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Just Brilliant! The 2008 AGM was again a highlight of the prospecting calendar. Over 130 members travelled to Heathcote to enjoy an afternoon of camaraderie and to support their Association. See report inside this issue.

We’ve BeenHadProspectors in North-East Victoria are quite justified in thinking they have been ignored by Parks Victoria planners. See inside for details, including how you can help stop this happening again.

RaffleLucky winners of our 2008 raffle were:1st ticket 0253 Stan Mudford - Minelab GPX 45002nd ticket 0856 Hart Schfft - Gold Prospecting Australia Trip3rd ticket 0821 Marion & Geoff Varcoe - Coiltek Coil from Coiltek Manufacturing4th ticket 1279 Alan Flint - GPS from Coiltek Gold Centre5th ticket 1104 Kevin Hillier - Whites Detector from Goldsearch Australia6th ticket 0989 Keith Roberts. - Voucher from Miners Den Melbourne

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Eureka EchoThe Official Journal of the Prospectors and Miners Association of Victoria ‘PMAV

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The Diggers OathWe swear by the

Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and

fight to defend our rights and liberties.

Gerard Tobin at the Recent Panning Championships

Raffle Prize-WinnerLong term supporter of the PMAV, Stan Mudford, is the proud new owner of the Minelab GPX4500 as the first-prize winner in the annual raffle. Stan is pictured here ready to try out his new machine. Congratulations Stan.

One very happy first prize winner’

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Officers of the PMAV:President Rita Bentley 0408 328 640Vice President allan Rossiter (03) 5444 0470Secretary Wallace Young (03) 9850 6961Treasurer geoff Strang (03) 9873 1244Committee peter Maffey (03) 9801 7430 Tom Calvert (03) 5968 9210 Bruce Brown 0417 547 928 Don Brereton (03) 9716 3932 peter McCashney (03) 9789 9749 paul Norton (03) 9940 1616

East Gippsland Branch (Stratford):president John Munn aH (03) 5143 0754Vice-president anthony Habben (03) 5152 2244Secretary Steve Dingwall (03) 51471186Treasurer Jenny eaton-Nasmyth 0427 196 038West Gippsland Branch (Drouin):president alan Ramsdale (03) 5940 2446Sec/Treasurer Doug prestidge (03) 5160 1424North East Branch (Yackandandah):president Bill gleeson 0418 307 569Vice president Jeff Kennett (02) 6027 3412Secretary anne gleeson (03) 5744 1263Treasurer Neil Hulm (02) 6027 3504Melbourne Branch: Contact geoff Strang (03) 9873 1244 Fax (03) 9874 5891Grampians Branch: Contact John Tottenham (03) 5381 1217

Central Victorian Branch (Maryborough): Contact andrew Overton 0458 691 200South West Branch (Ballarat): ‘in recess’PMAV Historian: Contact Steve Barnham (03) 5468 1405 [email protected]

The postal address of the PMAV is:gpO Box 1706, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001Fax No: (03) 9553 1032 email: [email protected] inquiry number: 0408 176 496

The PMAV website is: www.pmav.asn.au

The echo is published in March, June, September and December. The deadline for each issue is the 15th day of the month prior to publication.

The eureka echo is distributed to prospectors, the mining industry, politicians and other individuals and organisations with an interest in assisting and promoting the mining and prospecting industries.

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DisclaimerOpinions expressed are those of the original authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the editor or the association. persons acting on any opinion, advice, fact or advertisement published in this issue do so at their own risk.

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Welcome to the New Year and the first of the 2009 Eureka Echo’s.

For those who missed out on the AGM, you missed a great afternoon where the sense of ‘community’ was stronger than I have seen in the past 20 years. It is a privilege to continue as your President.

We had our first try of ‘technology’ with a power-point display that I had put together on the PMAV’s new laptop computer. I think it was successful, as everyone seemed to be glued to the projected screen image, rather than the speakers.

Our dedicated Treasurer, Geoff Strang, produced a professional financial statement and later highlighted one important point. Without the annual raffle, the PMAV would struggle. While we are immensely grateful for the generosity of our sponsors and the support of those who purchase raffle tickets, it indicates that not enough of the prospecting and mining community are actually joining the Association. They are happy to read the Eureka Echo, they are happy to enjoy the fruits of the Association’s hard work, but they are not willing to contribute towards the Association’s work.

Most of us know at least one person who is not a member and should be – time for some arm-twisting! How about paying their membership until the end of the financial year (half price) and shaming them into paying the full amount in June?

I am saddened by the retirement of Noel Laidlaw as State Mining Warden. Noel has always been a friend to the small-miner and we, of course, wish him well for the future.

Our newest Committee member, Paul Norton, has demonstrated that he will be a considerable asset to the Association with strong interest in many issues of interest to smaller-scale miners. Echo readers will be aware of the frustration that this sector has caused the Committee – Paul’s energy and enthusiasm is a breath of fresh air!

Those of you who were at the AGM will be aware that I have a few health issues, with the return of the cancer which I first battled in 2001. I have thought about standing down from the President’s position and will do so if I think I am not able to adequately fulfill the role. The Committee has indicated I have their support – and they have been wonderful in the past few months. For the moment, I would like to remain as your President; hopefully I will be able to continue to do so for the rest of this term.

