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Streeter		Posted : Tuesday, 5 June 2012 10:24:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 27 Location: Oamaru Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		All this gold (other than the bigger piece it was from the arrow) was from the danseys a mixture from both the north and south branches of the Maerewhenua river past the camping site, total is about 1.6 grams from a couple of short trips mucking about which is backing up my fine gold theory for the danseys at this stage (until shown otherwise) it seems to be fine gold only [img]https://twitter.com/StreeterConcept/status/209940082839404544/photo/1/large[/img] https://twitter.com/Stre...2839404544/photo/1/large Edited by user Tuesday, 5 June 2012 10:34:35 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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simon		Posted : Tuesday, 5 June 2012 11:04:31 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		those bits are a bit bigger than fine tho. i think of fine gold as flour through to maybe pinheads. i think where you are looks like ok gold. just need to find the rest of it next trip.
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kiwikeith		Posted : Wednesday, 6 June 2012 8:27:09 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		nice gold for a short trip about 30 years ago took the kids to the camping ground for a week over christmas i took my slice box etc borrowed the wheelbrow for the camp and washed the tall grasses on the edge of the bank about 5om up stream from the swiming hole then put the sands in the bottom through the box it was quite rewarding cant recall what i got but was pleased at the time put my 4" in under the bridge before it climds the hill where the 2 rivers join that also produced nice gold although it was quite deep it is there maybe worth a detect up round the sluice faces

Lammerlaw		Posted : Wednesday, 6 June 2012 4:05:39 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)		Originally Posted by: kiwikeith nice gold for a short trip about 30 years ago took the kids to the camping ground for a week over christmas i took my slice box etc borrowed the wheelbrow for the camp and washed the tall grasses on the edge of the bank about 5om up stream from the swiming hole then put the sands in the bottom through the box it was quite rewarding cant recall what i got but was pleased at the time put my 4" in under the bridge before it climds the hill where the 2 rivers join that also produced nice gold although it was quite deep it is there maybe worth a detect up round the sluice faces So thats why I only got the merest colour under the bridge when I had a picnic and fossick there ten years or so ago - Keith beat me to it - alls fair in love, war and goldmining!

gjj109		Posted : Wednesday, 6 June 2012 5:20:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		For those wishing to head further upstream, there is a track leading down to the river from the end of the road, about 100m past the Livingstone cemetery.

Streeter		Posted : Wednesday, 6 June 2012 5:26:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 27 Location: Oamaru Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		much of a walk? or more of a 4wd drive?
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gjj109		Posted : Wednesday, 6 June 2012 6:30:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		You would have to walk, or you could get a motorbike down there, but it's too skinny for a 4wd. And it's a good uphill grunt back to the road.

Streeter		Posted : Thursday, 7 June 2012 10:56:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 27 Location: Oamaru Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Had a look on google maps I know where you mean now, ive detected front the bridge up to that 90 degree kink but not up that far to where that path takes you, it was that branch that I had a pan on last weekend. Image is a bit deceiving but most bits are very small to me (comparing them to big nuggets I see on here) Dont here or see much of what is found in the danseys, will try do some research to see if they ever got bigger bits from their until I get some time to go some where more promising ill keep panning, detecting and scraping there after all its only a half an hour drive to get their :)
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garrymac		Posted : Thursday, 7 June 2012 11:19:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 3/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 84 Location: dunedin Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 26 time(s) in 19 post(s)		allan dunford &alvey brown could tell you a lot. Mrs brown and her husband had aclaim up german creek in the 1940s. She still lives on the road to danseys ,on the nasbey side. Allan lives in Nasby. I have seen and found good size in there

Juggie		Posted : Friday, 8 June 2012 9:36:03 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 4/11/2010(UTC) Posts: 32 Location: Wellington Was thanked: 14 time(s) in 9 post(s)		Thats where my dad goes on a regular basis (he lives in Oamaru). We normally go across the bridge just past the campground & hit the beach on the opposite side from the road. As Simon said above, we class "fine" as smaller than pinhead as well ... we get bits bigger than pin head, so I wouldn't say it's fine gold only. Yet to get bits that you could pick up without tweezers, but pieces that make a "clink" in the bottle are not uncommon. I'll be back down there over Xmas / New Year. Anyone wanting to tag along on a day trip with us would be welcome ... just let me know. Edited by user Friday, 8 June 2012 9:37:43 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

Streeter		Posted : Tuesday, 12 June 2012 11:02:06 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 27 Location: Oamaru Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Cant have calibrated my scales correctly as it turns out its more like 0.15 of a gram as opposed to the more generous reading of 1.5 grams lol I kept thinking to my self this doesnt seem right and it wasnt FML lol :)
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gjj109		Posted : Tuesday, 12 June 2012 8:31:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		I spent half a day on the Otago side of the Pass a couple of years ago. Just shovelled the top 6 inches of gravel through the sluice box. I see someone has a claim over the area now.

