Australia, Victoria
Warrandyte VIC
Andersons Creek panning area
Gold ground Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: flakes and specks.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: site of Victoria's first official gold discovery (1851) on Andersons Creek, now a designated recreational panning area inside Warrandyte State Park on Melbourne's edge
Parks Victoria permits recreational gold panning in a defined section of Warrandyte State Park, a rare in-city legal panning spot
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Slippery rocksRiver rises quickly after storms
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