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Chrispy  
Posted : Tuesday, 31 July 2012 11:28:29 PM(UTC)
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can anyone tell me if gold has been found in the maruia river and adjacent creeks through the gorge above the falls. completly new to this so any advise of what to look for would be great. i have access to some private property up there with a nice creek and the maruia running through it.
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Posted : Wednesday, 1 August 2012 9:33:18 AM(UTC)
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I saw a couple of dredges in there one day I when I was driving past a few years back, a fair way upstream from the waterfall. So there should be some gold in there if people are putting in the effort ;)
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Posted : Thursday, 2 August 2012 12:18:54 AM(UTC)
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You might want to check out claims on the area as there are a few.
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Posted : Thursday, 2 August 2012 12:36:12 AM(UTC)
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thanks mineforgold, where is the best place to find that info? the place im going to is private property but should check first a.
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Posted : Thursday, 2 August 2012 8:11:05 AM(UTC)
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yea id definatly check the permit map first claims run through private land alot of the time.
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Posted : Thursday, 2 August 2012 9:06:29 AM(UTC)
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ther is gold in the area
right from the pell , alfred, station, blackadder, creeks at the head of the valley and all the way down to the pea soup creek
the shenandoah is very rick
there are claims dotted all the way through the area
i have seen some of the gold from the minehaha area very flacky ceck it all out you may get lucky and get in somewhere
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Posted : Thursday, 2 August 2012 11:00:16 PM(UTC)
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can you still use a detector on your own property if theres a claim on it or do you need to get permission from the claim holder?
looks like theres a claim that includes the entire property bar a small section of the smaller creek. bugga
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