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Metal Detecting for Gold
What To Look For On The Goldfields (New To Prospecting)
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<blockquote data-quote="xobazzip" data-source="post: 20863" data-attributes="member: 845"><p>Thank you for this incite into old workings.</p><p></p><p>I have located a lot of old shafts and quite a few deep leads into the hill side above a river.</p><p></p><p>They all seem to be around the same depth and it would appear that they have hit a water table at this level</p><p></p><p>The rock dumped on the mullock heaps is degraded granite and can be easily crushed (NOW) but I would assume that it was much more difficult over 100 years ago</p><p></p><p>It is quite a way from water so I am thinking of trying a dry classifier initially to obtain some sample material to run through my home made blue bowl</p><p></p><p>One day I may purchase a detector and check out these heaps without the serious effort of moving them and running them through a classifier.</p><p></p><p>No far from my property there are some old Chinese water works where they were making water run up hill so that they could use it to operate sluices that were away from the water.</p><p></p><p>Interesting area</p><p></p><p>regards</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xobazzip, post: 20863, member: 845"] Thank you for this incite into old workings. I have located a lot of old shafts and quite a few deep leads into the hill side above a river. They all seem to be around the same depth and it would appear that they have hit a water table at this level The rock dumped on the mullock heaps is degraded granite and can be easily crushed (NOW) but I would assume that it was much more difficult over 100 years ago It is quite a way from water so I am thinking of trying a dry classifier initially to obtain some sample material to run through my home made blue bowl One day I may purchase a detector and check out these heaps without the serious effort of moving them and running them through a classifier. No far from my property there are some old Chinese water works where they were making water run up hill so that they could use it to operate sluices that were away from the water. Interesting area regards [/QUOTE]
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