I would like to thank all of you who have sent their best wishes over the past few months. Having so much support is almost overwhelming at times. Many of you have pointed out that I am used to fighting battles and that my strength will see me through. As always I will try to live up to your expectations.

Rita Bentley, PMAV President.


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AGMThe 2008 Annual General Meeting went without a hitch – well almost. The fact that the advertised guest speaker got stuck overseas and his replacement’s car broke down en-route to the AGM didn’t cause too much grief. My thanks to Ralph Palmer who drove to Tooborac to pick up Scott Caithness who was left stranded on the roadside.

We had the interesting scenario of a jointly chaired AGM - with

Rita hobbling on her crutches and Vice-President Allan stepping in as required. Interestingly, there were more members present this year than last. This may indicate a need to split the Expo and the AGM. Clearly, those of you who attend the Expo on a Saturday are often not inclined to return for the AGM on Sunday.

Rita’s computer presentation was much appreciated, with some technical support from Mike Philips and Jeff Kennett.

Geoff showed us that the Association’s funds are still in safe hands and Rita outlined what has been happening and what is expected for the next twelve months.

Branch representatives showed that the branch network is

thriving. Their community work is to be commended.

Scott’s presentation on the challenges facing a ‘small’ miner (Indophil Resources) with a world-class opportunity kept the interest of the audience – the scale and potential of their work is huge!

While the main raffle prize went to north-east Victoria, members saw the funny side of Kevin Hillier (of ‘Hand of Faith’ fame) winning the metal detector 5th prize.

The rousing three cheers for Rita brought tears to everyone’s eyes, as we all, of course, wish her the very best of health.

For those who didn’t attend the AGM, you really missed out on being part of a very special day. Why not put it on your calendar to attend next year?

Wallace Young, PMAV Secretary

Allan Rossiter and Scott Caithness at the AGM

Kevin Hillier enjoying his raffle prize

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This is the last contribution that I will make to the Eureka Echo as Mining Warden. I will no longer be in that position as from 5th December 2008.

I have been the State Mining Warden for the past eight and a half years. In that time this Office has handled around 300 cases, plus innumerable emails, faxes, letters and queries.

Many people think that the job of the Warden is mainly related to the small mining industry. I certainly did when I first took on the job from Warden Kevin Ryan in 2000. In fact, the work comes from right across the sector. Miners’ Right holders, large companies, small companies, the public and the Department all make up the clientele for the Warden.

Bearing this in mind, I think that the whole industry should be on its toes as to the future of this Office. Certainly there are forces out there who would like to see the position of the Mining Warden abolished. They have reared their head in the past and will probably do so in the future.

The Government’s position has always been that the Office of the Mining Warden is an integral part of maintaining a

clear and transparent titles and approvals process. The dispute settlement role has saved the government thousands of hours in VCAT and the courts. Our inquiry processes have been used by the Department and the Minister’s office to keep cheats and criminals out of the Victorian Mining Sector.

I am sure that there are some out there trying to convince our leaders that the Warden process is somehow antiquated, out of date, out of touch. They probably think that VCAT or another court would be the most appropriate jurisdiction to handle the mining business. Now we all know that this is just nonsense.

The Warden’s Court was abolished in 1975 and the jurisdiction given to the Magistrates. By 1982, the courts were asking Minister David White to take the work back. They didn’t understand mining disputes. The Warden was re-invented in the 1983 amendments to the Mines Act. In 1999, there was another attempt to abolish this position. Sanity prevailed thank heavens but not without a fight.

So my advice to all of you prospectors and small miners is to be on guard for another round of wasteful debate on whether the industry needs a Mining Warden. If you don’t stand up and be counted, it is then you may lose.

On a more cheery note, the past eight and half years has been a challenging and very productive time for me. In the first contribution I made to the Eureka Echo as Mining Warden, I made certain promises of independence and fairness in the execution of this role. In my mind, I have fully lived up to those commitments.

I would like to thank all of you for the respect and co-operation that you have shown to me, both to the person and to the Mining Warden as an institution.

It has been a pleasure to work with the PMAV over the years and I would personally thank all of the association’s representatives, in particular your President Rita Bentley.

I wish you all of the best of luck in the future.

Committee Comment - The PMAV has enjoyed a solid working relationship with the Office of the Mining Warden since its reinstatement. We have particularly appreciated Noel’s support and efforts over his term – which has seen considerable change to the way mining is conducted in Victoria. We can only say that without his support – small-mining would be in an even sadder predicament than it now endures.

Noel, we wish you all the best in the future and know that you will be still a part of the mining scene.

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New Mining WardenMs Rosemary Martin has been appointed Mining Warden

beginning 8th. December 2008. Her initial appointment

will be for three months while the permanent position is

being advertised.

“I wish Rosemary every success in her initial term as

Mining Warden and look forward to a decision being

made on my long term replacement” Noel Laidlaw said.

The existing arrangement of the Warden having offices

in Bendigo and Melbourne will continue and the contact

details remain the same.

