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Gold Prospecting e-News, Issue #120 - Happy Prospector App Released
May 12, 2026
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Happy Prospector? - Read This and You Will Be.

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Happy Prospector App Released

Cost of Happy Prospector App


Gidday Everyone from Bill

A quick newsletter about the rebuild and re-release of Happy Prospector app from Kurk of Blueprint Industries in West Australia

Full Disclosure I do not get any kickback or benefits from the Happy Prospector.
This is my view of the app and the owner and programmer Kurk Brandstater.

Kurk has been providing information and training to Prospectors in WA for a long time. He assisted Udo and I in our Training Seminars in Cue by running the GeoMap training module at our Seminars.

He provided a lot of free training and Geomap Computer setups for APLA members over many years - he is also a passionate member of APLA.

He also has the philosophy of SIMPLIFYING information and systems that prospectors need to find gold legally in WA. (Particularly those prospectors that are Technologically challenged)

That is what the Happy Prospector is all about - Making it easier for you to use technology in the field to know where the tenements are, where the gold has been found and know where you are in the bush.


Happy Prospector App Released

Features of the Happy Prospector App include:

Offline maps- Simple offline maps that make it easy for you to understand geology and topo features. But Simple not Complicated to download and use.

Live and Pending tenements - Easily updateable so you ALWAYS know your tenements are up to date. Happy Prospector will WARN You if they are out of date!

The App works fully offline. You download all the date to your device and then update tenements as needed. (Android or Apple)

GPS positioning - So you know EXACTLY here you are and you are on land you are allowed to go gold prospecting.

Track recording - Dont get lost if you are a bit off the beaten track.

Saved finds and waypoints - Never forget Where that gold nugget was found.

No adverts - Who needs that sort of interference to your concentration and peace of mind.

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Where to Get the Happy Prospector APP

Here is the Android Store link but it is available as an Apple App as well.

Get it Here;

Google Store link to Happy Prospector App.



Cost and Other Details Happy Prospector App

  • 7 Day Free Trial - Try It and See for yourself first
  • Lite Subscription $12.99 AUD per year
  • Premium Subscription $17.99 AUD per year

Premium includes additional geology layers, structures and extra mapping features.

But even at the price it is bloody cheap - let me see, I had a cup of coffee and toasted sandwich at a shop yesterday it cost me over $20 - you do the maths about value!!!

A Simple solution designed for prospectors travelling across the WA goldfields where mobile coverage is limited or unavailable.

Contact

If you want to contact Kurk about the Happy Prospector App here is his website Happy Prospector App Website.

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Some Images of Happy Prospector APP

Tenements in Happy Prospector APP

Tenements Out Of Date Warning

Recording Tracks

Tracks Menu in Happy Prospector

Note that I did not include all the images available in this email would be too long. So layers like geology, mines and the like have not been included as images.

Just get a copy of the free trial and test the App yourself.

Regards

Bill,

ps I have been unable to get out there yet this season I hope you are out there getting plenty of gold - Remember, Nobody gets ALL the gold. There's still nuggets left for you.


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