Where can I pan for gold in Victoria?
Reedy Creek is one of the most popular creeks in Victoria for prospecting, a place where you are pretty much guaranteed to get fine gold in your pan. This is a creek which is openly promoted for gold panning… yet there it is on the exempted rivers list, plain as day.
Where are the best creeks for gold panning in Victoria?
The following creeks and rivers are prime for gold prospecting in Victoria.
- Andersons Creek | Flows through the Warrandyte State Park.
- Mount Misery Creek | Flows in the Enfield State Park.
- Reedy Creek | Find it in the Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park.
- Sailors Creek | Near Daylesford.
Do you need a permit to pan for gold in Victoria?
Yes, you will need a Miner’s Right – a permit to prospect within Victoria. A current Miner’s Right must be held at all times while gold prospecting. Children under 18 years old do not need a Miner’s Right while prospecting if they are accompanied by an adult who holds a current Miner’s Right.
Where can I pan for gold in Melbourne?
Some of the closest goldfields areas to Melbourne are Steiglitz, Blackwood, Ballarat, Daylesford, Castlemaine, Bendigo and Heathcote. These are great places to get started, or you could head further afield to Maryborough, Dunolly, Inglewood or Rushworth, or a bit further still to reach Ararat, Stawell and Wedderburn.
Can you still find gold in Victoria?
About 170 years after the gold rush that made Victoria rich, there is still gold to be found in the state’s aptly named goldfields region. It is estimated that as much as 75 million ounces of gold remain in Victoria, in meaty nuggets buried deep in the ground or alluvial fragments drifting in our streams and rivers.
Can I find gold in any river?
Gold exists in extremely diluted concentrations in both freshwater and seawater, and is thus technically present in all rivers.
Is there any gold left in Victoria?
Where was the most gold found in Victoria?
Victoria has thirteen goldfields that have each produced more than one million ounces (Moz) of gold. Bendigo (22 Moz) is the largest goldfield, followed by Ballarat, Castlemaine, Stawell and Woods Point-Walhalla with a growing production profile and resource base at Fosterville.
Do you need a permit to metal detect in Victoria?
If you want to fossick in Victoria, you need a current fossicking permit known as a miner’s right. Make sure you follow the fossicking rules on where you can prospect and how you are expected to care for the environment.
Where can you prospect for gold in Victoria?
Although most State and National Parks in Victoria are off limits for gold prospecting, some of them do have designated areas where prospecting is permitted. Prospecting is allowed in some areas within the following parks: Beechworth Historic Park Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park Enfield State Park
Where are the gold bearing creeks in Victoria?
Located within Enfield State Park where nearly half the park is available for prospecting, including a 20 metre strip either side of Mount Misery Creek. Mount Misery Creek is very seasonal and rarely has running water.
Which is the best Creek for gold panning?
Reedy Creek is well known for gold panning, sluicing and highbanking, and typically yields plenty of fine gold. This is a great spot for beginners to have a go panning for gold, and a great spot for crevicing due to the huge areas of exposed bedrock found along the creek.
Where are the fossicking and prospecting areas in Victoria?
Prospecting Areas Maps 1 Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park 2 Greater Bendigo National Park and Bendigo Regional Park 3 Heathcote-Graytown National Park 4 Kara Kara National Park 5 Kooyoora State Park 6 Paddys Ranges State Park 7 Wychitella Nature Conservation Reserve