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A lot of the guys used solar generators to recharge batteries, etc.

4wd... to be honest a lot of the tracks we went down would have been fine with a vehicle with fairly good clearance. Wasn't any gnarly ground we covered apart from one shortcut we could have easily avoided. Though if it rains you'd be buggered as all the red dust will just turn to red mud.

I'd be opting for a nice comfortable campervan with solar and A/C!

great pile of ideas!
keep them coming :-)

theres a bloke on the australian metal detecting and relic hunting forum selling his gpx4500 for AUD$4500 coms with a pick and other bits and peices!

Been going over to WA for 6 years, missed last year though. Hopeing to head over again this year mid June to end Sept. We have a 6mtr mazda moterhome and end up doing arround 10000km in that time for arround 4 to 6 oz of the good stuff.We have CB radio contact between base camp and myself, sat phone, GPS is a must as when you are in the zone you lose yourself easily. Carry plenty of water and a flynet head cover(they are great for trapping flies inside). You need a miners licience $25 for a lifetime. available from the department of mines,who are also very helpfull for getting maps from, telling you where you can and cannot go. The detector shops in Perth have some cheep area related books on where old working were. One of the most helpful books is the Gold & ghosts in two editions for WA, trouble is if you can get them they are around $700 per book.I was detecting way outback when a guy i met offered me a copy on a flashdrive.Ph no in profile. probably not all that legal.Dont be to put off, common sense is your most valuable tool. you never know we may cross paths out there somewhere. hope this is of some help

make sure its not one of them blow up sheep ones the aussys mite laugh at ya lol.

The Ass is to carry the nuggets - right?

:-)

here's a useful link to places to metal detect for gold in AU:

http://www.treasureenter...ons_within_Australia.htm

Also I have bought several times from this guy, just parts for my minelab. He has retired and is selling stuff at remainder prices.

cheers

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hi guys no 1 goverment of western australia Department of mines @petroleum / mineral titles division 100plain street east perth western australia 6004 /ph 08/92223333 also ask for a copy of S 20 It may be now be S40 General rights to prospect and protection of certain crown land No2 if you apply for a certain area before you go it may have issud to someone else by the time you get there// No3 ask for a booket on PROSPECTING inWESTERN AUSTRALIA issuded by the same Dept and just remember if you are asked by any one makesure you are on the right lease or crown land or have been given permision from the leases Get his name if you CAN// they have a what is a tEN GRAPH Which goes over the mining area which will tell you the area you have applied for //Remember if buying off Ebay for your GPX ASK FOR the minelab number on the side of machine then ring minelab in South austalia to confime that it is genuine MOST important The best place to buy is from a dealer Miners Den AUSTRALIA on the internet victoria / THIS Forumwill get you all the info you will need it is called DWAG //detecting west australia gold good forum a lot of info What you need /where to go/ what info needed /what 4x4 is best and remember if you land in perth there is a lot of miles to go from there to some of the better GOLD FIELDS also ask how TEN GRAPH MAPS WORK FROM THE GOVERMENT OF WA ///MINE LAB ELECTRONICS PTY LTD TEL/ +61 082380888/ E/MAIL minelab@minelab .com .au also join there forum too ex kiwi