If you heading back towards Melbourne from Beaconsfield along the railway line there is a creek you come to that the rail runs over and has gold in it I wouldn't suggest it as a place to sluice or trommel but you may get away with just panning though the train drivers would report you if they think you are to close to the track a quick google maps should show you where about's that I refer to.dirtyharry said:
greencheeks77 said:If you heading back towards Melbourne from Beaconsfield along the railway line there is a creek you come to that the rail runs over and has gold in it I wouldn't suggest it as a place to sluice or trommel but you may get away with just panning though the train drivers would report you if they think you are to close to the track a quick google maps should show you where about's that I refer to.dirtyharry said:
Cardinia Creek flows under the rail line close to Beaconsfield and its on the exempted rivers and streams list so that one would be a no go....
I thought half as much but it appears people are dredging and everyone is turning a blind eye to it so I just thought a bit of panning wouldn't hurt anyone I was told the Buckland river is completely shut down due to recent dredging and people are still supporting people that produce those products lol go figure ....casper said:greencheeks77 said:If you heading back towards Melbourne from Beaconsfield along the railway line there is a creek you come to that the rail runs over and has gold in it I wouldn't suggest it as a place to sluice or trommel but you may get away with just panning though the train drivers would report you if they think you are to close to the track a quick google maps should show you where about's that I refer to.dirtyharry said:
http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/313599/Park-note-Cardinia-Creek-Parklands.pdf
greencheeks77 said:If your looking for somewhere real close to the s/e burbs I would try in between Church Hill Park & Police Paddocks though they are probably both reserves you could always do some specking along the road that divides the 2 of them anyway they are located between Rowville and Endeavour Hills
PaulFritz said:
Seemed to be in fenced catchment last time I drove past its headwaters.
No, I think the plan was to exclude nearly every river that had gold in it....not every river.
I doubt that 10% of streams worked in the past have pannable mercury but some definitely do (Canadian Creek in Ballarat, central Jamieson River). Problem is it gets into trout etc, to the extent that you must limit the amount of trout you eat from Eildon reservoir (can cause brain damage and damage to human fetus). Mind you, you should limit shark and swordfish consumption as well for the same reason, even where no known mining input, so even from your market or fish shop. Some people take it into their system more readily. Over 100 years about a third of the metallic mercury has converted to methyl mercury, which does not look metallic and is very toxic. It is definitely an issue in a few streams (it is estimated that 900 tons of metallic mercury was lost in Victorian streams).
