Map / Books by Stephen Barnham

The manual looks at aspects of panning, sluicing, cradles, trommels, hard rock prospecting & stone crushing, mercury amalgamation and windlass construction and numerous small tips and ideas from the point of view of learning, experimenting and 'doing it yourself'.
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This book contains material about procedures and attitudes to help advance yourself to become a confident and successful prospector.
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This book is aimed at people with very little to no experience in prospecting for gold. Item# SBM09 Learn More

Set of 3 maps covering the Little Bendigo Goldfield (Nerrina) to the north east of Ballarat. It covers the Nerrina area, White Swan reservoir and the heads of Slaty Creek. It contains a collection of brief notes and maps showing gold areas around Nerrina (Little Bendigo).
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This book provides a set of seven maps and notes on several areas around Ballarat to go gold panning as well as how to use a pan and what to look for.
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This guide of seven maps and notes covers some of the gold producing areas around Bealiba.
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This guide of 5 maps and notes seeks to fill in the 'hole' left by guides covering the surrounding areas. It was not originally intended to cover this area but there is a belt of reefs and a history of rich finds. (Not detecting). Contains GPS References.
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Set of 9 maps and notes on areas around Creswick to go gold detecting. The maps are a basic mud map style designed to get you into the areas. There is a reference map that explains how to find your way from the central business area of Creswick and onto the map of your choice.
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This book is about gold panning in the Daylesford area and is aimed at people with no experience and upwards. It has sections on using a gold pan and what features to look for about where to actually dig for the best results.
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This second edition book is a set of 11 basic maps and notes covering the gold areas around Daylesford. It is basically the same except for more details and a few minor gold area inclusions. It provides notes on how to find these areas using the Daylesford Post Office as a reference point.
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This title looks at understanding how a pan works rather than just 'going out' trying to find some gold. It covers different types of pans, how to pan, other useful tools, how to prospect, useful tips, other uses for pans other than basic panning, exotic pans, how to find out about places to go and a few safety tips. Includes: small satchel of test pan gold flecks.
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This is the second edition, still with 4 maps but now centred on Leonards Hill and Barkstead; an area located between Daylesford and Ballan.
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This guide is a set of 10 basic maps and notes covering the gold areas around Maldon and Newstead. The area that has a history of rich nugget gold.
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Porcupine Ridge Gold Detecting Guide (Vaughan-Daylesford): With Gps References: a Set of 5 Basic Maps Covering Some Gold Areas Between Vaughan & Daylesford.
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Five maps and notes covering Bacchus Marsh (Goodman Creek), Mt Doran between Ballarat & Geelong, Clydesdale near Yandoit, Cambelltown between Newstead and Creswick and the Barfold Ranges reefing field north of Kyneton.
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Trentham & Blackwood Gold Prospecting Guide with GPS References: A Set of 9 Basic Maps Covering Some Gold Areas Around Trentham and Blackwood.
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This book provides a set of 4 maps and notes on areas around Taradale & Malmsbury to go gold detecting. The maps are of a basic mud map style designed to get you into the areas.
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