New to it? Start here.
Metal detecting and gold panning are easy to start and hard to put down. Here's the honest beginner's path, no jargon, no upselling you into gear you don't need yet.
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Get your Miner's Right
You need one to prospect for gold anywhere in Victoria, it's cheap and lasts years. We explain it in plain English.
Miner's Right, explained → - 2
Pick your first tools
You don't need the most expensive gear. A pan or an entry detector, a pinpointer and recovery tools will find you gold.
Best beginner detector → - 3
Learn where you can legally detect
State forests, Crown land and the designated goldfields parks, we map out where's fair game and where isn't.
Where you can legally detect → - 4
Get out to the goldfields
Central Victoria's Golden Triangle is on our doorstep, so we know this ground. Order what you need and we'll have it on its way to you before you head out to find some colour.
Beginner bundles
The simplest way to start, everything chosen to work together, nothing missing, nothing wasted.
Golden Triangle Starter Kit
First-time gold panners heading to the Victorian goldfields.
Everything you need to wash your first pan of goldfields dirt, chosen so nothing's missing and nothing's wasted. Add a Miner's Right and head for a designated creek.
- ✓14" gold pan with riffles
- ✓5 mm classifier / sieve
- ✓Snuffer bottle + glass sample vials
- ✓10x jeweller's loupe + beginner's guide (PDF)
Family Gold Day Kit
Families and kids trying panning for a weekend.
A fun, affordable way to get the family panning together. Kids don't need their own Miner's Right when they're with an adult who has one, an affordable day out for the whole family.
- ✓Two gold pans (one kid-sized)
- ✓Classifier / sieve + snuffer bottle
- ✓Glass sample vials
- ✓Quick-start guide (PDF)
Detectorist Recovery Bundle
New detector owners who need the recovery gear to go with it.
A detector finds the target, this kit gets it out of the ground cleanly and into your pouch. The gear experienced detectorists tell every beginner to buy on day one.
- ✓Pinpointer (9V, non-DG)
- ✓Plastic sand scoop + stealth digger
- ✓Finds pouch