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Moke Creek & The Moonlight Fault

simon		Posted : Monday, 6 August 2012 9:54:54 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)		Here's a couple of photos that i took while flying on a helicopter trip for work. The second shot is looking up Moke Creek. You can see Sefferstown perched on the hillside in the middle, with some sluicings further up. The first shot is pretty much looking along where the Moonlight fault runs. Looking back from Moonlight Creek, over Gill creek and out to moke lake and lake wakatipu in the far distance. Edited by user Monday, 6 August 2012 9:57:23 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified File Attachment(s): _DSC0574.jpg _DSC0572.jpg
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gjj109		Posted : Monday, 6 August 2012 10:38:16 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)		Absolutely amazing country. Wish I had access to a chopper so I could scout out likely locations, but I suppose you have to earn that. Anybody spot JW down there somewhere?

gavin		Posted : Monday, 6 August 2012 11:42:32 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		I don't know - Simon claims he hasn't got a secret gold mine and now he's posting photos taken from his private helicopter (sorry, "helicopter trip for work")?! :P Would be pretty awesome scoping out areas from the air! Cheers for the photos :)
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simon		Posted : Monday, 6 August 2012 11:52:42 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)		yeah it would seem like fun to own a helicopter and go where you wish. i bet it's not as simple as that when you want to go landing on others land, i'm thinking doc and the parks. from the air out there you can see all the rock strata up the mountains. it's all tilted with a dip to the west.
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madsonicboating		Posted : Tuesday, 7 August 2012 5:24:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 21/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 674 Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 157 time(s) in 127 post(s)		awesome shots! man thats some big arse mountain ranges....beautiful!
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kiwijw		Posted : Tuesday, 7 August 2012 7:18:10 PM(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)		Originally Posted by: gjj109 Absolutely amazing country. Wish I had access to a chopper so I could scout out likely locations, but I suppose you have to earn that. Anybody spot JW down there somewhere? Hi Gary, Ha ha. You arent far off the mark there mate. Not far from there at all, as the crow flies. There is a LOT of great gold country in that location. Cool pics Simon. Thanks for that. It certainly is a mission getting in to those areas & really needs a weekend at least camping in there. Cheers JW :)

Connor		Posted : Sunday, 12 August 2012 10:46:04 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 23/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 26 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 11 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 1 post(s)		I was in the moke creek in summer time having a Poke around and the whole creek is full of dydimo, it really is a bummer .

kiwikeith		Posted : Wednesday, 15 August 2012 9:30:29 PM(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)		hi simon someone else with a shit of a job having to fly round in choppers

simon		Posted : Thursday, 16 August 2012 12:26:09 AM(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)		yeah, we were meant to go to sutherland falls over milford way but a snowstorm saw us only get as far as a ridge above the greenstone outlet. went down to mavora and along the von and lochy. flew over the hobbit filming too. amazing seeing the old river terraces behind those mountains. a very big one where the wakatipu drained down through mavora.
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