Australia, Queensland
Durikai State Forest QLD
Gold fossicking area
Gold ground Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: designated gold fossicking areas in ironbark forest on the old Talgai goldfield west of Warwick, a favourite Queensland metal-detecting ground
Durikai is one of Queensland's officially designated fossicking areas for gold; nuggets still reported by detector clubs
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old shafts in the forestSnakes, dry camping only
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.