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gold-bug		Posted : Tuesday, 5 August 2014 9:24:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 5/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 9 Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 13 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Found a nice pocket, where each pan produced a similar amount of gold to that shown in the picture. Nothing bigger than 0.3 of a gram, but nice gold nonetheless. The white rocks are a good indicator for gold as they are heavy too. File Attachment(s): P8280563.JPG P8280557.JPG P8280568.JPG

1864hatter		Posted : Tuesday, 5 August 2014 10:54:58 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)		Would your name be Sam? I think that spot looks familiar. If you are Sam I ran into you up a creek up the north bank recently
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

gold-bug		Posted : Tuesday, 5 August 2014 11:08:31 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 5/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 9 Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 13 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Hi Matt, yes it is indeed. Not a lot of gold being posted up on forum since your move to Auckland.

gjj109		Posted : Tuesday, 5 August 2014 11:32:49 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)		Well done Sam. Nice to see a bit of South Island gold in a pan. Edited by user Tuesday, 5 August 2014 11:33:37 PM(UTC) \| Reason: spelling

1864hatter		Posted : Wednesday, 6 August 2014 8:09:45 AM(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)		Originally Posted by: gold-bug Hi Matt, yes it is indeed. Not a lot of gold being posted up on forum since your move to Auckland. Haha that was a good guess! Nice gold. How many pans like that did you get? The white rocks are scheelite, tungsten ore. Would love to dredge up there in that spot, I think it's hiding some nice gold. Might get up there over Christmas break. Will send you a message if I do, could arrange a trip.
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

gold-bug		Posted : Wednesday, 6 August 2014 10:39:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 5/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 9 Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 13 time(s) in 5 post(s)		I got about a dozen pans like that with a total of about 5 or 6 grams all up with a bit of sluicing as well. Your plan for the xmas break sounds excellent, I'm always keen for a mission I will PM you my details definitely hit me up. Here's a few photos of pieces I found with the detector further up stream from that spot a while back the biggest bit is 2.3 grams. Last week I spent a couple of days detecting in a different area with a bit of success 3.9 grams over a couple of days all small nuggets some of them panned. The third pic is of a 3.4 gram nugget detected last summer and finally a cheeky 0.5 gram sunbaker. File Attachment(s): P1010651.JPG P1010650.JPG P1010654.JPG IMG_20140307_153033.jpg

gjj109		Posted : Wednesday, 6 August 2014 11:16:46 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)		Great pictures and thanks for posting. Almost makes me envious of you fellas down south.

1864hatter		Posted : Thursday, 7 August 2014 8:38:01 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 looking gold, the 3.4 grammer has almost certainly broken off a larger nugget. Would be worth going to find it's other half. I once found two one gram nuggets in two different days but same area. They fit together perfectly. Anyway, nice gold, will be good to catch up. Good going on finding gold in a new area, seems hard these days. You seem to have done well for not having had your detector long.
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

Blen-Brent		Posted : Thursday, 7 August 2014 9:49:52 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 10/11/2013(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Marlborough Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 11 time(s) in 3 post(s)		You don't drive a red vw do you ? I keep seeing this car everywhere I've been detecting lately .