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G'day all,
So I took my GT16000 out on Sunday around the Southport area on the Gold Coast, heard rumours there was an old gold mine around there, western side of the M1, went into a dry creek, looks like it was flooded in the last bout of heavy rain down here as some of the trash washed up in the shrubs up higher looked fairly fresh. Anyway, swung my detector around (had a very impatient and very fast walking companion with me who would do 2 or 3 swings over a patch if it made a sound, if he couldn't find it just charged on) found some sandy soil that was giving off a signal so I shovelled up some into a bucket for panning later. after chasing my co-detector up this dry creek, my partner decided to go try detecting in the adjoining park when there was a wall of shrubs blocking the way, didn't want to fight through it.... So after much persistance from my companion, wanting to try higher ground, up in the hills to try and find a washed out gully, we found a spot a little higher up, he found quartz and wanted to swing his way down this gully, as I fully expected, we found nothing, not even a sound, my partner was absolutely shocked we didn't find anything there...
I was somewhat frustrated as I told my companion that there was specks of gold found in the original spot I chose for us, this is coming from a close person who was with the guy when he panned, saw it himself in the guys pan, I just hope the few hours wasted I will have something to show for with my bucket of river sand, I dug the sandy soil from where I got a little bit of an exciting sound and from in between rocks and tree root systems, anyway, if I have anything to show after panning, I will be sure to share. Next time I go, it will either be on my own or with someone that has more patience and isn't trying to break the 100m sprint record expecting ot pull up an 80+ ounce nugget 3mm from the surface.....
Apart from the frustration, it was an absolutely beautiful morning in the hinterland, listening to the birds singing away, the wind through the trees and no bloody traffic noises, was just amazing.
Good luck to you all out there in the field, may you find plenty of yellow, or even a little just to keep you ticking over!
Cheers
HH
So I took my GT16000 out on Sunday around the Southport area on the Gold Coast, heard rumours there was an old gold mine around there, western side of the M1, went into a dry creek, looks like it was flooded in the last bout of heavy rain down here as some of the trash washed up in the shrubs up higher looked fairly fresh. Anyway, swung my detector around (had a very impatient and very fast walking companion with me who would do 2 or 3 swings over a patch if it made a sound, if he couldn't find it just charged on) found some sandy soil that was giving off a signal so I shovelled up some into a bucket for panning later. after chasing my co-detector up this dry creek, my partner decided to go try detecting in the adjoining park when there was a wall of shrubs blocking the way, didn't want to fight through it.... So after much persistance from my companion, wanting to try higher ground, up in the hills to try and find a washed out gully, we found a spot a little higher up, he found quartz and wanted to swing his way down this gully, as I fully expected, we found nothing, not even a sound, my partner was absolutely shocked we didn't find anything there...
I was somewhat frustrated as I told my companion that there was specks of gold found in the original spot I chose for us, this is coming from a close person who was with the guy when he panned, saw it himself in the guys pan, I just hope the few hours wasted I will have something to show for with my bucket of river sand, I dug the sandy soil from where I got a little bit of an exciting sound and from in between rocks and tree root systems, anyway, if I have anything to show after panning, I will be sure to share. Next time I go, it will either be on my own or with someone that has more patience and isn't trying to break the 100m sprint record expecting ot pull up an 80+ ounce nugget 3mm from the surface.....
Apart from the frustration, it was an absolutely beautiful morning in the hinterland, listening to the birds singing away, the wind through the trees and no bloody traffic noises, was just amazing.
Good luck to you all out there in the field, may you find plenty of yellow, or even a little just to keep you ticking over!
Cheers
HH