you get over here and do well Ken

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Hello Ken and Sv Berry

I am down in fat cat city ( Canberra at the moment ) trying to negotiate a deal on another project and I am getting bogged down with red tape. Politicians and public servants like taking credit when things work out. But are never there when you know what hits the fan!

Piracy is not dead! They just traded in thier eyepatch and cutluss for a mobile phone and Business suit and call them selves Lawyers. Until I finish with these sharks I do not get away as much as I LIKE.

The world seems to be changing so fast these days some times its hard to keep up. Hows Dalby these days?
It has been a long time since I have been up Mt Perry Gin Gin way. In regards to Cloncurry Area Ever hear of a Area called "Top Camp" Found some nice nuggets there in the early 90's.

I will be up Townsville on the 20th catching up on old mates that I used to prospect with. I am sad to see things have gotton so much worse. Every day I see more of our country being sold to foreign interests. They keep telling us it is the lucky country but all I See it is only Lucky for some.

Hardluck

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Hi hardluck, It would be a bit cool down in the ACT still. I was there years ago in the Department of Defence. Nonthing would change much down there only big fat pollies on tax payers money. I know a few fat Lawyers they get easy money. The old world is moving to fast. Some day it will all go back. Nature will level it all for us in time. Dalby has been cold but dry. it has all changed out here with all the coal, gass and oil. Dalby even has street lights and a big W it that counts for much. Every thing is expensive here now. A cabin in the Chinchilla caravan park is $1000.00 a week. Luck I have my house or I wouldn't be here. you can't aford rent in Clearmont it is mad up there.
I have hear of a Area called "Top Camp" at Cloncurry not a bad area up there I enjoyed it there on the cattle station and I was shooting Roos. My mate got a large bit at Bells flat up there. The big mines have hold of most ground in the area now days. the only way to get on stations to hunt gold is to work on them same with shooting. I hope you enjoy your time up with your mates. I don't know if there is much luck left here nowdays with the goverments. The days I enjoyed of a free country is over. We will soon be just a name Australia owned by most countries or ASia.
You take care an catxch up soon. Ken

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