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prospecting trip

gogold		Posted : Thursday, 5 April 2012 9:14:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 5/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 217 Location: gore Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 56 time(s) in 45 post(s)		anyone lost a dredge??? haha nah i found this old rig while prospecting my claim must have been painfully slow to use only a 3 inch. also some gold i got at a nearby location dredging this was the 1st few hours not sure how much is in the pic but totaled 22grm for the day. File Attachment(s): gold.jpg dredge.jpg dredg1.jpg

jafa		Posted : Thursday, 5 April 2012 10:02:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 22/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 134 Location: auckland Thanks: 22 times Was thanked: 23 time(s) in 19 post(s)		Pic ?! Ooo what are you guna do with the claim jumpers dredge smash it!...no burn it haha thatd be funny...if i were you id lay a cable on it after its been torched....just to be sure they get the picture a nice brown nugget with a dash of corn for them lol
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gogold		Posted : Thursday, 5 April 2012 10:11:46 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 5/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 217 Location: gore Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 56 time(s) in 45 post(s)		Sorry pics are coming tried loading them twice and kept coming up with server error. Will try again later or in the morning.

Lammerlaw		Posted : Tuesday, 17 April 2012 7:53:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		It looks as though it is a bit like my gear - primitive which might indicate that it has been there for years! Have you any idea just how long it might have been there?

1864hatter		Posted : Tuesday, 17 April 2012 8:08:37 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		22g! thats a good amount for one day especially if it was all fine like in the picture. Well done!
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!