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1864hatter		Posted : Sunday, 25 November 2012 3:14:57 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		This time I came away with 5.6g which I found with the aid of my brother. My detcting was directly responsible for 4.6g of that and we sniped the remaining gram together. 1864hatter attached the following image(s):
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Sunday, 25 November 2012 4:05:32 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Originally Posted by: 1864hatter This time I came away with 5.6g which I found with the aid of my brother. My detcting was directly responsible for 4.6g of that and we sniped the remaining gram together. A great result. It must be so cool to live near Gold and be able to just go get it when the mood strikes. :-) MK
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1864hatter		Posted : Sunday, 25 November 2012 4:12:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Well I have to travel an hour to get there and have to work hard to find it but yeah im happy with the situation!
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Sunday, 25 November 2012 4:28:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Originally Posted by: 1864hatter Well I have to travel an hour to get there and have to work hard to find it but yeah im happy with the situation! Haha yeah sorry I didn't mean it was easy work, just being able to go do it. :-) MK
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x-terra steve		Posted : Monday, 26 November 2012 6:07:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 7/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 224 Location: Nelson NZ Thanks: 103 times Was thanked: 69 time(s) in 42 post(s)		Nice one Hatter, was up there on Sunday found not a lot, the only nice peice that i came across fell back into the crevice never to be seen again,would have been well over a gram, Will be up there this weekend if the weather holds with me hookha set up for some sniping, Hell the river is low!!

1864hatter		Posted : Tuesday, 27 November 2012 8:20:15 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		The one that got away is allways the big one!!!! I just got back from an overnighter to a new area. The first day was a waste of time then tried a different river and got 5.1 grams in 4 hours including a 2.6 gram bit. Edited by user Thursday, 6 December 2012 7:43:17 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

1864hatter		Posted : Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:38:12 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		here they are! 1864hatter attached the following image(s):
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

element111		Posted : Wednesday, 28 November 2012 8:27:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: blenheim Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 34 time(s) in 21 post(s)		nice looking gold,cant wait to get out and about this weekend

kiwijw		Posted : Thursday, 29 November 2012 7:21:04 AM(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)		Gday Matt, Nice finds. You are doing well. The Waka is getting a hiding from you guys. X-terra Steve: Imagine what else is going to be in that crevice when you go back & smash it open. I am sure you will be rewarded. Good luck out there JW :)

x-terra steve		Posted : Thursday, 29 November 2012 6:36:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 7/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 224 Location: Nelson NZ Thanks: 103 times Was thanked: 69 time(s) in 42 post(s)		Hi JW, yep heading back up this weekend to carry on, The Waka sure has had a hammering, Will let you guys know how it goes, hopefully a bit more of the good stuff, @ element 11,might go for a walk up DC to see what you have been up to if you are up that way Take care out there.

trigger		Posted : Thursday, 29 November 2012 7:25:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 13/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 142 Location: marlborough Thanks: 12 times Was thanked: 25 time(s) in 21 post(s)		hey xterra steve . we be up them ways most weekends come for a look see. be good to catch up you spending xmas holidays at the camp?

element111		Posted : Thursday, 29 November 2012 8:56:33 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: blenheim Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 34 time(s) in 21 post(s)		hay steve yea come up we will be up there early sat morning about 8am we are up top of the claim working near a few huge boulders you will see where we been lol,could lend a hand to try flip a cupple of them lol???? they a bit to dangerous to be dredging underneath them,they are pretty big we got a turfa winch and few other things to try move them,we will be camping up there for a few weeks over xmas ,hay kiwijw the wakas had a hammering for the past 150 years but theres still good gold coming out :)

1864hatter		Posted : Friday, 30 November 2012 5:26:52 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Well returned to the spot where I got the last lot and after a very slow start wound up with this lot. 7.2grams total, biggest 1.9g. Was another overnight trip started at about 10am on day one and only got 1.7ish grams for the whole day. The second day started with a couple of un-productive hours and then I hit a good patch. Finished up at 1pm that day. Spent a total of 12 hours in the river. 1864hatter attached the following image(s):
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

overdog		Posted : Friday, 30 November 2012 5:33:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 2/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 418 Location: nelson Thanks: 69 times Was thanked: 82 time(s) in 68 post(s)		Jesus Matt-is your middle name Midas? Good effort-you gotta put the hours in to get anything out and youre definitely doing that. Well done!

peteatpapaaroha		Posted : Friday, 30 November 2012 5:53:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 41 Location: Papa Aroha, Coromandel Thanks: 151 times Was thanked: 25 time(s) in 14 post(s)		Good effort real nice looking gold, got a bit of character to it.

1864hatter		Posted : Sunday, 2 December 2012 12:31:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Hey guys heading away in to the hills for a 2 nighter on Monday. Lets hope the spot gives up a bit more. To all those guys up the Waka (and other places) this weekend- Hope you guys manage to find a bit!! As for my middle name, well I dont actually have one so may have to adopt Midas!
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

element111		Posted : Sunday, 2 December 2012 7:50:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: blenheim Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 34 time(s) in 21 post(s)		hay hatter good luck out there we were up there yesterday moving huge boulders decided to give that spot a miss and dredge above them let a flood do the work as was way to much of a mission lol

x-terra steve		Posted : Sunday, 2 December 2012 9:20:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 7/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 224 Location: Nelson NZ Thanks: 103 times Was thanked: 69 time(s) in 42 post(s)		Hi all, good to see ya set up element nice, yep thoese boulders can be deadly, they dont call them The Silent Asassin for for nothing! Had a day to remember for all the wrong reasons on Saturday, got me hookha set up all running sweet for about three hours before the air supply came to a end. The bloody motor and compressor came free from the ally pontoons and ended up on the bottom for the river!!, How the hell the holding pin came out im stuffed if I know, After getting me thoughts together I was carrying the now drowned motor back i arsed up on the slippery rocks, talk about testing!!! Any way apart from all the drama it was a ripper of a day, Rain set in early Sunday morning so headed home to strip me gear Ended up with 1.8 grams for three hours subsurface, Nice finds Matt, keep up the posts Steve

element111		Posted : Monday, 3 December 2012 8:32:29 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: blenheim Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 34 time(s) in 21 post(s)		hay steve sounds like you had a day like us too.brook came down about 11am and we set the winch up to move the biggest boulder moved it about half a meter then we here a crack and thestop that was tied to the tree conected to the turfor unit snaped and went flying getting brook on yhe top of his head knocking his hat of as it flew passed(i was filming it ) then we dredged under it and as john and went to move another boulder it sliped and cruched his thumb he had to hospital to get it stiched up was pretty bad.we got 4.5grams for the efort we are going to move up above them as they are to deadly lol.did you get the motor running again?

1864hatter		Posted : Wednesday, 5 December 2012 11:06:02 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Had another good 2 days in the bush. Biggest is 3.35g and the 2 either side of it are 1.7g 1864hatter attached the following image(s):
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

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