SpinCharm t1_je1viir wrote on March 28, 2023 at 8:23 PM

One thing that keeps amateur prospecting popular is that as technology improves, new detectors come out they are more sensitive, more discreet, and can detect gold further underground than previous models. So people can go over the same well-trodden fields and find gold that others previously overlooked.

mazurzapt t1_je2bffp wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:06 PM

Do you have any maps?

SpinCharm t1_je2cjkt wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:13 PM

No. But there are shops in Ballarat you can grab them from.

Itsumishi t1_je48xgt wrote on March 29, 2023 at 8:52 AM

This guy was apparently using a cheap detector and the nugget just happened to be less than 30cm below the surface.

Seems like he mostly just got incredibly lucky!

sharksnut t1_je2nuhn wrote on March 28, 2023 at 11:35 PM

Recommendations?

SpinCharm t1_je2oobz wrote on March 28, 2023 at 11:41 PM

Only to watch The Detectorists. Awesomely excellent.