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Do you need a helper for dredging ?
Connor  
Posted : Monday, 23 July 2012 9:20:10 PM(UTC)
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Hi Ive been panning and sluicing a bit and i was wondering if any one needed a teenage helper for a day I would be keen to learn a bit about dredging.

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1864hatter  
Posted : Monday, 23 July 2012 9:32:12 PM(UTC)
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you would have to be keen to get in the water this time of the year!
And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!
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kiwikeith  
Posted : Tuesday, 24 July 2012 9:38:44 AM(UTC)
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sorry young lad
1 you live in dunedin and
2 it would ruin your breeding programe for live, going to the claim and diving at this time of year brass balls comes to mind

if you are up my way do call in to see me
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trigger  
Posted : Tuesday, 24 July 2012 12:01:49 PM(UTC)
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dont give up pal keep on the search something will pop up aventualy thats how my mate and i started now we have two dredges and a claim and started this wicked hobbie two years ago
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simon  
Posted : Tuesday, 24 July 2012 1:17:21 PM(UTC)
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hi there connor,

i don't have a claim yet but i'm always out mining some way or other.

you could try and come on one of my trips out.

i'm in queenstown so it's not far to the gold.

i do have access to a claim and there's some public fossicking areas nearby.

i sluice and detect. i base my workings around the climate so there is always somewhere to head to. if there's floods you can detect up away from the river.

at present it's frozen solid everywhere so pretty harsh work environment.

there's always a good patch of weather every now and then tho. maybe closer to summer would be better as you don't need to have too much gear and clothing and can stand in the water all day.

at the moment it's only the crazy extreme miners still at it that can't give up. you don't want any ill health effects associated with winter mining.
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treeman  
Posted : Friday, 27 July 2012 7:11:47 PM(UTC)
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come summer don't mind throwing you in the water. but river at two degrees at the moment so bruuuuuuuuuuu.
how cold should it be to stop dredging found this on youtube
Gold Dredging Crow Creek Alaska 1996


cheers treeman

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Connor  
Posted : Sunday, 29 July 2012 10:43:36 PM(UTC)
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Hi Simon,
I go up central a bit so it would be really cool if you could show me the ropes on detecting ? I have used a sluice on the arrow river with bad average results( I think because of how much it gets worked)
Thanks :)
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Connor  
Posted : Sunday, 29 July 2012 10:47:07 PM(UTC)
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Hi treeman
I do agree with you on the temperature, as a surfer its close to home,
Thanks for offering, that's super cool and Im keen to do it:)
Thanks
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