auldrider		Posted : Wednesday, 13 June 2012 9:31:37 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 28/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 16 Location: Otematata, North Otago, South Island, New Zealand. Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		That someone is Allan Dunford of Naseby!
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treeman		Posted : Friday, 15 June 2012 3:30:08 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 1/02/2012(UTC) Posts: 32 Location: Arrowtown, Thanks: 10 times Was thanked: 16 time(s) in 11 post(s)		Not Dansey gold but fine gold. the gold in the post is not really fine gold. love to hit a good streak of that. the scales I brought this week and though I would try them out. 13.5 grams. not cleaned down enough yet but close. Cheers treeman attached the following image(s):

kiwijw		Posted : Sunday, 17 June 2012 7:40:27 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		Hi guys, Yes Dansy's has reasonable size gold. Here is a pic of some gold I got from around Naseby & the Dansy's. The bigger bits were from crevicing up the Dansy's in the upper Kyeburn on the Naseby side. So it is there but like most bigger gold it is on & in the bed rock. So the bed rock is were you got to get to. But yes that stretch now has a claim on it. Getting a bit cool to be playing in the water now. Brrrr Good luck out there. JW :)

Streeter		Posted : Sunday, 17 June 2012 2:12:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 27 Location: Oamaru Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		https://twitter.com/Stre...3937766248087553/photo/1 yes it is getting cold i bought some diving gloves for when i went panning yesterday, last weekend it was dark when i stopped panning yesterday i stopped because my pan was starting to ice up ( see image in twitter link above ) just found more fine gold only about 15 bits I could get out with the tweezers would love to see or hear of any one finding bigger bits on the camping ground side of the danseys ( where I troll around ) up either branch of the river I know i can go their and get smaller bits of colour but want to step it up any maybe drive some where a little bit more sizeable pieces are likely Allan has given me permission to pan in his claim area before but it was in a spot he had dredged and he had pulled a couple of grams from their and i didnt know what i was doing then so i didnt get much. Had heard of people back in the 70's getting gold up the pig route and I have some spots to maybe try up their, its just a case of do i drive 30mins and go some where I know i can get some gold or drive an hour or so to go prospecting and start the hunt all over again lol... Guess the blue lake isnt too far from oamaru also so maybe worth doing some homework around their also or more naseby way... Time to dig out all my gold books.....
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simon		Posted : Sunday, 17 June 2012 2:29:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		streeter: i haven't been over there but it sure sounds worth a trip. i find the further upstream you go the bigger the gold generally is. this of course depends on many variables esp the size of the river. for bigger gold its going to be on the bedrock. you need to get down to bedrock if possible. look for where some is exposed is a good start. you don't want to dig a hole for a day and not see bedrock so have a good look around first. broken bedrock is key. while i have found bigger bits on smooth bedrock most gold will be trapped. thus something else to look out for. potential gold traps. hard to guess what is below the gravels but above water look for bedrock ridges heading to the waters edge. presumable these will continue out of sight in some fashion, and may be catching gold. i've had the best luck between pools. leading into the pool only some gold has deposited. leading out it is all down low in the loose gravels. and on the steeper gradients the gold seems to fly through so getting a stretch with a gentle fall is good. i'm of course speaking of my experiences. there are so many variables to it each location can differ but that should be a good start.
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Streeter		Posted : Wednesday, 20 June 2012 12:07:51 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 27 Location: Oamaru Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		been working behind the mother of all rocks at the moment, it has moss growing behind it which has had some colour in it, next trip out im going to dig deeper behind it, getting colour im not finding bed rock but im not down that far yet, the river flows into the side of it so even with a bit of flooding it will have gold dropping behind it, also so it has all the good signs thus far and showing some colour so i think ill have another 1-2 days at least behind/under it before I try a new spot, Mt buster is another place that springs to mind but ill try hit bedrock behind this massive boulder first and see if the colour keeps on showing up the further down i get, ill get some better pics next time im out, last saturday i snapped my trowel in half so that cut down the production line lol... got some new gear coming for my birthday in 10 days so all is good in this prospectors woods :) Also may look at detecting on the exposed bed rock on the hills in the danseys as most video you see of guys finding nuggets here in nz are not on the river side but on the top of hills have detected in the water table on the side of the road as have heard urban myths of nuggets being found by culvets in the danseys... some many places to look... not enough time :)
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chrischch		Posted : Saturday, 23 June 2012 5:15:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 811 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 192 times Was thanked: 105 time(s) in 104 post(s)		Good stuff Streeter, let us all know how you get on. I havnt been to Danseys yet but its on my to do list for sure.
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Streeter		Posted : Tuesday, 26 June 2012 2:04:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 27 Location: Oamaru Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		went back to basics and got the most yet from only a 2-3 hour stint just digging mid stream in a slow moving part of the river last sunday roll on good weather for Saturday to have a good hit at it again...
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