Past Events

The next field trip of the Prospectors and Miners Association of Tasmania will take place at the Penguin Fossicking Area on Saturday 13th October 2018. This is a fairly safe and family-friendly field trip. As usual, we will meet at 9:00 first to briefly discuss any Association business, followed by the field trip. Access The Penguin Fossicking Area is along the foreshore just east of Penguin. Parking is difficult with only enough space for a couple of cars here and…

*** NOTE: The Corinna area is remote and hazardous. This trip will require RSVP so we can ensure proper head counts *** The Prospectors and Miners Association of Tasmania will hold a field trip to the Corinna / Savage River area on Sunday the 25th of November 2018. There are very few places in the Corinna area that can accommodate a group like ours, so we will meet at the large abandoned gravel quarry that is at the start of…

Just in time to ward-off the winter blues, Ron Gregory has kindly offered to host us for a field trip at his Back Creek gold lease on Saturday the 8th of June 2019. The trip is free for members, and if you're interested in joining up, you can do so on the day. Back Creek contains shallow historical workings and is a good location for detecting gold nuggets, and a few nuggets and specimens have been found in the last…

Join us for the third PMAT field trip of 2019 and quarterly meeting, this time to look for gemstones at the Weld River Fossicking Area in Moorina. There is no cost for PMAT members, if you're looking to join, you can do so on the day, and the membership is $20. The Weld and Frome Rivers in Moorina are a good place to look for sapphires, topaz, zircons, and occasional chrysoberyl. It's a great place to go especially if you've…

Hi Everyone, Due to the Moina trip having to be cancelled, the 30 November trip will be to Cradle and Tobacco Creeks, in Golconda, north of Lisle, from 9 am onwards. The rush to Cradle Creek, near the time that the Lisle goldfield was discovered, produced over 2,000 ounces of gold. The Cradle Creek diggings are mostly dry (I’ve never seen the creek run) and suitable for detecting, whereas Tobacco Creek usually has enough water to pan, and for a…

2020 AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Prospectors and Miners Association of Tasmania (Inc.) will take place on Saturday the 8th of February at 9:00 a.m. at the abandoned town of Luina. Membership dues for 2020 are now payable, unless you paid in the last trip of last year. If you wish to keep supporting us, by far the easiest way is to pay your dues on the day, but if you prefer to pay electronically or can't make…

Our last field trip for 2020 will be to Weldborough on Saturday 28th of November 2020. For updates and more information, there is an active thread for this trip at the PMAT forum. Moorina sapphire The meeting place will be at the beer garden of the Weldborough Hotel at 9:00 am. As usual, there is no cost for the trip, but it is only open to members. If you're interested in joining PMAT, you're more than welcome to come along…