# Prospecting Trips **URL:** https://forum.pmat.org.au/c/prospecting-trips/5.md [Latest](https://forum.pmat.org.au/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.pmat.org.au/categories.md) --- ## [About Prospecting Trips](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/about-prospecting-trips/11)
**Author:** [@pmatadmin](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/pmatadmin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 July 2019 03:33 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/about-prospecting-trips/11 "2019-07-11T03:33:01Z")
Discussion of upcoming trips, both official PMAT trips and privately-organised trips, and talk about past trips. --- ## [Trip to Browns Plains / Savage River](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/trip-to-browns-plains-savage-river/1641)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [20 October 2026 10:49 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/trip-to-browns-plains-savage-river/1641 "2026-10-20T10:49:08Z")
Our next field trip will combine a limited-numbers tour of Savage River mine and camping at Browns Plains, on Saturday the 31st of October. Mine tour We have some extremely limited numbers for a field trip to Savage Riv… --- ## [Weldborough Field Trip Saturday 2 May 2026](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/weldborough-field-trip-saturday-2-may-2026/1588)
**Author:** [@pmatadmin](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/pmatadmin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2026 11:19 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/weldborough-field-trip-saturday-2-may-2026/1588 "2026-06-30T11:19:21Z")
Our next field trip will be to Weldborough on Saturday 2 May 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. 300×225 13 KB The meeting place will be at the Weldborough Hotel beer garden at 9:00 am Saturday 2 May. As usual, there is no cost … --- ## [Sabbath Creek 8-9 Nov 2025](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/sabbath-creek-8-9-nov-2025/1515)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [25 June 2026 22:02 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/sabbath-creek-8-9-nov-2025/1515 "2026-06-25T22:02:26Z")
Hi everyone, Our next trip will be to Sabath Creek on the weekend of the 8th and 9th of November, to coincide with the Zeehan Gem Show. This field trip is free for members, but you have to be a PMAT member to attend. S… --- ## [2026 AGM at Lake Burbury Camping Ground](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2026-agm-at-lake-burbury-camping-ground/1555)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [17 March 2026 11:47 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2026-agm-at-lake-burbury-camping-ground/1555 "2026-03-17T11:47:18Z")
Hi everyone, Our 2026 AGM will be held on Saturday 7th of March at 8:00 am at Lake Burbury campground. As usual we will have a raffle and some merchandise. The raffle will be drawn at 5:00 pm at the campground. If you… --- ## [Gladstone Fossicking Area 22-23 Nov 2025](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/gladstone-fossicking-area-22-23-nov-2025/1516)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [26 November 2025 01:26 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/gladstone-fossicking-area-22-23-nov-2025/1516 "2025-11-26T01:26:32Z")
Hi everyone, We will be having a field trip to the Gladstone Fossicking Area on Saturday 22 November 2025. We haven’t gone to Gladstone since October 2021, so it will be nice to re-visit the area and see if we can find … --- ## [Weldborough Trip 6 April 2024](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/weldborough-trip-6-april-2024/1156)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [24 November 2025 10:17 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/weldborough-trip-6-april-2024/1156 "2025-11-24T10:17:50Z")
Hi everyone, Our next field trip will be to Weldborough on the weekend of the 6th and 7th of April. We will meet at 9:00 am at the back of the pub. Weldborough Hotel will be roping an area for us, and they have asked th… --- ## [WA trip with Burbury](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/wa-trip-with-burbury/1499)
**Author:** [@Burbury](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/Burbury)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2025 10:30 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/wa-trip-with-burbury/1499 "2025-10-06T10:30:36Z")
12 half ounces Hey everyone . To say i had a good trip West would be an understatement ! 6 ounces of nuggets and 46grams from crushed species . after being sceptical i have to say the gpx6000 wins the day for … --- ## [Latest Fox Report](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/latest-fox-report/1491)
**Author:** [@howard.55.ha](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/howard.55.ha)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [6 September 2025 22:53 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/latest-fox-report/1491 "2025-09-06T22:53:36Z")
G’day fellow Tassie prospectors, Hope it’s not too cold, wet and windy down there in Tas. The fox is in WA’s Pilbara region enjoying temps in the high 20’s to low 30’s during the day and 15 degrees or less at night (12… --- ## [Reece Dam trip, 26 April 2025](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/reece-dam-trip-26-april-2025/1387)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [25 May 2025 01:26 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/reece-dam-trip-26-april-2025/1387 "2025-05-25T01:26:14Z")
