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Finds from Arrow river - the finer gold I've found in the Arrow...
DoubleJosh  
Posted : Thursday, 21 March 2013 11:44:40 PM(UTC)
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Here is the gold I've found in the Arrow river over the course of a few trips 1.77grams, however this is just the finer stuff, I took the flakes out and put them in a glass locket for a gift :) (will upload a pic of that at a later date)

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Lammerlaw  
Posted : Thursday, 21 March 2013 11:50:33 PM(UTC)
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Nice gold the Arrow gold - great going.
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Posted : Friday, 22 March 2013 12:16:26 AM(UTC)
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congratz nice find
fiend hard and find all
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Posted : Friday, 22 March 2013 7:21:01 AM(UTC)
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Nice, well done.

Good to see a few more Dunedin people joining up, so welcome to the site!
I like the idea of the gift in fact apart from just being outdoors and with good company finding enough gold to eventually have a ring made for my Wife is my focus. My other detector finds pay for gear and gas.
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5AMP  
Posted : Friday, 22 March 2013 8:45:55 AM(UTC)
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Great finds-I just finished reading Hammy's Gold as recommended by X-terra Steve and if you havent already read it you might enjoy that.
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madsonicboating  
Posted : Friday, 22 March 2013 11:32:36 AM(UTC)
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nice photo man it looks real cool!
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Posted : Monday, 25 March 2013 11:08:22 PM(UTC)
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Hi I'm just reading hammy,s Gold. Good Book, as I love thinks about the old gold, History in QT
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garrymac  
Posted : Monday, 25 March 2013 11:17:12 PM(UTC)
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take the book--read 5 times- check goolgle earth map- you are so close, maybe winter time do some research and next season will be different
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gavzilla  
Posted : Sunday, 19 May 2013 11:50:52 AM(UTC)
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Just did a weekend in the hills of the arrow, over 20grams detected in disused workings, if I could figure out pictures I would post but its not easy with iPhone!
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Posted : Sunday, 19 May 2013 12:46:38 PM(UTC)
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hey mate, i've got a bit more time between now and when the hills freeze over so if you want to do some more detecting. i've been meaning to get up the arrow some more. i've been out the 12 mile climbing about. interesting out there but grown over with bush now. got a couple of other spots not too far away too if you're keen.
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gavzilla  
Posted : Sunday, 19 May 2013 1:33:18 PM(UTC)
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Sure thing Simon will send you a text when I am free, just had a mate down with his gpx 5000, wasn't to impressed with it though to be honest, I got far more hits with a properly balanced gb2.
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Posted : Sunday, 19 May 2013 3:52:55 PM(UTC)
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Sure thing Simon will send you a text when I am free, just had a mate down with his gpx 5000, wasn't to impressed with it though to be honest, I got far more hits with a properly balanced gb2.


An interesting observation - the Goldbug and Goldbug 2 will get finer gold closer to the surface and that is why you got more hits.

In around 200 hours accumulated work with the Minelab my son has had around $12,000 in gold so Minelab is not to be sneezed at. The MInelab is far better where there is larger gold deeper but for close to surface stuff the Goldbug is the bees knees!

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