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madsonicboating		Posted : Thursday, 30 June 2011 7:41:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 21/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 674 Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 157 time(s) in 127 post(s)		WILD cats spread TB due to their supreme hunting skills & ability to cover ground quickly. TB is like a politician in ya lounge...BAD!
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Friday, 1 July 2011 4:11:08 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		madsonicboating wrote: WILD cats spread TB due to their supreme hunting skills & ability to cover ground quickly. TB is like a politician in ya lounge...BAD! TB or not TB that is the question - wasnt that words of wisdom from Julius Caesar, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler or something from Shakeaspear - if it was Shakeaspear then it might have been a bloke called Awfulfellow or if it wasnt Awfulfelloow it was said by Hamlet whom I can only assume was a baby pig - might have had something to do with his table habits...yes you are right about cats but they are right up there with Opossums...in any case any mention of cats is hereby banned because right now I HATE them all to Purgatory in view of the fact that one of my kids cats just shitted itself in my bedroom necessitating my ungodly early getting out of bed at 9.00 am...and yes I still have kids at home despite my advanced age - probably got something to do with my sleeping habits and getting up late...I am not certain as I am still trying to research that one but keeping coming up with websites that wont let me in. Today just hasnt started off right what with the cat dropping a bundle in the bedroom and me supposed to be off into the hills today, all ready to go and it looks like the weathers going to do what the cat did! Supposed to be going with son, a couple of metal detectors and sons gfs father...sons still in bed but that cant have anything to do with the fact that his gf is here and right now I am desperately looking for the cat to put it in the bedroom with son and gf to see if that will induce them to get up but its shot through without its breakfast because it knows what might happen if I get hold of it. Anyway back to Howard - I want to know more about this Howard. Edited by user Friday, 1 July 2011 4:47:20 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

creamer		Posted : Sunday, 10 July 2011 11:25:36 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		I agree that wild cats need to go. unfortunately for them. Anyhow my brother and i just got back from our fossicking trip in Thames. Wot a choice place. Stayed at the DOC grounds. They were very helpful. You are only allowed to take 2 kilos of rock etc from the area per day i think. The old mining history is all around town with plenty of old mine sites to see. The old mine shafts were somewot scary to walk in. Those miners must have been tough. We only found one bit of colour in some quartz and plenty of nice rock samples. The only and first thing i ever panned there was an old air rifle pellet. It was a happy moment even tho it wasnt wot i was looking for. Edited by user Sunday, 10 July 2011 11:36:08 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified File Attachment(s): Thames 117.jpg Thames 113.jpg Thames 096.jpg
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creamer		Posted : Sunday, 10 July 2011 11:55:10 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Yes, back to the howard area. Why go there. Well i like the sound of staying in a big national park with a lake front. Im sure theres other places to start but there sounds fine. Our trip down there is not for another 2 months. I would go now if i could. Im sure its freezing down there at the moment. A big trip from up here in kerikeri. I think i would rather chase alluvial gold down south and leave the coro stuff to the locals. (I may go back with my detector) My sluice box is coming along fine. Just the expanded metal to go. Is there anyone in the far north who is planning to go down south. let me know.
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kiwikeith		Posted : Sunday, 10 July 2011 5:56:04 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		use ali as its a barstard metal in attracts gold i have used 3mm ali but i also run a punch plate over the top to take away the bigger rock i have been testing out different riffles and sizes result is that if all riffles are the same then if the gold gets over the first whats stopping it going over the rest so mix them up tall, short, upright, some at 45 deg some at 30 deg change the distance detween them the effect is that water is boiling at a different rate all the way down my box you dont find uniform stone pattern in a river this is just what i have found my not work for others kiwikeith

