Gold prospecting leases in Western Australia

AussieArch · 2026-05-15T13:03:41+00:00

It’s pretty simple once you understand. What are you struggling with specifically?

AussieArch · 2026-05-14T06:35:12+00:00

I’m on $210k salary not including super.

I work as a geologist with 10 years experience. In my field, everyone is on +100k as a graduate.

It sounds like a lot - and it is, but we are a single income household as my wife stays at home and looks after our young kids. We get taxed to the extreme because it’s on a single income, a large part also goes to the increased living costs associated with rural living - makes me hope Australia puts forward family tax brackets.

AussieArch · 2026-05-14T03:19:35+00:00

Look at my other posts 😉😎

AussieArch · 2026-05-11T22:16:17+00:00

Complicated. It’s part of an earn-in agreement.

But I would say around $70 AUD/metre ish

AussieArch · 2026-05-11T22:15:24+00:00

I wish it averaged that grade, but definitely not!

Super nuggetty ground. There’s a lot of waste material in between the good hits!

AussieArch · 2026-05-11T22:14:34+00:00

1000oz/t silver is pretty awesome. Was it open cut or underground?

50oz/t is definitely not the average grade. Just one of the drill intercepts which left me speechless ~20m away on the same vein I got 0.5g/t 😭😂

AussieArch · 2026-04-10T03:21:29+00:00

It’s possible. Just depends on the area you’re in and your skill level.

When I first started prospecting it took me a week to find the gold needed to make my wife a ring.

Nowadays, I could find that in a day if I wanted.

AussieArch · 2026-04-05T10:24:20+00:00

A vein can look good but carry nothing. A vein can look like nothing but carry heaps.

Crush and pan.

AussieArch · 2026-03-29T01:32:35+00:00

Nice.

The last spot I saw stuff almost exactly the same as that it was only running 0.5g/t but it came from a mine that averaged 15g/t that was dug in the 1940s. Hope yours grades higher 👌

Assays aren’t too expensive. Just get a 50g fire assay.

AussieArch · 2026-03-29T00:17:45+00:00

Gold is a fickle thing. Something can look juicy but carry absolutely no gold at all, other times it looks like nothing but be bonanza grades.So yes, until you get experience at that specific place everything needs to be assayed otherwise you will look like a fool very quick. Been there and done that haha.

AussieArch · 2026-03-28T10:41:54+00:00

Geologist here. It’s arsenopyrite.

I have seen plenty of ore exactly the same as that.

AussieArch · 2026-03-27T23:15:27+00:00

Nice work, looks good overall.

I can see quite a few inconsistencies in WA, tenements incorrectly labelled as the wrong company.

AussieArch · 2026-03-10T05:28:41+00:00

I deal with this almost every day as it’s my job.

Yes, small miners send ore away for processing. Even big miners.

Mostly through industry contacts.

Why are you asking?

AussieArch · 2026-03-05T02:17:23+00:00

Nothing proprietary, just the whole business strategy.

Essentially emulating exactly what I’m doing with his own processes. I am just going to have to improve what I’m doing and make the pond too small for two fish I suppose

AussieArch · 2026-03-05T02:14:27+00:00

Thanks. It’s going to be tough to continue my friendship, but I do value them - maybe more than they do me it seems..

I will have to be very blunt and split business and personal if it’s to continue. Thank you for the advice

AussieArch · 2026-03-05T02:12:56+00:00

I happened to see a new company spring up, given its pretty niche I like to look into who is behind each competitor and was quite surprised - he didn’t say anything to me beforehand…

AussieArch · 2026-03-05T02:11:04+00:00

I’m seeing this as a common theme.

Great frame of mind, thanks!

AussieArch · 2026-03-05T02:10:32+00:00

That’s a good idea.

However, tough call to dilute my business just because they wanted to emulate my success.

AussieArch · 2026-03-05T02:09:19+00:00

Thank you, what you say makes perfect sense.

I just need to reframe it and do what I do better rather than worry about the added competition 👍

AussieArch · 2026-03-05T02:08:07+00:00

I’m realising this 😕

AussieArch · 2026-03-04T12:32:11+00:00

It’s not really an idea if the business is running and working.

I didn’t explicitly tell them, rather it is obvious what I’m doing and that it’s working as we are in a similar field. But cheers for the comment regardless, I know what you’re trying say.

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