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Is Highbanking Legal In QLD?
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<blockquote data-quote="Phoenix76" data-source="post: 218188" data-attributes="member: 6518"><p>Well we all know that Queensland is a funny place as far as Prospecting Rules go. But the old question arises. Is it illegal to pump water up to a highbanker or even a cradle? You are not using the water to "dig up" your gold, you're only washing what you have already collected by manual means (no machinery etc). In my book, it's no different than panning in a creek. You are using the water to wash your dirt. It is no different with a highbanker.</p><p></p><p>With a sluice, the argument is that you are upsetting the nature of things buy causing turbidity in the river/creek. Of course that's arguable anyway. A good flow of water after some rains will do the same thing.</p><p></p><p>But up here in the sunshine state we have rules influenced by left wingers and greenies. Actually I'm amazed at just what you can do in Victoria. The greenies have had a huge influence in that state. They've banned 4wd's from forests, stopped burn-offs so the bushfires are worse than ever, they have effectively locked up the high country - certainly to the cattlemen who keep the growth down and lessened the risk of huge fires.</p><p></p><p>But that's life fellas. I still believe that pumping water for washing your dirt has to be legal. If I was washing away the topsoil etc from the side of a mountain, then that's another story. Anyway, just my thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phoenix76, post: 218188, member: 6518"] Well we all know that Queensland is a funny place as far as Prospecting Rules go. But the old question arises. Is it illegal to pump water up to a highbanker or even a cradle? You are not using the water to "dig up" your gold, you're only washing what you have already collected by manual means (no machinery etc). In my book, it's no different than panning in a creek. You are using the water to wash your dirt. It is no different with a highbanker. With a sluice, the argument is that you are upsetting the nature of things buy causing turbidity in the river/creek. Of course that's arguable anyway. A good flow of water after some rains will do the same thing. But up here in the sunshine state we have rules influenced by left wingers and greenies. Actually I'm amazed at just what you can do in Victoria. The greenies have had a huge influence in that state. They've banned 4wd's from forests, stopped burn-offs so the bushfires are worse than ever, they have effectively locked up the high country - certainly to the cattlemen who keep the growth down and lessened the risk of huge fires. But that's life fellas. I still believe that pumping water for washing your dirt has to be legal. If I was washing away the topsoil etc from the side of a mountain, then that's another story. Anyway, just my thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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