creamer		Posted : Monday, 11 July 2011 10:45:03 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Quartz. Jasper. A waterfall. Edited by user Monday, 11 July 2011 11:23:22 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified File Attachment(s): Thames 126.jpg Thames 108.jpg Thames 052.jpg
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roman holiday		Posted : Monday, 11 July 2011 11:45:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 26/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 147 Location: Tauranga Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Originally Posted by: creamer Yes, back to the howard area. Why go there. Well i like the sound of staying in a big national park with a lake front. Im sure theres other places to start but there sounds fine. Our trip down there is not for another 2 months. I would go now if i could. Im sure its freezing down there at the moment. A big trip from up here in kerikeri. I think i would rather chase alluvial gold down south and leave the coro stuff to the locals. (I may go back with my detector) My sluice box is coming along fine. Just the expanded metal to go. Is there anyone in the far north who is planning to go down south. let me know. Hi Creamer, I made a flying visit to the Howard area last summer... nice spot to camp and fossick. I'm planning to spend a good six months down south this coming summer... heading down early spring, and am likely to be in the Howard area for a week or so. Modus operandi will be sluicing and detecting. Still to buy a decent detetctor. Probabaly will head down in October, first port of call Wakamarina, so will be in the howard around mid- Octoberish.

gjj109		Posted : Monday, 11 July 2011 4:24:54 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)		Hi Creamer, Are those the Billy Goat Falls at the end of the Kauaeranga?

kiwijw		Posted : Monday, 11 July 2011 6:50:32 PM(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)		Yep I reckon they are as I have the same photo. Taken on the way up the Pinnacles track. JW :)

creamer		Posted : Tuesday, 12 July 2011 6:51:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Yes indeed. The Billygoat track. Pleasant 10 minute walk to the lookout. 3 hours to the pinnacles, we didnt go there unfortunately. 3 DOC camps open only this time of year. maximum of 2 kilos of rock samples per day i think. (hint..there is not much quartz rock there) Great camping. Samples of Jasper in the river (a red rock). You are only allowed to pik it up so to speak. No rock hammers allowed on the Jasper seams!!! We didnt see any of those. Tui's, cookoos and bell birds. File Attachment(s): Thames 050.jpg Thames 048.jpg
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creamer		Posted : Monday, 1 August 2011 10:53:20 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		The sluice box. Well at 1200 by 330 and a wood frame, the sluice box im making is too heavy to carry anywhere long distance. I now plan to can the wood frame, use 2 thin alloy support struts and shorten it all to 265 by about a meter. Having to modify the riffle tray i made wont be much fun... but all will work out fine. No rush i guess. Got the mesh finally, that was the hardest to find (cheers JW) and some of that imitation green grass/mat type stuff at $25 a meter from the Wharehouse. A piece of black ribbing mat and plenty of enthusiasm.. Starting from scratch again.. File Attachment(s): SANY0009.JPG
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creamer		Posted : Tuesday, 23 August 2011 7:37:33 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Yip, my shovel. Shane
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Tuesday, 23 August 2011 7:52:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		MSB...so you let the water in the back ...put the riffles in where the seats are and lift the bonnet to let the unwanted rocks and dirt out of your Green camo sluce there is that right..hahahahaha and yes creamer we are all mostly nice down here in the south..lol Edited by user Tuesday, 23 August 2011 7:58:10 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Tuesday, 23 August 2011 8:05:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		creamer i posted on how to directly add your pics on here without having to use an outside sorce and as far as i know your pics will aways come up like your shovle did...just look under the post downloading pictures..it is quit easy and as far as i can tell you get good size pics this way without everyone having to download the pictures they want to look at..if you want PM me and i will go through it again..
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madsonicboating		Posted : Wednesday, 24 August 2011 11:00:12 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 21/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 674 Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 157 time(s) in 127 post(s)		Originally Posted by: nzpoohbear40 MSB...so you let the water in the back ...put the riffles in where the seats are and lift the bonnet to let the unwanted rocks and dirt out of your Green camo sluce there is that right..hahahahaha and yes creamer we are all mostly nice down here in the south..lol I might try and stick to normal sluicing from now on lol
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creamer		Posted : Saturday, 22 October 2011 12:09:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Wow, back to the Howard area. Been a while and its about now that we first planned to be there. And im no closer at this stage. Been to thames, puhipuhi and a few localish haunts scouting around. Found a fleck or two in that quartz from thames and thats about it so far. There is gold around here but its very hard to get at. All good, just starting out. Goin to puhipuhi next week hopefully and some detecting around the whangerai area. I have a friend who moved to the nelson area so ive got them spying out the gold situation there for me. Ive heard of some good detectoring stories so see wot happens. Nuggets in a jar, cool. So, how im goin to get there i dont know. I so wanna go down south but i will have to be patient for that. My first gold project waiting in the corner of the shed. The sluicy Shane
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kiwikeith		Posted : Saturday, 22 October 2011 2:32:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		drop me an email and we could hock up since your in the area ph 037828955 back sun night going mining

