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Gold Detecting, Fossicking and Prospecting in NSW. Information and questions.
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<blockquote data-quote="goldbug" data-source="post: 9504" data-attributes="member: 393"><p>Hi Wal, </p><p></p><p>Yes the locals out there are VERY protective of the river and the general area, the group the "Friends of the Mongarlowe" are locals that are quite active in monitoring the health of the river and making sure the old diggings are not stirred up for fear of mercury being released back into the river. </p><p></p><p>Good on them I say and I totally support their efforts. However, some of these locals are way too protective and tend to attack, maul you and ask questions later. I wonder if they have ever thought about what happens during a flood..and how much Mercury is released back into the river then?</p><p></p><p>I remember fishing for trout on the Goulburn river (Victoria) as a teen and my step father warned me about not eating too much of the fish as Mercury had leached into the system during times of flood from the old diggings. I thought he was having me on, like the time he told me he saw a Panther in the bush.. thing is I found out later he was right, on both accounts <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p></p><p>Cheers James</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goldbug, post: 9504, member: 393"] Hi Wal, Yes the locals out there are VERY protective of the river and the general area, the group the "Friends of the Mongarlowe" are locals that are quite active in monitoring the health of the river and making sure the old diggings are not stirred up for fear of mercury being released back into the river. Good on them I say and I totally support their efforts. However, some of these locals are way too protective and tend to attack, maul you and ask questions later. I wonder if they have ever thought about what happens during a flood..and how much Mercury is released back into the river then? I remember fishing for trout on the Goulburn river (Victoria) as a teen and my step father warned me about not eating too much of the fish as Mercury had leached into the system during times of flood from the old diggings. I thought he was having me on, like the time he told me he saw a Panther in the bush.. thing is I found out later he was right, on both accounts :o Cheers James [/QUOTE]
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