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Gold Prospecting
Metal Detecting for Gold
Gold definitions - "Alluvial", "Eluvial", "Colluvial" etc.
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<blockquote data-quote="Reg Wilson" data-source="post: 647868" data-attributes="member: 10941"><p>EVIE/BEE, A few years back James Beatty and I discovered an unworked area where we proved up gold over several thousand acres. There were only a couple of 'spec' holes in this whole area and no workings. The old timers obviously liked the look of some of this ground but could not prove it up. Before the secret got out we recovered quite a large amount of gold. No big nuggets turned up, the biggest being a little under five ounces.</p><p>The whole area was Permian and all the gold was very worn, some looking like worn soap. Some research revealed that a large boulder of granite was found in this location where there was no pluton or contact zone. This anomaly was particularly interesting due to the fact that the nearest granite of this type was located in northern Tasmania.</p><p>The nearest proven gold deposit was over twenty Ks away, so it is anyone's guess as to how far this gold may have travelled. (perhaps in glaciers)</p><p></p><p>PS This was in Victoria.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reg Wilson, post: 647868, member: 10941"] EVIE/BEE, A few years back James Beatty and I discovered an unworked area where we proved up gold over several thousand acres. There were only a couple of 'spec' holes in this whole area and no workings. The old timers obviously liked the look of some of this ground but could not prove it up. Before the secret got out we recovered quite a large amount of gold. No big nuggets turned up, the biggest being a little under five ounces. The whole area was Permian and all the gold was very worn, some looking like worn soap. Some research revealed that a large boulder of granite was found in this location where there was no pluton or contact zone. This anomaly was particularly interesting due to the fact that the nearest granite of this type was located in northern Tasmania. The nearest proven gold deposit was over twenty Ks away, so it is anyone's guess as to how far this gold may have travelled. (perhaps in glaciers) PS This was in Victoria. [/QUOTE]
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Gold Prospecting
Metal Detecting for Gold
Gold definitions - "Alluvial", "Eluvial", "Colluvial" etc.
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