GPX@DREDGE		Posted : Sunday, 23 October 2011 5:56:31 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 31/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 17 Location: NELSON Thanks: 29 times Was thanked: 18 time(s) in 10 post(s)		SOME GOOD TIPS WHEN FOSSICKING UP THE HOWARD, DONT USE A WIDE SLUICEBOX. *THE GOOD SPOTS ARE RIGHT UP IN THE HEADWATERS AT THE TOPS THERES IS NOT ENOUGH WATER TO RUN A SLUICE IN THE BEST SPOTS BUT THERE IS WHEN YOU GET A GOOD HEAVY RAIN WARNING WATCH FOR FULLING TREES AND TRY NOT TO KILL YOURSELF. I'VE PUT ALOT OF HOURS & KMS IN TO DETECTING UP THE HOWARD OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH SOME REWARDS. I GO UP WHEN ITS RAINING TO SLUICE AND STRING UP A BIG TARP IN THE TREES OVER THE SPOT IM WORKING TO KEEP THE RAIN OFF THIS WORKS WELL AT THE TOPS OF GULLYS. REMEMBER IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO GO DETECTING UP THE HOWARD THERE ARE THE POWER LINES THAT CAN PLAY HAVOC IF YOU ARE RUNNING A GPX CANCEL MODE HELPS.

kiwijw		Posted : Monday, 24 October 2011 12:45:37 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: GPX@DREDGE SOME GOOD TIPS WHEN FOSSICKING UP THE HOWARD, DONT USE A WIDE SLUICEBOX. *THE GOOD SPOTS ARE RIGHT UP IN THE HEADWATERS AT THE TOPS THERES IS NOT ENOUGH WATER TO RUN A SLUICE IN THE BEST SPOTS BUT THERE IS WHEN YOU GET A GOOD HEAVY RAIN WARNING WATCH FOR FULLING TREES AND TRY NOT TO KILL YOURSELF. I'VE PUT ALOT OF HOURS & KMS IN TO DETECTING UP THE HOWARD OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH SOME REWARDS. I GO UP WHEN ITS RAINING TO SLUICE AND STRING UP A BIG TARP IN THE TREES OVER THE SPOT IM WORKING TO KEEP THE RAIN OFF THIS WORKS WELL AT THE TOPS OF GULLYS. REMEMBER IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO GO DETECTING UP THE HOWARD THERE ARE THE POWER LINES THAT CAN PLAY HAVOC IF YOU ARE RUNNING A GPX CANCEL MODE HELPS. It amazes me how many good detecting spots for gold have high tention power lines running through them or very close to them. Fence lines tend to act as an antenna & can transmit the EMI for bloody miles, Very bloody annoying. With my GP 3000 it is a DD coil & cancel mode. I also have very small water flow in some creeks that I sluice box for gold here in the Coromandel . Today being no different. I use my little 230mm wide X 800 long sluice box but I pre classify the material that I put through it. This helps a lot with low flow water. I have spent a bit of time up the Howard, But then the Howard area covers quite a bit of area outside of the recreational panning areas as well. Thanks for your post. :) JW :)

creamer		Posted : Monday, 24 October 2011 8:37:13 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Hey there Kiwikieth. Love to catch up with you when im down there. Does look like a huge area and ill probably need all the help i can get. Cant wait to get down there. Probably a couple of months away yet. Not lookin forward to the sandflies i hear of. In saying that ive been chewed to pieces lately up here whilst buzzin around. #*+"! b....y sandflies... Now when you guys say cancel mode, I have custom mode where i can take out any unwanted signals or stop them from beeping. I guess thats wot you mean. My friend is closer to Motueka. And they know of someone who goes detecting along the rivers in the gravel banks/sides and does quite well, or really well, not sure. Waiting on more info as they have only just moved there. Cool post GPX. Nice to hear from you. Ah yes, now i know wot that continuous beep/noise was all along a recent beach. Must have been a power line maybe. hmmm Shane
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