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Dredging in Australia for recreational activities IS illegal..
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<blockquote data-quote="wombat digger" data-source="post: 374482" data-attributes="member: 11583"><p>Dredging in australia is illegal and we need to make sure it is stopped before we get tossed out of our hobby all together. And digging into banks will also hurt our hobby as more and more damage is done. It is my understanding that gold in rivers and streams is transported down stream by the force of water flowing. It does not jump out and bury itself in the banks. You need to look at the places where the gold has a chance to drop out of the flow and settle on the bottom. It then works its way down until it hitts bed rock. So why did the banks.</p><p>I do however have a question on legalities. I do not and will not dredge in any river or stream but I intend ot use a sluice to recover gold. Since I am not very fit and am beibg 70 years old I want to get the best out of my sluice. I have thoughts of developing a system of delivery to the sluice by a water based system.</p><p>By that I mean I want to build a small hopper that I can have by my side andshovel material inth the hopper. The material is then transfered to the sluice by water action. (very similar to how a dredge works) but it is nt being used as a dredge and the design would not work as one. It would simply be a delivery system to get my material over to and through the sluice.</p><p>Does anyone have any comments on this. The only suction involved is from the hopper and that has to be loaded by hand and shovel. I see that as legal.</p><p>I want to make it easy for myself but also want to stay lega.</p><p>What's your thoughts</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wombat digger, post: 374482, member: 11583"] Dredging in australia is illegal and we need to make sure it is stopped before we get tossed out of our hobby all together. And digging into banks will also hurt our hobby as more and more damage is done. It is my understanding that gold in rivers and streams is transported down stream by the force of water flowing. It does not jump out and bury itself in the banks. You need to look at the places where the gold has a chance to drop out of the flow and settle on the bottom. It then works its way down until it hitts bed rock. So why did the banks. I do however have a question on legalities. I do not and will not dredge in any river or stream but I intend ot use a sluice to recover gold. Since I am not very fit and am beibg 70 years old I want to get the best out of my sluice. I have thoughts of developing a system of delivery to the sluice by a water based system. By that I mean I want to build a small hopper that I can have by my side andshovel material inth the hopper. The material is then transfered to the sluice by water action. (very similar to how a dredge works) but it is nt being used as a dredge and the design would not work as one. It would simply be a delivery system to get my material over to and through the sluice. Does anyone have any comments on this. The only suction involved is from the hopper and that has to be loaded by hand and shovel. I see that as legal. I want to make it easy for myself but also want to stay lega. What's your thoughts [/QUOTE]
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