Persons who undertake fossicking activities should take proper precautions concerning their personal safety and security of their belongings. The Northern Territory of Australia accepts no responsibility for injury, loss or damage arising from fossicking activities. Tools you can use include a pick, hammer, shovel, sieve, pan, shaker, basin and metal detector. A handy tool to include in you fossicking kit is a Pelican Pick - it is lightweight and multipurpose. Equipment not permitted Power Operated Equipment - Included generators or engine driven equipment such as jackhammers, dredges, spading tools, dry blowers Explosives Ins and outs of digging You are not permitted to dig more than one metre below the line of the natural contour of the surface of the land.
Unstable ground is dangerous.
Before digging, thoroughly check the condition of the ground. For safety reasons it is advisable not to undermine banks, create tunnels or overhangs or work on steep or unstable slopes. Digging on roads is not permitted. However, you may collect any free material lying along road edges The walls of holes are to be left with a face of not steeper than 30 degrees from the horizontal Camping A Fossicker's Permit does not entitle you to camp anywhere you wish. Fossicking Areas where camping is permitted do not provide any on site facilities, including water supplies.