First time for everything.
After a number of years of urging I finally went prospecting with Phil and Bill, north of Meekatharra. Â Believing that I would be parking the Patrol Wagon at Judges Mine, it wasn’t shod for the bush. The result was three tyres with sidewall stakes. Fortunately I had two spares and lots of plugs.
Phil loaned me all the best prospecting gear including a high-end detector and a customised backpack. Even with expert tutoring from Phil and Bill I didn’t find any gold.
But it was a good walk around the bush.
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- My camp set up.
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- Phil’s Cruiser at camp.
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- All the gear.
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- Modern day prospector.
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- Prospective country.
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- Hot mound
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- Gold, maybe.
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- No gold here.
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- Bill
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- Auriferous country.
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- There’s gold on that ridge.
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- Gold, maybe.
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- Hot mound.
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- Another hot mound.
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- Hot mound
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- Parking bay at the 26th parallel where I changed two wheels.
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- Great Northern Highway.
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- Three stakes in relatively good tyres.
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- Staked tyre
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- Another one.
I’m in no rush to go prospecting but certainly would not be averse to repeating the experience.
Text and photos by Kim Epton
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