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Thanks Rod! It's nearly beginning to look like all the hard work might pay off. 😁 Fingers crossed!

G'day Heath, thanks for watching and commenting. Thank you also for the generous offer! This is the 4th offer I've had now, bringing the total funds offered to a bit over $7000! I certainly didn't expect such generosity so quickly from all of my legend viewers. My hopes are to find somebody in this state with experience in small scale hard rock, who has been through the whole process and can assist me through all of the legal business and invest some money into getting the show happening. So I won't be taking any money off anyone any time soon, but it's great to know the offer is there. Really appreciate that guys. Ive still lots more research and ground work to be completed before I make any serious decisions about the reef, but I will certainly keep you all posted as I progress. Thanks again mate!

Thanks Andy! Lovely comment, deserves pinning. So far things are certainly looking good with this project. I actually just processed a second sample a few days ago, 76kg of material with a bit of the low grade centre rock also. Surprisingly I got a very similar result, I haven't melted it up yet, but I'd guess around 35gAu and 5gAg per tonne. Which is fantastic for a second sample with some dilution. Woohoo

@@TheGoldmansChannel good job mate, keep punching away 👍

Thanks heaps Begley clan, I'm feeling optimistic so far 😁😁

Glad I wasn't the only one 😉. Cheers mate!

Thanks mate! Fingers crossed the future of the reef holds what I'm hoping 🤞🏿🤞🏿

Cheers PK! Thanks for tuning in and dropping a comment 🤝🏿

Thanks GoldFox! I havent had any luck using the SDC underground, a GM1000 and the little coil would be much better for that. I actually have a Falcon MD20 for this purpose, but admittedly, I haven't used it very much! It has found some nice gold in the past though. I'll take it with me on the next trip 😁

Thanks Garrett, very exciting indeed. I've been hanging to share a video on this one, glad to finally include you all in the fun.

Thanks mate! Much appreciated 😁🤝🏿

Thanks Ralph! The first half a dozen trips in, I had to use the GPS. But im starting to wear a slight walking trail into the spot now, still very tricky to follow however. But it is getting easier. Hopefully the animals make the little path a bit more navigable over time 😁

Goldmans Gym.. I wonder whether I could trick folks into paying $50/day to come haul rock for me 🤣. Might need them to sign an NDA, though haha.

If I weren't such an introvert, I would have spun the camera around so you could see how cool I looked 😎🤣🤣

Thanks, Orophilia! 😁

That would be fantastic, Dennis. I will pick up a quad or dirt bike at some point in the future. But nanny state Victorian rules prohibit any vehicles from navigating off a marked road, and the fines are substantial. Don't even get me started on that subject 🤣

@@TheGoldmansChannel maby old time, wheel barrow

A Motorised wheelbarrow would be the go if it had big soft wheels and good height off the ground. It's technically not a vehicle right? 🤔 Should be fine to take off the marked tracks

Thanks Gav! Hopefully people are too busy trying to find Nuggety Gully, and don't worry about the mine. But between you and I, the mine has a much larger potential than that little gully in the hills 😉😉 hehe

Thanks Cam. Much appreciated man 🤟🏿

Thanks Graham! Hopefully future sampling proves up the reef strike for the distance I'm suspecting. Could be a real winner!

I wish it could, but she's too steep and rocky in there, unfortunately Luke. The video never shows the terrain very well, does it.

As was I! Many previous trips to different spots have been harder and longer and for much less reward 😅. I was very glad that this one is proving up as I hoped it would so far 🤞🏿

Thanks Dave! Yes, I did get your email, and I did the old "I'll get back to him after dinner" trick. So I forgot, of course. Sorry about that, I'll get back to you now. 👍🏿👍🏿

Thanks mate! No I didn't gap the new plug, I've always assumed they came at the required 0.7-0.8mm straight out of the box, but I've never checked! I might go check one on the shelf, now that you mention it 🤔

Thanks for dropping a comment, mate 😁. Cheers 🍻

Good morning Jph. They're quite rediculous here in Vic state, Aus. Typical Exploration License application fees are in the area of $3000. This gives mineral rights to the owner, and allows for work plans to conduct low impact works to establish viability, such as core drilling, rock sampling etc. Once viability has been proven. Application fees for a mining license run you about $5000. Not including Native Title assessments, bonds, fees for additions, or alterations. It can get bloody expensive, very fast!

Bonds can be anywhere for $10000 to multiple millions, depending on the size of the project and the planned works.

@@TheGoldmansChannel well damn!! 😳. Thanks for the insight. I was just curious how it compares to us and Canada. Pretty much double

@@TheGoldmansChannel you dont have prospecting lease's over there? In WA you can peg a prospecting lease have it for 4 years, then option to extend. Then you have the option to convert to small scale mining lease. Cost for pegging a P is $374 once off fee then $29 rent per year min, or $3 per hectare. Max area 200 hectare. Min expenditure $2000, bond is not paid up front, it is a commitment to the bond amount if one does the wrong thing.

