Preparations for Kilkivan

The trip to Kilkivan, Queensland is coming up fast. Next Thursday 28 March I will be heading up and the drive should take me about 3 hours from my home.

I will be staying at the Kilkivan Bush Camping & Caravan Park. I was originally going to stay in one of their huts but as they had quite a few tentative bookings I decided I would get myself some camping gear and rough it for a few days. I'll be staying from Thursday 28 March to Monday 1 April. This should give me plenty of time to get familiar with the Minelab CTX 3030.

The majority of the camping gear I bought was from Ray's Outdoors.

• Wild Country Lightning Dome Tent (3 person - orange)
• Wild Country Weekender Sleeping Bag
• Wild Country X Leg Camp Stretcher

I also bought the following tools from Bunnings.

• Fiskars Garden Light Spade
• Hart 1.5lb Mini Mattock

My metal detecting gear will consist of the following.

• Minelab CTX 3030
• Garrett Pro-Pointer
• Garrett Edge Digger
• Garrett Camo Digger's Pouch

It's Here

I'm hoping that 13 is a lucky number. My Minelab CTX 3030 has arrived on the 13th of March 2013.

Went together very easy. Thought I would have a problem with the cord inside the shaft but all went well. I currently have the battery on charge and will give it a test run tomorrow on my property.

Ordered the full cover set from Pro-Tectors (standard black) and the arm rest cover and WM-10 wireless module cover off asis2160 (Ebay).

First Planned Trip - Kilkivan QLD

I have decided that I will attend this months' BMDC planned trip to Kilkivan, Queensland. This will be held during the Easter weekend.

Kilkivan is located 54km west of Gympie or 268km from my location (approx. 3hrs drive).

Kilkivan was first settled by Europeans in the 1840s. Queensland’s first gold discovery was at Kilkivan in 1852 and subsequent findings escalated into a gold rush in the 1860s.

This will be a great opportunity to get familiar with my new Minelab CTX 3030. I will be picking up the new detector on Wednesday 14 March.

The Start of a Rewarding Hobby

The day has finally come.........I have just placed an order for the Minelab CTX 3030 through The Open Range (Minelab Authorised Dealer).

The excitement builds...............

Free Bag with Minelab CTX 3030 Purchase - Australia

I was reading the Minelab Times today and noticed that Minelab are throwing in a Minelab detector bag with the purchase of the CTX 3030 between 01 March and 31 April 2013.

Notice the mistake? I always thought there was only 30 days in April. Anyway, I'll be getting mine before this offer finishes.

Value $66.00 AUD

CTX 3030 Target ID Guide for Australians

Please do not take this as gospel as there are many factors which can alter the numbers shown on the CTX 3030 display (i.e. corrosion, shape, horizontal or vertical, metal alloy content, etc).

Decimal:

1c    11:41
2c    11:44
5c    12:07
10c  12:14
20c  12:24
50c  12:26
$1    12:38
$2    12:39

Pre-Decimal:

Half Penny --- 11:39
Penny --- 12:46
Silver Three Pence --- 11:32 - 12:32
Three Pence (92.5% Pure) --- 12:40
Three Pence (50% Pure) --- 12:28
Six Pence (92.5% Pure) --- 11:41
Six Pence (50% Pure) --- 12:36
Silver Shilling --- 11:42
Shilling (92.5% Pure) --- 11:46 - 12:47
Shilling (50% Pure) --- 12:40 - 12:42
Silver Florin --- 12:42
Florin (92.5% Pure) --- 04:46 - 09:47
Florin (50% Pure) --- 12:45
Crown (92.5% Pure) --- 01:40

Gold:

Ring (Fine 9K) --- 12:09
Ring (Fine 18K) --- 12:17
Ring (Med 9K) --- 12:17
Ring (Med 18K) --- 12:12
Ring (Heavy 9K) --- 12:20
Ring (Heavy 18K) --- 12:20
Necklace (9K) --- 12:14

Silver:

Ring (Fine) --- 12:24 - 13:45
Ring (Med) --- 13:46
Ring (Heavy) --- 07:48
Fob Chain --- 11:37

Special thanks go to both JewelleryRescue and 3DDevil (+ anyone else who submitted ID's) on the KimBuckTwo forum.

Relic Hunter Magazine - Mar/Apr 2013 Edition Out Now

The latest edition of the Relic Hunter Magazine is out now. Always look forward to reading each issue.