7th & 8th March 09Labour Day Long Weekend

At Hard Hill Tourist Reserve

Saturday 7th March 09

7am Breakfast & Registration $25.00 for the weekend including breakfast

& entertainment on the Saturday Evening

All participants must be registered & are restricted to an 11 inch coil or equivalent

7.45am Competitors briefing

8am to 3pm Token hunt – all tokens found are to be handed in by 4pm Saturday. Rules & regulations must be adhered to

9am Easy Mix 1071 Monster Town Garage Sale

Obtain map from Hard Hill Tourist Reserve or Loddon Visitor Information Centre

10am Detector demonstrations – These demonstrations are to introduce beginners to prospecting. Run every 2hours until 4pm

11am to 4pm Gold Panning

Local Attractions Street Stalls (Sat Only)

Food & Drinks available Children’s Activities

Saturday Evening – 8pm Live Band Overdrive and minor draws for competitors in Detector Jamboree (must be on site to win).

MINELAB

WedderburnDetector Jamboree

Sunday 8th March 097am Breakfast & Registration $15.00 (only if you

didn’t participate on the Saturday)

7.45am Competitors briefing

8am to 1pm Token hunt – all tokens found are to be handed in by 1pm Sunday. Rules & regulations must be adhered to

9am Easy Mix 1071 Monster Town Garage Sale

9.30am Registration Loddon Junior Gold Panning Competition $5.00 per child

10am Detector demonstrations – These demonstrations are to introduce beginners to prospecting. Run every 2hours until 2pm

10am to 1pm Inglewood & Districts Community Bendigo Bank Junior Gold Panning Competition

8 to10 yrs, 11 to 13 yrs and 14 to 16 yrs 1st, 2nd & 3rd trophies for each age group

2pm Detector Jamboree token draws Minor Draws Gold Nugget to the value of $200 Followed by Major Draw sponsored by

Minelab GPX - 4500 valued at $6000 (Must be on site to win Detector, Coil Tek major prizes and the Gold Nugget)

2.30pm A Joyful Noise featuring local & Bendigo artists (music, poetry & dance)

Stalls Food & Drinks availableLocal Attractions Children’s ActivitiesNo BYO Alcohol No glass Dogs must be on a leash

Major Sponsors

Minor Sponsors – Local Business

For Further Information Contactwww.loddon.vic.gov.au

(03) 54943571 or (03) 54943833

Detector Jamboree

Come, Enjoy & Participate

Money Makes the World Go Around And it keeps your Association functioning!For those who haven’t yet paid this year’s membership

fees – please do so as soon as possible. And don’t forget

to encourage every prospector that you know to join us –

it will help continue the fight and it will delay an increase

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Panhandlers Cornerour sponsors especially GoldSearch, Martin Marks and Coiltek Gold Centre.

‘Sovereigns on Broadway’ embroidered our fantastic burgundy and gold banner.

We thank all our sponsors, service clubs, traders, time keepers and volunteers who set up and cleaned up.

So until next year, thanks again to everyone. Your support was really appreciated.

Anne Doran - Dunolly

Australasian Gold Panning Championships – Sovereign Hill

The Triumphant PMAV Team

Once again the Australasian Championships have come and gone. We had a very cold first day, but on the main day,Sunday, the Ballarat weather was kind to us.

The Championships saw a good turnout with New Zealand once again being well represented. The

challenges came thick and fast, but the triumphant PMAV team retained the Trans-Tasman trophy for Australia. It

Welcome Stranger Gold Panning ChampionshipsThe weather was perfect for these September Championships and a great day was had by the forty-four participants, from five years old to veterans.

This year saw a noticeable increase in Novice Men and Novice Women participation.

Coiltek provided the gold for the practice tubs which was readily pounced upon, especially the children, who panned the barrel clean and showed off their flakes of gold.

Specially made mini Qanta pans for Juniors had been provided by our trusty sponsor Martin Marks. Traditional steel gold pans were provided for those who had never panned before. Seasoned panners battled it out to retain their previous titles. Panning times are getting shorter each year and compare favourably with times recorded at the World Gold Panning Championships.

A celebrity event held the crowd spellbound as they watched this year’s ‘cream of the crop’ which included a panner from Queensland and a husband and wife team from Bendigo, who had all represented Australia in the World Gold Panning Championships in Spain earlier this year.

The “Golden Triangle” Challenge, which offered 3 local gold nuggets as prizes, was hotly contested, with younger panners competing against older, seasoned rivals.

Congratulations to all the Dunolly Traders who decorated their shops and windows with the ‘gold theme’ and Aussie flags promoting gold-panning.

Special thanks to Bryce Rawlings for his commentary during the Championships and to Flynn Ward Thanks to

Results

Event 1st 2nd 3rd Winners Time

Under 12 Bonnie Cooper Sebastian Binks Sam Cox 6.45.69

Under 17 Tom Cooper Dylan Calvert Ollie Cox 4.38.65

Novice Women Jenny Fiume Danielle Barnham Shelley Fenech 11.54.50

Novice Men Steven Fiume Aaron Knaggs Rick Wilson 7.59.44

Skilled Women Felicia Binks Kerry Vosper Verna Baker 7.38.25

Skilled Men Marcus Binks Peer Vosper Peter Cox 2.54.66

Veterans Tom Calvert 2.16.72

Golden Triangle Challenge Marcus Binks Peter Cox Tom Calvert 8.55.18

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was very good to see the Seekers Club turning out in force, being represented in all events. For the first time there was representation from the West Gippsland branch with Alan Ramsdale and Cliff Blackwell forming a team.

I hope to eventually see all PMAV branches have a branch competition once a year and send representatives to the Championships. It would certainly add extra colour to the event.