That's just the starting prices too JPH, bigger the ground, the more expensive. We have PLs here also Rob, yes. But they're limited to a maximum of 5 hectares, so I'd only be able to peg a small amount of the total area I would need. I've traced the structure for about 3 kilometres so far. I would hate to have another company come in and cover the rest of the reef because I only had a small area pegged on it. PLs are heaps cheaper though, a much better option if the area of interest is only small.

Sounds right to me Tuna! Similar theory to mine, so I guess there must be some truth to our suspicions. It's always very tricky to get the best look at the rock and geology over film, so you've done well. A very strange reef indeed though, unlike any of the others I have found in this area so far. Exclusively showing similarities to the "Tricky to Find Reef". I've traced this structure along the surface for a few hundred meters now, float material on the surface has shown some gold, but not in the same quantity as in this shaft.

@@TheGoldmansChannel yeah, like you said, the surface rock had a long time to erode and to flush all the material away. Especially when it is such fine gold it will be hard to find on the surface. I mean, it could even end up hundreds of kilometers away from the source if there was some sort of creek or a river system somewhere in the past. In the US there are locations where almost a mile thick layer of rock has eroded away. And in such a situation there must have been flows of water that would reach a long distance. It seems to be pretty rich ore for such a thin strip of ore. Which is nice, because that means a whole lot less work to get it out. Anyway, I am looking forward to the next adventure.

Always here for you, mate! 👍🏿 Thank you for your support also 🤝🏿

No problem at all. I love victorian content and I'm learning every time you upload a video. I'm in hospital for a bit so youtube is my only fever relief at the moment until I'm in better shape, then I'm going to hit it hard this summer

@goldfeverreliever I hope you get back out there feeling 100% again ASAP mate. Being stuck in there must be driving you crazy! Just sussed out your channel and subbed, really nice and clear voice overs, you've got an excellent "Radio Voice". Most of us Aussies sound like Gronks through a microphone 😆

Cheers mate I appreciate the support. My voice on video has always made me cringe

I cringe the same at my own voice man, don't worry haha. I thoroughly edit my whole videos, then watch them once to ensure they're all good before rendering. Then, never play them again 🤣

Try this link mate, this is the Bible of PM Refining 😁 cheers. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=recyclingsecrets.com/free-reports/refining-precioius-metals-waste-cm-hoke.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiOkv_C182IAxXkRCoJHRyXL4MQFnoECBYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2BSPAL6EsUQ8q4awqCRTuE

$123/g, $3825/oz here in Australia this morning, Shiney. My thoughts are, if it goes up much more, we won't be able to prospect for it, because we will all be fighting a war. I hope it holds steady as it is. 😬😬

Thanks Mick! Few years between successes with the detector, but it came eventually!

Still operating perfectly Farmer Bob. I changed a few minor things over time, and made note of the changes in a video I put up a while ago, reviewing the crusher after 1 year of use. That would be worth viewing, if you're looking to build your own. Cheers!

Thanks 30 Block! Do the miles, wear the smiles 😁.

Hahaha, yep, the boss deserves the spotlight after locating that thumper of a piece 😁. Thanks Dan! I really appreciate your kind words and enthusiasm! 🤟🏿🤟🏿

Will do Doug! Thanks mate!

Thanks Spruce! Victoria State mate 👌🏿

Thanks mate! We were all very happy prospectors 😁

Gold Territory Shimo!

G'day Mark in California, I mention the name of the machine and the coil early on in the video, just before we start finding the gold. Please go back and review that section 😁. Cheers

Thanks James! Much appreciated man 🤟🏿. The contrast is always an issue with the quartz on film unfortunately. Some of my shorts may give you a better idea of what to keep an eye out for. But in the grand scheme of things, looks don't really matter! Quartz can look fantastic, and have no gold in it. It can look Boney and rubbish, yet be loaded with gold! You just never know, until you crush the sample. That's the most important thing. Don't look, crush! Crush lots of small samples, then the data will start painting a picture for you 😁

Good to see you've got your priorities in order, Blumack! Keep grinding mate 💪🏿

Wasn't that a 6 ounce slug? I remember the videos. It was a very sad day, when Abyss dropped off the TH-cam platform. But, that's the reality of it, TH-cam can help make, or break a prospectors success!

Yeah your memory is better than mine😅​@@TheGoldmansChannel

Who could forget an absolute slug like that 🤑.

Thanks Dylan! Cheers man 🤟🏿

Very true Adz! The banks around the hotspots copped a bloody flogging in the months following our great finds, but there could still be more hidding in there somewhere. We never get 100% of it 🤑

Thanks Graham, much appreciated mate 👍🏿 😁

Bloody oath Rod, can you imagine getting a time machine and taking a modern detector back to these virgin locations 170 years ago? 🤑🤑🤑

Fooooorrrrkkk indeed RumPig 🤣 Cheers mate!