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kiwikeith  
Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 2:45:03 PM(UTC)
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a post to see if you can find where these places are
anyone can post a photo just has to be gold bearing area
no prizes for id but there maybe some benefit for finding areas
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 2:49:32 PM(UTC)
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this creek was famous for its gold the gorge is very steep and the old timers called it ladder gorge because they all used rope ladders to get in and out had a great time pulling small flakes out of rock creaks the biggest was just over 2grms
no easy to get to but worth the time
once id I will tell more of how to get there

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chrischch  
Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 3:48:34 PM(UTC)
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Wow! look at that area and the beautiful sky! Would have been a cracker day that day in there! I have no idea where it is but do recall reading about a "ladder gorge" somewhere in my books.
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 5:03:42 PM(UTC)
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A wee little bit south east of Charleston?
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 5:06:33 PM(UTC)
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sorry
try north by 4 hours drive
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 5:22:31 PM(UTC)
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And here I was thinking it would be somewhere in your backyard, on a rare fine day just to throw us off the track.
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 5:29:19 PM(UTC)
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between Nelson and Blenhiem but a bit south.


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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 5:47:52 PM(UTC)
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Parapa river in the aorere valley?
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 5:48:31 PM(UTC)
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sorry, i mean Parapara river. :)
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 6:30:11 PM(UTC)
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hi fossikfester
you got the area and the main valley aorere river now which side creek

went up there on tusday I pick a .6grm flake up and my mate a 2grm
we were looking at an ell in a pool deciding we loved nature so much I picked up a rock and tossed it in you guessed it under the rock was gold
all up we came away with 5grms
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 6:42:01 PM(UTC)
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Looks like the slate river to me Keith.
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 6:47:15 PM(UTC)
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Looks like the slate river to me Keith.

darn, that was my next guess... o.k. how about Salisbury creek?
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 7:15:49 PM(UTC)
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ok its the slate I got the gold from moonlight flat . a good 4wd to the top of the hill then a 200m descent to the flat (which you have to walk) saw sum big trout in the pool at the top end of the flat as well as goats not in the river plenty of pig sign as well there is a tunnel going through the hill
try reading "bainham a history" by carol dawber a history of the area and the store sells great coffee and scones for lunch (don't know how I know that as I was meant to be working)

fantastic river for snipping

went up the salisbury as well


how bout someone else having a go
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 7:20:18 PM(UTC)
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What was the tunnel for KK?


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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 7:24:45 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: kiwikeith Go to Quoted Post
ok its the slate I got the gold from moonlight flat . a good 4wd to the top of the hill then a 200m descent to the flat (which you have to walk) saw sum big trout in the pool at the top end of the flat as well as goats not in the river plenty of pig sign as well there is a tunnel going through the hill
try reading "bainham a history" by carol dawber a history of the area and the store sells great coffee and scones for lunch (don't know how I know that as I was meant to be working)

fantastic river for snipping

went up the salisbury as well


how bout someone else having a go


Awesome kiwikeith, The hunting info was a added bonus. Mite go for a hunt up there at some stage. :)
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kiwikeith  
Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 7:27:16 PM(UTC)
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no
it was carved through solid rock and we couldn't figure out why the old timers did it maybe to dam the river and divert the river through the tunnel. sam as they did on the shotover river
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Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 9:13:03 PM(UTC)
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Great idea for a game Keith! Will have to trawl through my photos and see what I can chuck in for a go :)
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Posted : Sunday, 27 October 2013 9:35:44 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: kiwikeith Go to Quoted Post
this creek was famous for its gold the gorge is very steep and the old timers called it ladder gorge because they all used rope ladders to get in and out had a great time pulling small flakes out of rock creaks the biggest was just over 2grms
no easy to get to but worth the time
once id I will tell more of how to get there




hi kiwikeith im living in the valley and am going to walk into the slate today with my pan and sluice (been trying to get out all long weekend) would love to know more about your experiences here cheers jamie
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Posted : Sunday, 27 October 2013 9:46:33 AM(UTC)
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Hi Jamie, I'm from the bay myself. Good luck today going up the slate, please post if a have a good find. I've been trying to find somewhere over those ways to get decent colour in the pan because the public fossicking areas aren't good.
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kiwikeith  
Posted : Sunday, 27 October 2013 1:02:16 PM(UTC)
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hi Jamie
what a great place to live
I was talking to a mate of mine and he was telling me he worked the slate in the 70s each day he washed his 6" dredge there was an average of 1/2 oz ,
give me a pm and I will let you know where all the gold is up your valley this way it stops the ones that are not members getting all the good imfo
would love to visit the area again sum time
cheers kiwikeith
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