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More Coro Gold - gjj109

gjj109		Posted : Tuesday, 19 November 2013 4:25:29 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)		I don't know where you started from or where you went, but Grace Darling Stream and Kathleen Stream were gold bearing. I had a look up Cascade and found zilch and, as far as I am aware, the gold reef system was to the west of Waitekauri Road. I assume you had a look at the Alpha Road section in Chooks Manuscripts.?

Foresee		Posted : Tuesday, 19 November 2013 5:31:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 17/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: auckland Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 9 time(s) in 6 post(s)		Yes that is right, th alpha section. Walked around the left of the farmers hill, into the stream then rejoined the track after the first stream that goes to your left, then up to kathleen, sorry not cascade. Maby we overlooked it. I find those manuscripts very handing but you have to be prepared to hike!

kiwigoldhunter		Posted : Tuesday, 25 February 2014 5:00:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 10/08/2013(UTC) Posts: 5 Location: Auckland Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		wow some nice finds there from coro will have to make a trip from Auckland rather soon im thinking
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gjj109		Posted : Tuesday, 25 February 2014 8:55:03 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)		A good time to be out there at the moment. Very low water and it's warm. Good luck with your hunt.

Foresee		Posted : Tuesday, 11 March 2014 6:39:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 17/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: auckland Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 9 time(s) in 6 post(s)		Went Down to Coro on Sunday, Gary you're right it is Low!! had my best day yet, .5 grams for half a day still exciting for me though Edited by user Tuesday, 11 March 2014 6:48:46 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified File Attachment(s): 20140308_173745.jpg 20140308_192630.jpg 20140308_173644.jpg

Foresee		Posted : Tuesday, 11 March 2014 7:38:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 17/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: auckland Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 9 time(s) in 6 post(s)		Would anyone have the heart to PM me any where in the coromandel i might be able to find just a little more than this?

gjj109		Posted : Tuesday, 11 March 2014 8:58:34 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)		That's a nice bit of bedrock and a great collection of boil holes. Half a gram for half a day is not to be sneezed at. That would be better than a lot of places I've been to. Using just a sucker and scraper, that's a good result. Your technique will get better and some days you will have better luck than others. The stream you went to shows good promise. You might want to have a crack with a sluice box if you get into a bit of clay. I'm off for a long overdue look tomorrow. I hope to do as well as you.

Sluicebox		Posted : Tuesday, 11 March 2014 8:59:00 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 3/09/2013(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: Auckland Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		I have been trying the Tapu recently and have found bugger all in 3 day trips, so can't help ya I am afraid. Am off to Arrowtown this weekend and gonna try my new A52 sluice.. can't wait

Sluicebox		Posted : Tuesday, 11 March 2014 8:59:10 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 3/09/2013(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: Auckland Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		I have been trying the Tapu recently and have found bugger all in 3 day trips, so can't help ya I am afraid. Am off to Arrowtown this weekend and gonna try my new A52 sluice.. can't wait

Foresee		Posted : Tuesday, 11 March 2014 9:53:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 17/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: auckland Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 9 time(s) in 6 post(s)		Cheers Gary yeah I have had alot of fun digging out those holes, any idea how they are formed? swirling waters? swirling rocks? soft material in the rock itself? I am going to give the gravel a good sift through, you are always talking about clay Gary, should i go on the bank to get the clay? I have a sluice box but I rarely set it up mainly because i pan out what i get from the boil holes, but I'll get it out to try the quantity method The A52 is what i Designed my sluice box of, you can see it here, http://www.paydirt.co.nz...luice-box.aspx#post30382 looks like a handy size, thanks for your advice, There is so much to explore around the Coro, haven't got my hands on any books yet. Probably a good place to start, I was finding so much dust at Broken Hills which makes me think there must be bigger pieces but the riverbed is all Pebbles

gjj109		Posted : Friday, 21 March 2014 10:01:35 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)		I'm not sure how those holes are formed. I think they are the result of a rock being moved in a depression on the stream bed, which creates a deeper depression and so on, but that's just a guess. The clay I refer to is on the bed of the stream and indicates an area of slack water, which is also where gold will settle out. I managed to get out last week, before the non-event that was Lusi. The water is still warm enough to stand in all day. Spent a couple of hours shoveling gravel through the sluice but there was bugger all at the bottom of the hole. Dug another hole in what I thought would be a productive spot and found even less. The photo is to show Foresee I am envious of his half a gram.

