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Wats better for me gold detector or 4i dregde

Gill162		Posted : Friday, 2 August 2013 9:26:31 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 29/07/2013(UTC) Posts: 0 Location: Southland Thanks: 2 times		Hey guys I live down western southland starting Get into gold mining was wondering what Use thought was best for my location, don't got much gold nuggets round here just Fine gold ,well as far as I know , I am a rookie And any locations round here use know of ? Cheers

Golddigger7		Posted : Saturday, 3 August 2013 10:30:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/09/2012(UTC) Posts: 252 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 46 time(s) in 35 post(s)		To put it simply, dredgeing is quite a seasonal activity 4 to 6 months, but detecting can be 24/7. I see detectorists out at all hrs down the Kawarau Gorge. But if u are truly locked into ur location, and its just fine gold, maybe a sluice box is all u need, as the finer gold is what is transported in floods and does tend to settle on the beaches. Also the southern beaches have beach gold, just got to learn the ropes with that.

Gill162		Posted : Saturday, 3 August 2013 1:00:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 29/07/2013(UTC) Posts: 0 Location: Southland Thanks: 2 times		Cheers yea we been doing a bit down on the beeches with a gold cube been good fun and yea I've got a sluice I can barrow so that will do me for now, are they finding much gold in the hills round queenstown still with the gold detectors I've just read hammys gold , would love to get up and have a look up the moonlight n stony bit see they re under claim gutted crivising sounds good fun

gavzilla		Posted : Saturday, 24 August 2013 8:38:39 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 24/02/2012(UTC) Posts: 60 Location: queenstown Thanks: 12 times Was thanked: 34 time(s) in 18 post(s)		The river system maybe claimed but nobody can stop you detecting above high water mark in those areas... Except cocky with shotgun!!!