The Victorian Gold Panning Association has a new president Marcus Binks and with our own Geoff Strang

Results

Event 1st 2nd 3rd Winners TimeUnder 12 Katrina Vosper Joel Bernard Amelia Gatward-Ferguson 5.18.19Under 17 Dylan Calvert Amelia Gatward-Ferguson Katrina Vosper 2.48.15Womens Novice Francine Gilbert Jennifer Fiume Mieke Smits 3.57.12Mens Novice Eric Grummett Johannes Hansen Dale Rosenow 4.40.35Veterans Tom Calvert Henry Doran Anthony Carey 3.40.88Womens Skilled Felicia Binks Verna Baker Kerrie Vosper 8.52.53Mens Skilled Marcus Binks Tom Calvert Dave Marsh 3.19.19Eureka Challenge Anthony Carey Errol McDonald Marcus Binks 13.12.97Teams PMAV Vospers 2008 No Mad Panners 28.57.00Trans-Tasman Trophy PMAV 28.57.00Novelty Pairs Tom Calvert & Dylan Calvert David G-Ferguson & Kathleen Ferguson Peter Vosper & Katrina Vosper 6.52.78

being elected as treasurer it is good to see new chums trying their hand. Our congratulations to past president, Gerry Tobin for all his efforts over the years.The next panning event is the Loddon Junior Gold Panning Championship on the Labour Day weekend, held in conjunction with the Wedderburn detecting competition. So bring along the kids and grand-kids to let them learn the art of panning. The competition is for the age of sixteen down, Coaching is available. See you there.

Tom Calvert, Panning Liaison Officer.


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John Winter Memorial Award

The winner of the 2008 Award is Jeff Kennett.

Other nominees for this year’s Award were Kevin Hillier, Steve Dingwall and Eric Grummet. This was a tough decision for the Committee as all nominees have made significant contributions to the PMAV.

Rita Bentley presented Jeff with his award at the AGM. She outlined his dedication and commitment to the new challenges that the PMAV had brought into Jeff’s life and how he had conquered each challenge.

Well done Jeff!

Others recognised for their efforts during the year were:

President’s Appreciation Award - The whole PMAV Committee

West Gippsland Branch Award – Colin Johnson

Central Victorian Branch Award – Tony Mills


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Australian ‘Mines’ DepartmentsState/Territory Name Address Phone WebsiteACT Geoscience Australia PO Box 378

Canberra 2601

02 6249 9111 www.ga.gov.au

New South Wales Department of Primary

Industries – Minerals &

Petroleum

PO Box 344

Hunter Region MC

2310

1300 736 122 www.dpi.nsw.gov.au

Northern Territory Department of Regional

Development, Primary

Industry, Fisheries &

Resources

GPO Box 2901

Darwin 0801

08 8999 6528 www.nt.gov.au

Queensland Department of Mines &

Energy

GPO Box 15216

Brisbane 4001

1800 657 567 www.dme.qld.gov.au

South Australia Department of Primary

Industry and Resources

PO Box 1671

Adelaide 5001

08 8463 3000 www.pir.sa.gov.au

Tasmania Mineral Resources

Tasmania

30 Gordons Hill

Road

Rosny Park 7018

03 6233 8377 www.mrt.tas.gov.au

Victoria Department of Primary

Industries Minerals and

Petroleum

GPO Box 4440

Melbourne Vic

3001

03 9658 4454 www.dpi.vic.gov.au/minpet

Western Australia Department of Industry &

Resources

100 Plain St

East Perth 6004

08 9222 3333 www.doir.wa.gov.au

News from the Northern Territory


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PMAV Secretary, Wallace Young, met with the Chairman of the new Northern Territory Association – Graham McMahon - during a recent trip up north. The Territory Association is battling to obtain reasonable prospecting conditions. There are only two NT public gold fossicking areas (Arltunga and

Warrego) and five gemstone fossicking areas accessible by Miners Right. Now the bureaucrats want to abolish Miners Rights all together.

Graham wants to change this situation. As Chair of the NT Prospectors and Detectorists Association he is campaigning for a similar style of prospecting as occurs in WA with their 20A permit system. He has evidence to show the economic benefit WA goldfield towns gain from interstate prospecting visitors. By constantly writing and talking to those who can influence change, he believes Tennant Creek and Pine Creek (as well as other gold centres) would gain an immediate visitor benefit.

Showing real dedication to the cause, Graham’s wife, Kath, is the Association’s Secretary.

GEMBOREE - 2009National Gem & Mineral Show

April. 10th, 11th, 12th 13th 2009Fri.12 noon-5pm,Sat-Sun 9-30am –5pm, Mon 9am -2pm.

Wimmera Field Day Site Longerenong Rd, Dooen, via Horsham, Vic.

Come and enjoy “GEMBOREE 2009” In Horsham, the centrepoint of the Wimmera

You will be made most welcomeHuge pavilion of Gemstones, Minerals, Fossils, Beads, Lapidary

Equipment, etc.

