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Christchurch people up for gold missions - gavin
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Posted : Wednesday, 20 February 2013 9:10:53 AM(UTC)
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hi i am new to this but im keen to go out with anyone that will take me. i am a hour from chch on the way to the coast.
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Posted : Friday, 26 April 2013 5:42:29 PM(UTC)
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How do you guys contact each other?
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Posted : Friday, 26 April 2013 5:45:26 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Friday, 26 April 2013 6:50:14 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Saturday, 27 April 2013 1:56:11 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: digahole!! Go to Quoted Post
Hi guys,

I was thinking of heading up the moonlight, I've done a bit of research of a specific area I want to run the detector over. Anyone keen on meeting up just pm me.


you will be very lucky to find a nugget up there without spending a week or more. i went up last weekend and detected for over 8 hours and it looks like the place has been hammered lately, i only found a led head nail and a square old nail was very dissapointed, it needs a big flood to replenish the ground.
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Posted : Sunday, 5 May 2013 10:55:54 PM(UTC)
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Interested in sharing missions to west coast from chch or meeting up at west coast
I normally go for 6 days making a long weekend out of it, going next week and also queens bday
Have good PI detector, gps, and a spare ACE150
Also can meet for evening hunt in chch parks
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nafcd  
Posted : Monday, 6 May 2013 12:55:57 AM(UTC)
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i hope to get there for a few days this week. only to the public fossicking areas though. depending on weather.
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nafcd  
Posted : Thursday, 9 May 2013 8:59:44 PM(UTC)
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went to shamrock creek for a couple of days. didnt get a thing. dam good weather though. apparently the area has been given a good thrashing over the past few months. i see there is a claim in for the area directly above the fossicking area on the waimea creek too. claim no. 54153

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hbiggs123  
Posted : Thursday, 16 May 2013 1:27:49 PM(UTC)
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Hi There,

Anyone want to go for a trip next week? 20th May.

Or hire a decent metal detector?

100-300 for the week depending on detector quality and will give bond/licences etc.

Thanks,

Hamish

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watts  
Posted : Thursday, 8 August 2013 4:50:02 PM(UTC)
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Hi, I am quite new to detecting but have found a couple of small nuggets in the Moonlight area. Not in the rivers though, but perched on the sides where the bedrock is exposed. It seems to me that unless you are within detector range of the bedrock in rivers (not too covered in gravels) the chance of finding a nugget is even less. I've found with that area that the deep moss/humus in the forests also restricts detecting. In saying that I hope to be back in that area detecting before too long. Some interesting water races etc there to see before nature takes back. It will be thrashed I'd say within an easy walk, perhaps off the beaten track a bit? Cheers, Ian
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nafcd  
Posted : Sunday, 11 August 2013 11:13:19 AM(UTC)
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how long ago were you there watts. last time I went there were heaps of vehicles around but couldn't see a person anywhere.
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chrischch  
Posted : Sunday, 11 August 2013 2:08:00 PM(UTC)
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It seems like a pretty popular spot......there were lots of cars/campers there when I was there last also but few people could be spotted.
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Oliver123  
Posted : Sunday, 16 February 2014 10:00:16 AM(UTC)
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I just bought a detector and I live in christchurch. I am always keen for more gold missions
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