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  1. DykeHead

    Olinda creek

    Yeah that's why only activities like clear felling are permitted. :Y:
  2. DykeHead

    Mercury Use and Recovering Gold from Amalgam information and questions

    Yeah your right about the copper this guy does it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsnAM2jeFuM
  3. DykeHead

    Found old gold mine - can anyone help?

    If you heat it arsenic fumes will be released the cool thing is it becomes magnetic when heated so if it sticks to a magnet only when heated it's definitely arsenopyrite.
  4. DykeHead

    Found old gold mine - can anyone help?

    How magnetic is it ???
  5. DykeHead

    Mercury Use and Recovering Gold from Amalgam information and questions

    Nitric is cheap and there is no problem buying big bottles of it. Yes you need to give your ID. It boils copper into solution in seconds. It turns Mercury into gas leaving the gold if it was gold/mercury amalgam but the mercury is gone. Dangerous stuff! If you don't understand what your doing...
  6. DykeHead

    Detecting and the Pan

    Hi Daniel, your on the right track to do a bit of both. Find which one you like the most and use that technique backed up by the other. I have a GPX but it's often the last tool out of the toolbox. The old time gold diggers left scraps on the heaps. Modern gold diggers don't leave more then...
  7. DykeHead

    Snakes & Prospecting Safety

    I believe if your bitten on a limb you need to keep at least the affected limbs movement to a minimum. "It's a myth that snake venom gets straight into your blood stream after a bite. Instead, it moves through your lymphatic system. Lymph is a fluid in your body that contains white blood cells...
  8. DykeHead

    Aftermarket Batteries For GPX

    Minelab make some half size ones. I have one and it lasts about 3 hours. http://www.minersden.com.au/minelab-gpx-small-battery
  9. DykeHead

    Gold will go $10,000 US per ounce & much more soon .

    Does the price of gold really fluctuate? Or is it the currencies that fluctuate?
  10. DykeHead

    Is it worth it?

    $ per kg interesting way to look at it. I like it!
  11. DykeHead

    Alluvial Gold

    I can vouch for toshtony as a good buyer. No hassles transaction.
  12. DykeHead

    GoldSpinner

    Yeah is each wheel is on a steeper angle? I think I might know someone that mentioned something like that.
  13. DykeHead

    GoldSpinner

    Sounds good!
  14. DykeHead

    Alluvial Gold

    Pm sent.
  15. DykeHead

    Alluvial Gold

    Yeah the more kilo's you have the higher the price goes. lol Don't worry toshtony I'll look after ya! Simmo hasn't got time to help a little fish...
  16. DykeHead

    Alluvial Gold

    Are you looking for donations or want to purchase fine gold? I have fine gold from the crusher which looks like fine river gold $70/g.The little jar looks like it would only hold 3 or 4 grams?
  17. DykeHead

    GoldSpinner

    Sort of a mini Knudsen Bowl gold concentrator by the looks of it. Looked like a bit of a pain to clean out?
  18. DykeHead

    Is it worth it?

    Clean then crush maybe?
  19. DykeHead

    Is it worth it?

    Hi Jeff, post #41 is definitely gold I know chalcopyrite can look very similar.
  20. DykeHead

    Is it worth it?

    Yeah I mainly said that so he didn't get too excited if it didn't stick. ;)
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