Australian Gemstone Fossicking Tours, Gold Prospecting Safaris, Precious Minerals, Opal Hunting and Locations
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Listed Below are the best Australian Gemstone Fossicking Tours, Gold Prospecting Safaris, Precious Minerals, Opal Hunting and Locations.
Have You Tried Gemstone Fossicking, Gold Prospecting using Metal Detectors or panning for gold? Discover where to go and how to find Australian Gemstones,
Gold and other Precious Minerals and the locations where you can give it a try and join tours, demonstrations and adventures.
Many mining and gemstone areas have excellent tourism facilities where you can enjoy browsing through the gift shops, going fossicking (tools and assistance provided),
or taking a guided tour of the fossicking area and the gemstone cutting and mineral processing facilities. Your tour guides have extensive knowledge of the area and
will show you around the area. Meet the local miners, experience some of their unique lifestyle, watch opals and other gemstones being cut and processed, and even go down a real mine.
You can also hire metal detectors and other gear and go gold prospecting, or panning for gold or join a tour. Nothing can beat the thrill of unearthing your own natural gold nugget,
or seeing that glint of gold in a pan, while experiencing the beautiful Australian bush at the same time.
Listed below are the best Australian Gemstone Fossicking Tours, Gold Prospecting Safaris, Precious Minerals, Opal Hunting and Locations listed by name and location. Scroll through the list and click the operator`s link to get more information.
NT>Alice Springs MacDonnell>Alice Springs
Gemtree
Located 140kms North-East of Alice Springs, with a sealed road to the front gate (the Plenty Highway) Gemtree Caravan Park lies on the banks of the Gillen Creek. Join us for a unique outback experience on a fossicking tour to the nearby gemfields. Experience the thrill of fossicking for your own gems. Or set up camp in one of our spacious sites amongst the mulgas for a 5 million star, night sky getaway. Tel: +61 (0) 8 8956 9855
NSW>Central West>Coonabarabran
Crystal Kingdom
The Crystal Kingdom Mineral Museum and the Crystal Shop are owned and operated by Wolfgang and Nola Bredereck. It was originally established in 1974 and expanded to it`s present size in 2003. This was the first collection in Australia to display minerals and fossils from one local area only. This exhibit contains some of the world`s rarest and most colourful zeolite crystals and rare fossils that are found nowhere else in the world.
NSW>New England and NW>Glen Innes
Minerama Fossicking and Gem Show
Minerama Fossicking and Gem Show is NSW`s largest annual gem show attracting visitors and dealers from all over Australia. Held every year on the 2nd weekend in March, Minerama is perfect for all gem lovers, rockhounds and outdoor adventurers. Search for buried treasure in Celtic Country with a 5 day program (Thursday to Monday) of guided fossicking field trips to suit both beginner and experienced gem hunters. Great fun for the whole family.
QLD>Atherton Tablelands>Atherton
The Crystal Caves
The Crystal Caves are a mineralogical museum in a fantasyland cave. Guests put on a miner`s helmet and discover some of the world`s most beautiful natural crystals, real fossils, and best of all the world`s largest amethyst geode standing more than 3 metres high. The museum is set in a magnificently crafted cave to create a real mining experience. Visitors are encouraged to touch and explore these beautiful wonders at their own pace. Tel: +61 (0) 7 4091 2365
QLD>Capricorn Coast>Clermont
Clermont Detectors
Clermont is located in the heart of the Goldfields which produces Gold in shallow ground. There are 9 General Permission Fossicking areas. They cover 1000`s of Hectares and continually produce Nuggets for Fossickers who use their Detectors patiently and skillfully. We are located in Clermont Caravan Park in Haig Street and we Hire and Sell Detectors and other equipment and offer training, Mail Orders! Tel: +61 (07) 4983 2002 Mobile: 0419 682 600
QLD>Capricorn Coast>Rubyvale
Rubyvale Gem Gallery
On display in our gallery are sapphires mined from one of the world`s largest sapphire fields located in Central Queensland. We mine, cut and design sapphire jewellery. Whether it is an investment gem, piece of exclusive jewellery or just an interest in sapphires, we welcome you to our gallery. Owner Peter Brown, who is recognised as a sapphire specialist, and one of the best gem cutters on the Gemfields today. Tel: +61 (0) 7 4985 4388
QLD>Capricorn Coast>Wycarbah
Mount Hay Gemstone Tourist Park
Mount Hay Gemstone Tourist Park is one of Australia`s most exciting attractions, famous for it`s Thundereggs and Fossicking and for its quality Pewter and Gemstone Products. Aradon Mount Hay offers a huge range of gemstone, gemstone products, pewter products and gemstone cutting/polishing services and features its very own onsite pewter casting operation, where pewter is transferred from the raw material to the finished product. Tel: +61 (0) 7 4934 7183
VIC>Wine and High Country>Longwood
The Rockery
The Rockery - a house full of the most intriguing gems, crystals and minerals from Australia and around the world. In colors that excite the senses. Something for everyone - Gemstone cutting and polishing, fabulous fossils, fluorescent minerals. Jewellery and gifts for all ages, tastes and budgets and lots more! Relax with a real coffee or Devonshire tea in our Tea Room.
WA>South West Region>Kalgoorlie- Boulder
Finders Keepers Gold Prospecting Adventures
It is GOLD, gold, gold, gold! Finders Keepers Gold Prospecting Adventures is a locally owned Kalgoorlie - Boulder business and is operated by a husband and wife team, Matt and Tracy Cook. You will find all your GOLD Prospecting needs including Minelab metal detectors and accessories, Nugget Finder, Commander and Coiltek coils, Otto Shafts, Lucky Lark batteries, Garmin & Magellan GPS units and much, much, more! Tours available. Tel: +61 (0) 8 9093 222