National competitions of lapidary related arts DemonstrationsGemstone cutting, jewellery making, faceting, copper enamelling & beading

Metal Detecting Treasure Hunt

Plenty of powered campsites. Food, hospitality & entertainment

Come join us in Horsham – 2009

Contact: Des McKiernan 03 52531233 or Toby Decker 03 53822874

For off-site Accomodation & what to see

Contact Horsham Visitors Centre1800 633218

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Letters to the Editor Club NewsI note in the last Echo, an excellent photo of a miners hut at the Boolyeroo Goldfield in South Australia. It immediately brought back terrific memories of John Kittel who was actually born in that hut. It was John who taught me how to pan for gold way back in 1980 when I was only 13. A chance meeting at a gem and mineral display (and the fact I was on good terms with his grandson) lead me to this great hobby that I have enjoyed for over 27 years. I already had an interest in rocks and minerals that same year when I found a discarded collection at my local tip. John simply ‘pushed me over the edge’!

I missed out on a trip to Boolyeroo back in 1989 to repair and restore the old dugout hut. I am immensely glad to see it still stands. I am lead to believe that John passed away in the mid 90’s. RIP and thanks John, I will never forget you.

Pennyweight

Dates to WatchMarch 2009 7th-8th Wedderburn

Detector Jamboree & Junior Panning Championships

April 2009 11th-13th Gemboree, Horsham

May 2009 16th,17th, 23rd & 24th

BRIT Introduction to Geology Course

October 2009

17th & 18th

Ararat Gold Dig

October 2009

TBA PMAV AGM & Gold Expo

Nov/Dec 2009

TBA Australasian Gold Panning Championships

Regular branch meeting dates are included with branch reports. Dates of branch field trips can be obtained by contacting branch executives.

The PMAV Committee meets on the third Tuesday of each month.

For a free listing of your event in this column, call 0408 328 640 or email [email protected].

‘Even a temporary disability didn’t stop this young man from trying detecting at the recent Bendigo Recreational Vehicle and Camping Leisurefest. He is being assisted by Wayne Davis from the Bendigo Prospectors Club.

The 2008 RV and Camping Leisurefest was held at the Bendigo racecourse over 21st – 23rd November. For the past three years the Caravan Trade and Industries Association has sponsored the Bendigo Prospectors Club by providing a free site and giving $200 in small change. The coins are buried in a large sandpit and members of the public, including children, are given a chance to use the latest Minelab Sovereign coin detectors. Any change found is given to the finder. The show is used by the Club as a membership drive and of the hundreds of people who try detecting for the first time, usually a few will join the Club. All are urged to join the PMAV.

Ray Swinnerton, Vice-President, Bendigo Prospectors Club

Online Auction ResultsAll clubs are encouraged to submit articles and photos for inclusion in Club News. Thank you to all those who made bids during our first online auction.

Results are as follows: 16” NF monocoil = $250, 17” NF elliptical monocoil = $250, 12” NF elliptical monocoil = $230, Koss TD80 headphones= $95, Coiltek Value Pack 1 = $38, Coiltek Value Pack 2= $37, DPI Pack = $45.

The auction raised a total of $945. Thanks to Andrew Overton and Marshall Pardee for organising the auction.

And of course thank you once again to our terrific sponsors.


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Park PlanningParks Victoria have advised that the draft plan for the St Arnaud Range National Park will be released this year. It will be interesting to see if preliminary discussions between Parks Victoria and the PMAV have had any positive impact.

Within the next 12 months we can also expect the release of the final plan for the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park (see below), Paddys Ranges State Park and Kooyoora State Park.

Interestingly, there is to be a review of the management plan for the Alpine Parks. Prospecting is prohibited by legislation in the Alpine Parks. We have been trying to have this changed for some time, but the stubborn Environment Minister, Gavin Jennings, is refusing to meet with us to discuss the issue.

We have received notification that the area available for prospecting in the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park has increased marginally from that proposed in the draft plan. This is not as good as it sounds; the draft plan proposed prospecting would be permitted in a small area of the old Chiltern National Park where we have been prohibited for years. The final plan, however, continues this prohibition. I have no doubt that this is all down to intense lobbying by local “environmentalists” who have a philosophical

opposition to prospecting. This is not the way to make policy decisions and we are extremely disappointed with this outcome.

What this indicates is that squeaky green wheels are still being oiled by the Brumby Government. I urge all members to learn a lesson and next time there is a ‘community consultation’ or call for submissions on access – become involved and squeak at maximum volume!

Almost LostWhich Branch President locked himself out of his car while prospecting some two hours walk from the nearest town – only to be rescued by a passing branch member? Could it be the President who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ned Kelly?

Coiltek Manufacturing WebsiteMakers of popular search coils, Coiltek Manufacturing has launched a new website www.coiltekmanufacturing.com.au. The website has details of all Coiltek products plus latest finds and more.

Jonathan Porter writes for the Echo

More tips on using your Minelab GPX4500 – continued from Spring 2008 issue.

If you listen to your detectors audio when using a mono-loop coil in “Normal” timings you will soon notice there is a lot of feedback coming from the ground, this is because of two things, one is the overall sensitivity of the coil and the other is even in quiet ground the ground balance changes regularly, this is due to the amount of iron present in the soil (or minerals that are impacted upon by the detectors magnetic field). Every time the detector makes a response you are running the chance of missing information, especially if the response is broad. The whole time the machine is responding to the ground you are potentially missing information that is not as evident to the detectors receive circuit as the ground noise being generated.

A good example of this is to wave the coil over a loud metallic target on the surface and see how long it takes for the electronics to settle down again to a normal threshold, until the correct threshold position is again reached you are effectively deaf to anything less than the response being heard. The same goes for any sort of ground noise, until the response is taken away either by using the Tracking mode of reducing the sensitivity of the machine by going to a DD coil you are going to lose targets. Now the interesting thing is I have discovered this happens even in the quieter soils. More particularly in the soils with a quiet mantle of low mineralized


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soil overlaying highly mineralized gravels with a mineralised

clay base.

