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thanks for that
im doing everything legal the motorised dredge is only a box at this stage but im hopping to arange a claim once im more exsperianced and go to the next level its a good hobby i had not read anywhere about the sluce box legal size so i had been thinking if their was one so you have answered that for me thanks i have family on the coast and they dredge so maybe they will let me play their i may have to go for a trip and see jd

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Well me poor old car carnt handle this new hobbie so went out and traded it on a rav so now lets see how the mud and rutts stop us playing well be away over the weekend trying it out you may see us floating down a creek some where jd

another good weekend traveling went to the wakamarina again after the floods we thought it would be a great hunting ground altho when we came across some wild life by the names of paul and steve wressling a beer not a grizly one haha thanks for the advice guys was great chatting to ya no gold for us tho had a wonder up mountain camp creek but nothing to see nice views tho

sunday took us to top vally rd tryn out the 4wd went great we were heading to wellington mine but run out of road so on foot for about half hour and found the battrie site lots of old steel river was cristal clear bloody cold tho lots of flood damage ill be keen to do that again in the dry tried out the pans again no sign jd

had a play today with my new s/steel sluce thanks to my friend down south removed the old dividers and fitted new carpet made up new timber dividers getting some steel netting next week but ill give it a run tomorrow we of to the public fossicing site near st arnards/ murch see how it goes fingers crossed went for a drive today up top house rd still hunting for a good spot up that way called in to the big mine but its still not running yet two much water it wont be running till summer time im keen to see that in action jd

hay mate howst,i know a guy (my old next door nehbour about 15 years ago)he used to have a claim up there one weekend he said was over 27oz,dug down about 10foot of overburden and sluiced the paydirt

Joined the libary and some good info in their from the old years read a couple already half way threw gold in a tin dish and gold for the taking getting withdrawls as the rivers are up jd

Hay you think thats funny I called into doc to make sure I was in the legal fossicking area and asked how far away louis creek was in st arnards their home ground and the guy did not know were that was his of sider didnt know were howard creek was so I had to show them on the map these guys are good a

Probably worth noting that DOC as the manager of the land in which the fossicking area is located can legally impose any restrictions or limitations they choose. Minerals permits providing for public fossicking areas are in essence no different from any other mineral privilege in that the applicant still has to obtain the permission of the landowner and abide by any conditions they impose.

I have an issue with how much land is effectively locked up by DOC and thus unavailable for mining, however I do consider that the fossicking areas need conditions (such as the one you cited) relating to the type and size of equipment to ensure that the experience they offer is preserved - that is Joe Average can take the kids down to the creek with a pan and win a little colour for a modest amount of effort. If it weren't for that every dick head under the sun would be raping the fossicking areas with suction dredges and denying newbies an introduction to the hobby.

If you have issue with the limitations they impose then head off the reservation.

Hi the book im reading is the history of the eastern malborough goldfields I thought I might find some more clues were that gold is hidding haha interesting tho cant do much looking in the rain I got family here for the next 3 weeks from uk so I wont be out much till they go jd