Ok i want to find a gold nugget - where to start?

[Snoopy36]

There are these groups in England running Metal Detecting tours for old coins and relics.

Are there any similar operators in Australia for gold nugget hunting? I want to just go somewhere were gold may be found and for someone to say "Ok start swinging that way". I imagine there's still a fair bit of gold to be found in Central Queensland. But I don't know where to start, how to find landowners' details, how to ask them for permission to hunt for gold on their property bla bla bla bla blah.

Any Central Queenslanders on this forum willing to 'invite' me for a hunt in their goldfields?        I'll bring the beer 

Cheers
Snoopy

[Rwork]

Make the trip to Vic and you will be to tired to drink beer.Hard work this gold prospecting. Rwork

[Detrackozi]

Snoopy36

Your best place would be Charters Towers

But here are a couple of places were you can get silver as well as gold how good would that be.

Hero,55K,419813,7852878,
128 Tons/928.813 Kg Silver Matte   10.26 T Lead Matte

Far Fanning,55K,434214,7825177,
Tons/176.35 Kg Gold Metal   64 Kg Silver M

Marmy Creek,55K,439004,7795218,
8 Tons/1.2 T Lead Matte   .51 Kg Silver Matte

HumeS Workings,55K,490392,7804137,
29 Tons/3.53 Kg Gold Bullion   .8 Kg Silver Matte

Download this link then have a look at them in Google Earth
http://www.4shared.com/file/sboycOS6/Snoopy36_Selection.html

[Detrackozi]

Snoopy36

Give Qldsandy a ring I am sure he will give you some good leads to how to ring


http://golddetecting.4umer.net/equipment-suppliers-f8/new-detecting-prospecting-business-opening-in-charters-towers-queensland-t1710.htm

[jeffaust68]

hay snoop I'm in emerald we have clermont i have not been yet but you still get nuggets
i have all the maps for detectoring will send if you email for your reseach
PS went to bundaberg last weekend found 9ct men's wedding band and silver ring in 50 mtrs at mid tide
had to go to wedding wish i could have swung at low tide and do whole beach will go back in Dec 2010
     happy digger

[Snoopy36]

Thanks for the advice folks. David - awesome maps mate. I've downloaded the kml(?) file - I'll look into it more this weekend. I'll contact Qld Sandy soon to get some advice from him.

And Jeff - if I ever make the trek to Emerald, I'll be sure to let you know 

Cheers
Snoop

[willy46]

Snoop needs a holiday. I think he should to come to Vic and hang out with myself & Rwork..........

[Snoopy36]

Thanks Willy    I have a conference on 15-16 November and first i was told it was in Melbourne so I thought I'd get to meet a couple of Victorians but instead it's in Adelaide.... A famous post member here is kindly accommodating my request to meet and go tectin in Adelaide    You just might get a cool video of SuperSnoopy hunting Adelaide! Yeeeehaaaaa!!!! 

[jeffaust68]

thumbs up 
hope you get out to detect after the conferance mate nothing like swinging on new ground
happy digging 
good luck