The areas I suggest that will be most beneficial with the new

Enhance timings of the GPX-4500 are areas from 4 inches

through to the 2 to 3 foot mark, particularly areas that have

been productive in the past. Pay attention to where the ground

changes (bands of iron concentrations through water scouring

for instance) are prime areas where ground noise might have

masked a signal previously. Also be aware that quite often

the signal generated by the timings can be easily heard with

Normal timings once a target has been located, but the question

has to be asked “why was it missed in the first place?” Doing

a direct comparison on an already identified target is missing

the big picture which is ground noise no matter how mild or

indistinct will mask or hide faint targets at depth.

Make sure you run the detector in Fixed Ground balance

(GB) and check the GB often even if it sounds right. Try to

expose the whole winding of the coil equally to the ground

during the ground balance procedure whilst trying to only

keep the stroke of the coil short (not much more than 100mm

high and just off the ground on the down stroke), a quickish

action is also preferred during balance, lastly bring the coil to

a complete stop before releasing the Quick Trak button.

Good luck out there,

© Jonathan Porter 2008

Enhance Timings of the GPX-4500

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Product ReviewJonathan Porter’s “The SETA Project” DVDsThis set of two DVD’s covers Minelab’s latest metal detector the GPX4500 and follows on from Jonathan Porter’s DVDs on earlier Minelab detectors. In comparison with earlier Minelab detectors the GPX4500 is more stable (due to SETA technology) and can be better tweaked by the operator to perform at optimum for a wider range of ground conditions and target sizes. However, tweaking is all very well if you know what you are doing. But what if you are a new detector operator who has just purchased a GPX4500, or a more experienced operator who has upgraded from an earlier Minelab GP/GPX detector? How do you learn to make the most of your GPX4500?

Reading the Minelab manual several times can help, but for many there is too much “clutter” in the manual to gain a quick understanding of the GPX4500’s extensive settings and where they are best used. Better if you undertake field training with experienced operator(s). But how much will you remember from a one day course? Either way, watching Jonathan Porter’s DVDs can greatly assist your learning process, particularly when JP waves his coil over nuggets. Both beginners and experienced operators can learn more from the signal responses.

In the DVDs JP gives an overview of the GPX4500’s new capabilities along with a glimpse into Minelab’s continuing detector development and operator support. He explains how to set up the GPX4500 to suit most conditions likely to be experienced in Australia and overseas. Importantly, critical settings and their application are field demonstrated so that viewers are left in no doubt as to the effectiveness of the settings. (Mind you, I wish JP would get the grin

off his face when he digs up nuggets). This is not to say that JP covers all settings and applications in detail, but he concentrates on those which he has found to be most useful to his prospecting forays. He also gives adequate detail on how to set up an external speaker both with and without an external amplifier.

Whilst not detracting from the value of the DVDs, they could have been even more useful if JP had also shown in the field how each of the custom settings and the “Deep” setting on the front panel behaved over a range of undug targets.

Importantly, JP encourages operators to experiment with settings and gives suggestions on how to do this. Something that Victorians with their hotter ground will need to do!

John Tottenham

PMAV E-NewsTo demonstrate PMAV’s commitment to keeping prospecting alive in Victoria, we now publish a monthly summary of work done by the Committee. We encourage you to keep abreast of the issues facing prospecting and would be happy to email our E-news to any member who requests it. To be included on the distribution list just send an email with ‘E-news Please’ in the subject line to: [email protected]

Due to a computer upgrade, could all those who have previously requested to be listed on the E-news network, please do so again?


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Grampians We have had three joint field trips with Central Branch and gold has come out to a select few on all trips. On the last trip to Percydale it was the beginners who had most of the luck. Indeed yours truly finds that on field trips when I approach gold, it tends to burrow down beyond detector depth.

Gold is still coming out in the Stawell Ararat areas for some members. One member has been doing well with a hotted up ML2000 and a salt coil looking in areas not easily detected by regular operators. Successes by others can be a stimulus to those who are having a dead patch. However If you don’t attend field trips you really don’t hear of the successes and techniques. Often beginners have much to learn, as I recently found a nice 2 gram piece in conglomerate next to an unfilled hole. It had obviously been discarded as a worthless loud target by the digger.

Recently, an unknown Horsham beginner found a 9 ounce specimen in the Golden Triangle after only a few trips. So it’s still out there if you put the time and effort in

John Tottenham – Branch Co-Ordinator

East Gippsland (Stratford)The branch held it’s AGM in August and I welcome to the committee new and young blood, Anthony Habben as Vice President and Jenny Eaton-Naysmyth as Treasurer. Both were willing and happy to step up into these roles

Around the BranchesCentral Victoria (Maryborough)It has been pleasing to note the large amount of prospecting activity by the Central Branch community this spring. Several large pieces of gold have been unearthed and many more ounces by the more serious regular operators. The GPX4500 appears to be the largest contributing factor to the good returns we have seen.

Meetings are well attended as usual, with around 20 people being the norm. Public land access remains one of the sore points with the prospecting community with the restriction on detecting in the Paddy’s Ranges State Park near Maryborough being the most frustrating one for local members. Our next meeting will be at the Anglican Hall in Dunolly on the 2nd January.