Hi everyone, Our next field trip will be to Reece Dam, on the Pieman River, to check out some of the recently burnt areas on the west coast, on Saturday the 26th of April 2025. This falls on a long weekend, after Easte… --- ## [Upcoming trips for Spring 2025 - Poll](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/upcoming-trips-for-spring-2025-poll/1412)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 April 2025 10:10 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/upcoming-trips-for-spring-2025-poll/1412 "2025-04-27T10:10:58Z")
Hi everyone, Thank you to those of you who came to our Reece Dam weekend, and particularly to our new members! While there we had a chat about options for upcoming trips later this year. We will have a trip to either … --- ## [2025 AGM delayed](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2025-agm-delayed/1335)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2025 23:15 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2025-agm-delayed/1335 "2025-03-26T23:15:37Z")
Hi everyone, It’s looking like we won’t be able to have our AGM at Back Creek as previously scheduled. We’re currently looking for a venue, and it will be in March. Options we’re currently looking at include Mathinna/M… --- ## [2025 AGM and field trip to Mathinna](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2025-agm-and-field-trip-to-mathinna/1352)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [25 March 2025 21:41 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2025-agm-and-field-trip-to-mathinna/1352 "2025-03-25T21:41:08Z")
Hi everyone, Our 2025 AGM will be held on Saturday 15th of March at 9:00 am at Mathinna. After the AGM, we will spend the day fossicking around Mathinna, and re-convene at the Marquee for our raffle at 4:00 pm. If you’… --- ## [Queenstown / Lake Burbury - Darwin Glass](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/queenstown-lake-burbury-darwin-glass/1284)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [25 January 2025 06:43 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/queenstown-lake-burbury-darwin-glass/1284 "2025-01-25T06:43:38Z")
Hi everyone, Our next field trip will be a get-together at the Lake Burbury campground on 23 Nov 2024. How to get there Lake Burbury Camping Ground is approximately 20 minutes east of Queenstown on the Lyell Hwy, on th… --- ## [Any upcoming trips planned?](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/any-upcoming-trips-planned/1081)
**Author:** [@Matty](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/Matty)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [19 January 2025 06:31 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/any-upcoming-trips-planned/1081 "2025-01-19T06:31:14Z")
Any upcoming trips planned keen to get out --- ## [Trip to Salisbury, Sat 12 Oct 2024](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/trip-to-salisbury-sat-12-oct-2024/1249)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2024 06:29 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/trip-to-salisbury-sat-12-oct-2024/1249 "2024-10-17T06:29:56Z")
Hi everyone, We’ve been given permission by Kingfisher to access the small goldfield on Salisbury Hill (thank @Drystone!), so we will be heading there on Saturday 12 October. There is not really anywhere to camp in the… --- ## [2024 AGM and field trip to Back Creek](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2024-agm-and-field-trip-to-back-creek/1122)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [2 March 2024 08:24 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2024-agm-and-field-trip-to-back-creek/1122 "2024-03-02T08:24:54Z")
Hi everyone, Ron Gregory has kindly invited us to host our AGM on his lease in Back Creek, on Saturday the 10th of February 2024. Our AGM will begin at 9:00, followed by a Special General Meeting, and day of fossicking.… --- ## [Doctors Rocks trip, November 2016](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/doctors-rocks-trip-november-2016/1146)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 February 2024 00:15 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/doctors-rocks-trip-november-2016/1146 "2024-02-13T00:15:03Z")
PMAT had its last field trip to the year to Doctors Rocks, Wynyard, on the 20th November. The group assembled outside the entrance to the Seabrook Golf Club, on the Old Bass Highway, and traveled to Doctors Rocks. The m… --- ## [Back Creek Field Trip, June 2019](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/back-creek-field-trip-june-2019/1145)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 February 2024 00:14 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/back-creek-field-trip-june-2019/1145 "2024-02-13T00:14:06Z")
The Prospectors and Miners Association of Tasmania had a field trip to Back Creek on the 8th of June 2019, hosted by leaseholder Ron Gregory. This was our second official field trip to his Back Creek lease, and Ron went… --- ## [Derby Field Trip October 2019](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/derby-field-trip-october-2019/1144)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 February 2024 00:12 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/derby-field-trip-october-2019/1144 "2024-02-13T00:12:34Z")
About twenty people attended the PMAT field trip at the Mutual Road camp ground in Derby on Saturday 26th of October 2019. The weather forecast was pretty terrible: showers and thunderstorms, up to 20 mm of rain. True … --- ## [2023 AGM - Back Creek Saturday 18th of February](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2023-agm-back-creek-saturday-18th-of-february/962)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [10 May 2023 23:52 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2023-agm-back-creek-saturday-18th-of-february/962 "2023-05-10T23:52:05Z")