Foresee		Posted : Friday, 21 March 2014 10:14:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 17/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: auckland Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 9 time(s) in 6 post(s)		Hey Gary! been wondering when you'd show your spoils! Well at least you found some! I actually started being picky about finding bedrock and these holes after one of your posts in which you found a good amount at the bottom, ahh i see yeah i come across this clay often. In broken hills i had success 4 or 5 very fine pieces of gold dust per pan, and two flakes for half a days work, have you tried broken hills at all? but elsewhere i have only been skimming the top few layers of the clay and find nothing.., I Probably should be getting to the bottom... right.. hence why you use the sluice for volume.. Id love to get down in the next week or so, hopefully the rain over last weekend didn't effect the water levels Also I invested in some second hand waders.. honestly best aid.. walk up streams no problem best of all stay dry and warm all day.. Edited by user Friday, 21 March 2014 10:17:19 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

gjj109		Posted : Saturday, 22 March 2014 2:06:53 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)		Always get to the bottom. You need to be scraping and sucking the bedrock. I've only been to Broken Hills once. Found a few specks but, for me, there are better places, closer. Kiwijw has been there and did some fine gold recovery. Took the pan and sucker up a little creek last week. Not enough water up there this time of the year to run a sluice. Found a few little pieces, enough to warrant a return visit sometime with the intention of shoveling a bit of gravel.

kiwijw		Posted : Sunday, 23 March 2014 12:30:26 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)		Originally Posted by: gjj109 Always get to the bottom. You need to be scraping and sucking the bedrock. I've only been to Broken Hills once. Found a few specks but, for me, there are better places, closer. Kiwijw has been there and did some fine gold recovery. Took the pan and sucker up a little creek last week. Not enough water up there this time of the year to run a sluice. Found a few little pieces, enough to warrant a return visit sometime with the intention of shoveling a bit of gravel. Hi there Garry, Some nice Coro colour there mate. Well done. Yer I spent a bit of time at Broken Hills. Mainly because it was closer for me when I was living at Whangamata than driving over to your neck of the woods. I would drive right past Broken Hills on my way to your side anyway. The gold I got from there was always very fine & I cheated a few times & used a 2" dredge that I made & even a 4" dredge Panning off after cleaning out the box & the result. Brought the bigger boy in but got stuff all with that. Maybe it was blowing the fine gold right through. I am sure Enviroment Waikato would love to see that in action :) LOL Went for a quick detect after work on thursday & pinged a nice wee 1.5 gram slug of sassy gold. I have just got home from a detecting mission that was a 2 hour dive away. Managed 11 little pieces for 3.75 grams. I wont post any pics as it isnt Coro gold & so doesnt belong on this thread. Keep that Coro gold coming it is always good to see your efforts are being rewarded. There is some nice bits to be found if you do the hard yards & I know Garry that you will be doing those. No gold is easy won gold but that is all part of the fun of it. Good luck out there JW :)

Foresee		Posted : Sunday, 23 March 2014 4:51:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 17/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: auckland Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 9 time(s) in 6 post(s)		Got out for half of today, Bit of light rain, finished off all the holes, Pretty disappointing... all the holes in the river produced very little.. but the ones about a meter above water level had the most gold... so the gold must have been deposited along time ago I'm thinking.. pictures speak a thousand words.. Biggest Hunk yet ^^, Foresee attached the following image(s):

kiwijw		Posted : Monday, 24 March 2014 5:10:53 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)		Nice going Foresee, Maybe the holes in the river have been cleaned out in the past & what you found in them is whats been deposited back in since & the holes above the river may have been over looked in the past & you may be the first to clean them out. Good to see you are getting some colour for your efforts. Well done :) JW :)

gjj109		Posted : Saturday, 7 June 2014 5:55:38 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)		It has been a few months since I took the shovel for a walk. Had a couple of spare hours so popped up the hill to a spot that is only a 2 minute walk from the car. Dug a bit of a hole behind a largish rock and got a few wee specks, just enough to show that there is a little bit of gold still there. This gold is actually distributed through the gravel. I still haven't found the bedrock in this part of the stream.

peteatpapaaroha		Posted : Saturday, 7 June 2014 6:05:15 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)		Go for it Gary I'm sure you'll get to the bedrock might need longer gumboots tho

kiwijw		Posted : Monday, 9 June 2014 12:32:35 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)		Nice one Garry. Some good Coro colour there. :) Good luck out there JW :)

1864hatter		Posted : Monday, 9 June 2014 9:10:13 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)		nice one, perhaps I will have to head over your way to get a few oz's ;)
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

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