Field trips were also well frequented with around 20 people attending outings to both Archdale and Percydale. Gold was found on both occasions with the recent trip to Percydale giving up a lovely quartz specimen containing an estimated 10 grams of gold.

Thanks to John Tottenham for co-organizing the trips with Grampians branch.

Let me thank everyone who has made this year an easy transition for me as Central Branch rep. A huge thanks goes out to Tony Mills for all his efforts over many years as the previous Central branch co-ordinator. A well deserved branch award was awarded to him at the AGM.

Wishing a gold filled new year to all members!

Andrew Overton (Pennyweight),Central Branch Representative.

Branch meets last Friday every second month.

and, with the support of past and current committee members, it is a privilege to lead this branch for another 12 months.

Early October our branch provided support to the Gippsland Combined Lapidary Clubs display at Lucknow for two days. The event attracted a lot of interest from the community and we were busy with enquiries and stories reminiscing of days gone past. Both Maurie Williams and I attracted the local newspaper reporter’s attention and our mug shots were printed in the next edition of the Bairnsdale Advertiser. Unsure who was the better looking of the two; we’ll leave that to the readers.

For the gold recovery efforts from branch members, unless several ounces are found with the detector fraternity soon then the panners take out the award again for the year. To be present whilst the group is in action does make you again consider whether walking with a (non) magical wand is worthwhile.

I attended the Heathcote AGM along with two other branch members, Howard Short and Peter Maran and wife Dana. What a great gathering of the tribe it was too!! I applaud our President, Rita, for her valiant efforts to be with us on this day and as the meeting concluded there was not many non-teary eyes evident. I congratulate Alan Rossiter for his ability to co-chair the meeting for the afternoon. I thought it was well done on both their parts.

I was fortunate to be in Jeff Kennett’s, North East Branch, care during my tenure and was given a tour around Heathcote. I was also privileged to be amongst this group to sight many pieces of yellow stuff found during their short stay. I won’t comment on my success, poor planning or execution I think, but their friendliness was most welcome.

We have planned a trip to Combienbar on Australia Day weekend. So if you

Moe. Mick has a “blokes” type outdoor built in area which should feature on an Australiana show.

The members of the West Gippy branch extend season’s greetings to all other members and prospectors

Alan Ramsdale - President.

Branch meets CWA Hall, 10 Sinclair St, Drouin - second Thursday of each month.

Melbourne BranchThe branch meetings have been well attended and we have had speakers on various topics. One very interesting night featured one of our own members displaying his latest invention. Don Brereton has come up with a unit that measures field strength being emitted by a detector and coil. This became the focus of a keenly watched coil comparison. We may publish the results in a future issue, but so far we have still only covered a small number of detector/coil combinations and of course there are hundreds. This all goes to show that your next guest speaker may well come from within your own membership so ask around – there may be one with a fascinating tale to tell.

The most recent field trip was the Australasian Goldpanning Championships held at Sovereign Hill which was run by the Victorian Goldpanning Association. This organisation has been headed up for many years by the unforgettable face and voice of Gerry Tobin who most of you will know as the face of Sovereign Hill in much of their marketing material. At the VGA AGM, held over the championship weekend, he stood down from his position of President and declared all positions vacant - so the VGA now has a new President in Marcus Binks with me as the new secretary/treasurer. I really should know better. For a full report on the championships see elsewhere in


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Around the Branchesenjoy the company of tiger snakes, dense scrub and hilly terrain you are more than welcome to attend. Give me a call for details if you want to tag along.

On behalf of the branch, we hope all readers had a lovely and safe Christmas period and with nightmares to those who continue finding bigger pieces of yellow (just kidding). Cheers.

John Munn - President

Branch meets RSL Hall, Stratford - last Thursday of each month

West Gippsland (Drouin) BranchWe have not been very active over recent months with field trips mainly due to the weather. However, we did have a couple of beach trips and found some coins and jewellery but the main gain was the social aspect.

A couple of our members went to the West and had some success.

A few members made the trip to Heathcote for the AGM. We camped at Dirty Womens Gully along with many other prospectors and did manage to find some gold.

Our branch is to again have a site at the Yarragon Gem & Treasure show and promote the PMAV.

Rob Bormann was on the sick list recenty. He was bitten by a spider while gardening and was in hospital for a week. He attended our last branch meeting and is gradually coming good. We were wondering how the spider fared?

Tom Calvert attended our last meeting as guest speaker and spoke on the gold panning championships at Ballarat. He also spoke on gold indicators and various ways to help us while prospecting. The night was most informative and appreciated by all present. We find it hard to get guest speakers with experience and knowledge on prospecting. Special thanks to Tom from West Gippy.

We are looking forward to a Xmas party at Mick Canes property in

this issue, but as my name doesn`t feature in the winners lists I will use this forum to mention that I did make it into the mens’ skilled, the teams and the Eureka challenge finals but failed to trouble the scorers.

On a brighter note I am happy to report that the PMAV was well represented in the winners’ list with Anthony Carey from Eldorado winning the premier event - the Eureka Challenge and the PMAV team winning the teams event. My team – the Rainbow Warriors - so named because we were two Kiwis and a Frenchman (and didn`t that get them all going) did very well but we just didn`t make it to the winners dais.