Hi everyone, Ron Gregory has kindly invited us again to hold our AGM on his lease in Back Creek, on Saturday the 18th of February 2023. Our AGM will begin at 9:00, followed by a day of fossicking. Memberships are due at… --- ## [Heazlewood river](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/heazlewood-river/968)
**Author:** [@ajhoman71](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/ajhoman71)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [17 April 2023 08:55 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/heazlewood-river/968 "2023-04-17T08:55:51Z")
Hi ,Ron gregory has kindly invited PMAT members to help at a works program near the heazlewood river bridge, which involves a excavator digging to bedrock an sluiceing panning detecting etc the materials an see,… --- ## [Weldborough Field Trip April 2023](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/weldborough-field-trip-april-2023/1000)
**Author:** [@Drystone](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/Drystone)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [17 April 2023 07:40 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/weldborough-field-trip-april-2023/1000 "2023-04-17T07:40:36Z")
Hi guys, The days are getting shorter and soon the rivers will rise, so let’s try for some gem hunting while we can! I’ve contacted the Weldborough Hotel and at this stage they are fine for us to use the campground eit… --- ## [Upcoming PMAT trips & schedule - suggestions welcome](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/upcoming-pmat-trips-schedule-suggestions-welcome/506)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [9 March 2023 05:45 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/upcoming-pmat-trips-schedule-suggestions-welcome/506 "2023-03-09T05:45:56Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve decided to make a new thread for upcoming trips, since we often know where or when we’re going, but not too many details yet. This way you can save the date in your calendar. Known schedule so far: … --- ## [UPDATE 11/11/2022: Trip to Luina & Sabbath Creek 19 & 20 November 2022](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/update-11-11-2022-trip-to-luina-sabbath-creek-19-20-november-2022/889)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [22 November 2022 06:27 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/update-11-11-2022-trip-to-luina-sabbath-creek-19-20-november-2022/889 "2022-11-22T06:27:39Z")
Hi everyone, We haven’t been to the west coast since last year’s AGM, so our November trip will be to Sabbath Creek, near Corinna, camping at the abandoned town of Luina. The official trip will be on Saturday 19th Novem… --- ## [Trip to Weldborough POSTPONED to 29 Oct 2022](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/trip-to-weldborough-postponed-to-29-oct-2022/882)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [28 October 2022 01:07 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/trip-to-weldborough-postponed-to-29-oct-2022/882 "2022-10-28T01:07:13Z")
Hi everyone, The creeks are too high and the Hotel campground too wet to use. We’re cancelling the trip. See you in Sabbath Creek === Our next field trip will be to Weldborough on Saturday 2022-10-21T22:00:00Z (UTC)→2… --- ## [Detecting at Mathinna](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/detecting-at-mathinna/654)
**Author:** [@Wizard\_Smith](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/Wizard_Smith)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2022 00:55 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/detecting-at-mathinna/654 "2022-08-08T00:55:39Z")
Hi all Thinking about doing a day trip to Mathinna tomorrow to do some gold detecting as the weather looks good and I’ve got an RDO. Does anyone have any insight or knowledge of locations that might be worth trying as I… --- ## [PMAT Upcoming Trips](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/pmat-upcoming-trips/838)
**Author:** [@Salwa](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/Salwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 June 2022 07:17 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/pmat-upcoming-trips/838 "2022-06-15T07:17:11Z")
Hello Everyone, I have not seen any discussion of upcoming trips like the ones discussed at Back Creek. They all seemed interesting and hope that one will be coming up soon. We have been busy like everyone, some distra… --- ## [Field trip to Weldborough, 9 April 2022](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/field-trip-to-weldborough-9-april-2022/794)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [15 April 2022 01:15 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/field-trip-to-weldborough-9-april-2022/794 "2022-04-15T01:15:04Z")
HI EVERYONE, THE TRIP IS CANCELLED, PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS Our next field trip will be to Weldborough on Saturday 2022-04-08T23:00:00Z (UTC)→2022-04-09T07:00:00Z (UTC) The meeting place will be at the beer ga… --- ## [2022 AGM and Field Trip to Back Creek](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2022-agm-and-field-trip-to-back-creek/777)
**Author:** [@miguel](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/miguel)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [23 March 2022 06:56 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/2022-agm-and-field-trip-to-back-creek/777 "2022-03-23T06:56:44Z")
Hi everyone, Ron Gregory has kindly invited us to host our AGM on his lease in Back Creek, on Saturday the 12th of March 2022. Our AGM will begin at 9:00, followed by a day of fossicking. Memberships are due at the star… [Next page](https://forum.pmat.org.au/c/prospecting-trips/5.md?page=1)