We're currently bush camping in Victoria's Golden Triangle.
Wer'e completely alone except for a fossicker camped about half a kilometre away.
Yesterday he called in to say hello & show us this little beauty.
Its worth around $4,500.
DeanoCasino said
07:30 AM Oct 5, 2022
I have often wondered about doing this.Surely everwhere in that area belongs to some mining companies claim. How would you know and how do you get on if its on an existing claim? Any experts here know?
86GTS said
08:22 AM Oct 5, 2022
DeanoCasino wrote:
I have often wondered about doing this.Surely everwhere in that area belongs to some mining companies claim. How would you know and how do you get on if its on an existing claim? Any experts here know?
It was found in State Forest.
Not too sure but I think State Forest is Crown Land?
He'd found about a dozen of them, most of them smaller, around $25,000 worth in total.
Possum3 said
08:30 AM Oct 5, 2022
The Gummit owns all the minerals in the land - peasants can pay for a mining lease/ fossicker licence, that will allow finders keeper to come into force.
If I found nuggets - I would keep stum and get a licence on another piece of dirt and then claim that's where I got lucky.
Craig1 said
09:31 AM Oct 5, 2022
" I would keep stum and get a licence on another piece of dirt and then claim that's where I got lucky. "
Oh dear, another Rebel on the forum
Mike Harding said
02:29 PM Oct 5, 2022
Craig1 wrote:
Oh dear, another Rebel on the forum
And who's the other one, I might ask?! :)
Mike Harding said
02:39 PM Oct 5, 2022
The law regarding prospecting varies significantly from state to state so *check*.
In Victoria you may purchase a "Miner's Right" from the state government (pretty cheap nowadays) which entitles you to ownership of gold (maybe other minerals too?) you find when prospecting by hand.
You may prospect on private land with permission, in all State Forests, in areas of National Parks designated for prospecting and on non allocated Crown Land. You may *only* use hand tools and you must not unduly disturb flora - so no mechanical diggers or felling trees, you must backfill holes you dig.
NB. Do not buy a detector without doing lots of research first - they are very much a "horses for courses" affair.
Edit: typo.
-- Edited by Mike Harding on Wednesday 5th of October 2022 02:40:18 PM
landy said
08:58 PM Oct 5, 2022
Craig1 wrote:
" I would keep stum and get a licence on another piece of dirt and then claim that's where I got lucky. "
Oh dear, another Rebel on the forum
No another very sensible forum member I think. Tell them nothing take them no where, I"m with Pussum3.
We're currently bush camping in Victoria's Golden Triangle.
Wer'e completely alone except for a fossicker camped about half a kilometre away.
Yesterday he called in to say hello & show us this little beauty.
Its worth around $4,500.
It was found in State Forest.
Not too sure but I think State Forest is Crown Land?
He'd found about a dozen of them, most of them smaller, around $25,000 worth in total.
If I found nuggets - I would keep stum and get a licence on another piece of dirt and then claim that's where I got lucky.
Oh dear, another Rebel on the forum
And who's the other one, I might ask?! :)
The law regarding prospecting varies significantly from state to state so *check*.
In Victoria you may purchase a "Miner's Right" from the state government (pretty cheap nowadays) which entitles you to ownership of gold (maybe other minerals too?) you find when prospecting by hand.
You may prospect on private land with permission, in all State Forests, in areas of National Parks designated for prospecting and on non allocated Crown Land. You may *only* use hand tools and you must not unduly disturb flora - so no mechanical diggers or felling trees, you must backfill holes you dig.
NB. Do not buy a detector without doing lots of research first - they are very much a "horses for courses" affair.
Edit: typo.
-- Edited by Mike Harding on Wednesday 5th of October 2022 02:40:18 PM
No another very sensible forum member I think. Tell them nothing take them no where, I"m with Pussum3.