Australia, New South Wales
Tumbarumba NSW
Burra Creek, Henry Angel Trackhead
Gold ground Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: occasional colour-rich concentrates.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: gold-bearing Burra Creek on the old Tumbarumba diggings, with a free public panning and camping reserve at the Henry Angel Trackhead on the Hume and Hovell Track
Henry Angel Trackhead is promoted by Snowy Valleys tourism as a public gold-panning spot; colour is reliably panned from Burra Creek
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Cold snowmelt waterLeeches in summer, unsealed access
Keep exploring nearby
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