Geoff Strang, Branch Co-ordinator

Branch meets Miners Den, Mitcham – second Tuesday of each month except January.

North East (Yackandandah) The North East Branch has had another very good year. We have had excellent roll ups for our bi-monthly meetings and had an average of 10 to 12 caravans for our Field Trips.

In May this year, Anne & I, along with 6 other members (Doug & Claire, Pauline & Theo, Mick

decided to move the vans out to that spot. After we had “set up shop”, we immediately started finding gold. One of us (not me!) finding 1 oz in 19 pieces only a stone’s throw from our camp site.

After being there for about one week, the other two couples arrived at our camp from 80 Mile Beach. Then a mini “gold rush” started before daybreak.

After about 10 days, Anne & I left and headed through Marble Bar, Port Hedland and onto Broome by ourselves. We eventually reached Katherine after staying at Kununurra and Hall’s Creek. While at Kununurra, we inspected the Lower & Upper Ord Rivers and Lakes Kununurra & Argyle. We saw lots of crocs very close up.

We had a couple of days at Pine Creek, then Darwin, Kakadu, Arnhem Land and back to Pine Creek. While at Kakadu, we went out on the Adelaide River, sat in a 7m boat and watched 4-5m crocs jumping just metres from us. We also sat and watched the crocs feeding on barra when the tide came in at Cahill’s Crossing.

The other three couples stayed on for nearly a week at Nullagine and kept finding gold. I had promised Anne a holiday and must admit I grudgingly left Nullagine! When they left there they headed south in the direction of home, still prospecting along the way. They decided to pull in near Laverton to prospect. It was there that one of our members became “misplaced or geographically challenged” for five days. Eventually luck was on his side and everything turned out OK.


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& Keith) in 5 vans left for a prospecting, detecting and holiday trip to Western Australia. Another two members (Brian & Margaret) joined us later in June.None of us knew of any spots to go and we bumbled our way around from Kalgoorlie to Leonora. Whilst at Broad Arrow we all found a few small pieces. At Menzies, one of our members had to unexpectedly return home for family reasons. Our other four vans travelled on Northwards.We had no luck around Menzies, Leonora, Kookynie or Sandstone. While at Sandstone we were allowed to hold a 44oz nugget that was found earlier at Kalgoorlie. This filled us with excitement as we hadn’t seen any gold for about two weeks.We arrived at Meekatharra and asked the locals about spots to go. We were sure that we had been sent in the opposite direction because after one week we were still “goldless”. The last of our group arrived at Meekatharra and we were filled with hope as he is an experienced prospector in the West.We pushed on from Meekatharra to Peak Hill. We went to a gold mine where one of our members had camped in 2002. While he was there he had found 5 to 6 ozs. When we arrived, (it hadn’t been used for 30 years), we found that the mine had been re-opened and there were machines and workers everywhere. We were “politely” told to “buzz off” (but not exactly in those words!) They allowed us to stay on a small lease for 2-3 days. A couple of us picked up a few 2 to 3 grammers. (One of our group headed back South from Peak Hill and then there were eight of us in four vans).We headed off again to Newman. From there four members in their vans decided to have a week’s holiday at 80 Mile Beach. Anne & I and one other couple headed straight up to Nullagine. We stayed at the caravan park for a couple of days until we got our bearings.After going out in the car one day, with a few small pieces being found, and after gaining permission from the relevant authorities, we

Shortly after that, they all headed home to Victoria.

Meanwhile Anne and I were still in Northern Territory at Pine Creek. While we were there, the Northern Territory Gold Panning Championships were on. I entered as a novice and was placed 2nd in the Grand Final. That night we were entertained along with 1000’s of Northern Territorians with a free concert by the Darwin Symphony Orchestra sponsored by the NT Tourist Association. It was a fantastic evening and people came from every direction.

We left Pine Creek and headed to Alice Springs. Anne had a lot of fun at Gem Tree finding garnets. (Diesel was $2.65 per litre there!). The most we paid was $2.18c per litre.

I put the detector in mothballs and we camped at numerous sites along the Adelaide/Darwin Railway Line and watched the Ghan on lots of trips either going North or South. Truly a lovely sight to see at night.

We wound our way home via Coober Pedy (well worth a look) doing the sightseeing trick.

After 15,000 kms, one puncture, some gold and a bloody good holiday, we were back home in Yarrawonga amongst our family and friends.

Bill Gleeson – Branch President

Branch meets Yackandandah Senior Citizens, Wellsford St, Yackandandah - bi-monthly third Wednesday.

South West (Ballarat) Branch is presently in recess

PMAV camp at Nullagine


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Useful Phone Numbers:Minerals Business Centre 03 9658 4454.

State Mining Warden 03 5442 5588.

PMAV 0408 176 496.

DSE 136 186.

DPI 136 186.

Parks Victoria 131 963.

Bush Telegraph 132 874.

Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

Electronic Echo?We are able to supply an electronic copy of the Echo to any member who wishes. Just send an email with ‘E-Echo Please’ in the subject line to: [email protected]

Due to a computer upgrade, could all those who have previously requested an electronic Echo please do so again?

Bill Gleeson dwarfed by a bloody big truck at Newman, WA.

PMAV Vice-President Allan Rossiter in a classic pose.

Left: Best nugget photo of the quarter is of a 44oz piece from Western Australia.

Editors Choice Photo’s


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