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Quartz Gravel bench/reef?
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Posted : Monday, 7 March 2011 12:57:39 PM(UTC)
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Its about 2 feet below ground level, not sure at this stage how deep it goes....what would be the likelyhood of Gold being in or at the bottom of it?
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kiwijw  
Posted : Monday, 7 March 2011 2:55:07 PM(UTC)
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Geeessss Bikerman.....how longs a peice of string. If you arent sure there is only one way to find out & as to the likely hood of gold.....only one way to find that out too.
Do tell how you get on.:)

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Posted : Tuesday, 8 March 2011 12:49:42 PM(UTC)
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broken quartz gravel or a solid reef, have you found any sign of gold in it? start smashin it and post pictures if you find gold or better yet, if you start finding gold pm me and ill come down and help you!
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Posted : Tuesday, 8 March 2011 12:50:35 PM(UTC)
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Wish it was that easy mate....its in total full view of river traffic, and a heap of white gravel being biffed down the hillside is sure gonna be noticed.....
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Posted : Tuesday, 8 March 2011 12:51:01 PM(UTC)
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broken quartz gravel or a solid reef, have you found any sign of gold in it? start smashin it and post pictures if you find gold or better yet, if you start finding gold pm me and ill come down and help you!
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Posted : Tuesday, 8 March 2011 12:52:51 PM(UTC)
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so its solid quartz on dry land, ie a quartz outcropping reef?
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Posted : Tuesday, 8 March 2011 12:55:45 PM(UTC)
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broken quartz gravel by the look of it, I'll head back down there in a week or so...it just 'looks' promising...another thing too.....its been pegged, meaning the new Railtrail is going to be going over it
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Posted : Tuesday, 8 March 2011 1:02:00 PM(UTC)
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what i would do is go in at night with led head torch on red, coal chisel hammer or pick, fill up several bags take it home, sample it , dolly it. if eureka then sleep during the day and come active at night.

only a very small percentage of quartz reefs actually contained gold, but good luck, pm me if your succesful, i realy need money!
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Posted : Tuesday, 8 March 2011 1:11:29 PM(UTC)
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starflash wrote:
i realy need money!


Ditto....I need a new Harley lol
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