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East2west		Posted : Friday, 27 December 2013 4:08:40 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 27/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 0 Location: Canada		Hey everyone, I am sitting on the east coast of Canada right now in New Brunswick. I've been looking to move somewhere international and I've always had a thing for New Zealand. A big part of my move would be based on gold prospecting and the potential for acquiring a profitable claim. I'm just wondering if any of you with your feet on the ground there could give me a little bit of information and your experiences on some of the public areas. Also if the government there is open to someone like me coming in and looking for the yellow stuff! I'm not a company, I'm a 25 year old who's been prospecting for 4 years now and I've been all over the place looking for the yellow stuff. Also how long is your season for prospecting? Cheers!

simon		Posted : Friday, 27 December 2013 9:23:38 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		hi there. not to dampen your enthusiasm but maybe have a look thru old posts here in regards to claims and all the legal wrangles involved with such in NZ. while nz is a great country and very scenic you might find getting a claim in your own country easier. anything is possible with money and lots of time though. perhaps if you simply just want to come to nz for its beauty and a chance to get outdoors you could try the public areas(there are a few but hand tools only), or try and hook up with someone already with a claim. you could buy an existing claim. there are some on this site www.trademe.co.nz. just beware that some people create "claims" that may not even contain profitable gold, i.e.. they may have done no testing. simply selling as an investment in tying up resources really. there are lots of places to prospect over. you could create you own claim but for this you will need to allow a lot of time. i find it hard being in nz figuring out all the rules and who wants what money off you to get started. i know of a local claim that took forever to get paperwork sorted and they spent thousands and can't even use a dredge. apparently they are handtools only and can't even move rocks?! so beware. best bet is talk to as many miners as you can first. hope that helps some.
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FossickFester		Posted : Friday, 27 December 2013 9:39:55 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/09/2013(UTC) Posts: 174 Location: Tasman Thanks: 63 times Was thanked: 35 time(s) in 31 post(s)		That's good advice, well put Simon. :)