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Maniatoto excursion...anyone?

NJC62-DN		Posted : Thursday, 10 December 2015 5:28:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2015(UTC) Posts: 22 Location: Otago Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 10 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Gidday...was wondering if anyone (singular or plural) in Otago or?, would be keen on a look see in and around the Maniatoto. There must be some gold missed by the old time miners, given their recovery methods were pretty crude by all accounts. Holiday season is approaching, bit of camping could be involved for a few nights here and there. Possibly shared fuel expenses? Anyone?

NJC62-DN		Posted : Thursday, 17 December 2015 8:06:57 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2015(UTC) Posts: 22 Location: Otago Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 10 time(s) in 7 post(s)		No one...damn. I'll just have to git all that leftover gold my own self.

NJC62-DN		Posted : Thursday, 17 December 2015 8:13:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2015(UTC) Posts: 22 Location: Otago Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 10 time(s) in 7 post(s)		The Otago Goldfields trail started at Palmerston, Otago, The old time miners missed what I found. I anticipate my Gold bug and I will find even better gold...shame no one is keen to accompany me.

GoldPandemic		Posted : Thursday, 17 December 2015 9:14:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 27/10/2014(UTC) Posts: 350 Location: Auckland Thanks: 266 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 102 post(s)		Yes. I detect & free dive detect. It'll take a few months for me to get down there. Currently working my way along the west coast from Nelson. But if I do, I'd be happy to hang out. Edited by user Thursday, 17 December 2015 9:15:46 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
		Treasure/coins: $1 Other artifacts: 1888 button Lead: 914g Copper: 46

Connor		Posted : Monday, 21 December 2015 5:51:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 23/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 26 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 11 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 1 post(s)		I'm still keen, time off work is the main problem for me. End of January I should be free. Connor

NJC62-DN		Posted : Monday, 21 December 2015 9:12:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2015(UTC) Posts: 22 Location: Otago Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 10 time(s) in 7 post(s)		That is fine. S

NJC62-DN		Posted : Wednesday, 6 January 2016 7:42:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2015(UTC) Posts: 22 Location: Otago Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 10 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Connor I'm still keen, time off work is the main problem for me. End of January I should be free. Connor Hello again Connor, I have in the last week or two visited the Maniototo twice...two times to Hamiltons Diggings and once to German Creek (Man. end of Danseys Pass.) The second time was today, with another member who was equipped with a Garret AT, me with my Goldbug. In both places, I, we found only .22 brass shells and bullets, bits of old steel/iron, the best, an old blacksmith riveted shovel 'head/blade. His find. We finished German Creek by detecting down the full length of the bedrock gorge, to the Danseys Pass road, finding only a little iron rubbish, no lead bullets or even shot. This area I am sure, received much attention from the early miners, and more recently by suction dredges. If gold is still there (and it is because I panned flakes during an earlier decade.) I am reasonably sure, that even reasonably good VLF machines like ours are incapable of finding it, it being (the gold) is to small to register. Better gold, ie nuggets are still to be found closer to home, so for now future trips to the Maniototo area may be curtailed. Keep in touch if you'd like to try these closer to home area's. Cheers, Neil

GoldPandemic		Posted : Wednesday, 6 January 2016 8:05:06 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 27/10/2014(UTC) Posts: 350 Location: Auckland Thanks: 266 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 102 post(s)		Pulse Induction detector might turn up something. What size were the coils you had?
		Treasure/coins: $1 Other artifacts: 1888 button Lead: 914g Copper: 46

NJC62-DN		Posted : Thursday, 7 January 2016 12:36:22 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2015(UTC) Posts: 22 Location: Otago Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 10 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Standard 5 inch for my GB, and I think the standard eliptical DD for the AT, if I have the latter correct.

GoldPandemic		Posted : Thursday, 7 January 2016 10:06:36 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 27/10/2014(UTC) Posts: 350 Location: Auckland Thanks: 266 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 102 post(s)		The AT is 11" coil, that's alright. Is it AT Gold or Pro? VLF should be good for larger nuggets. But it'll be missing the smaller bits, I wonder if you go over same area with the GB? And if you find lead bullets then scan that area heavily, as they sink to a similar depth to the gold.
		Treasure/coins: $1 Other artifacts: 1888 button Lead: 914g Copper: 46

NJC62-DN		Posted : Wednesday, 13 January 2016 9:59:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2015(UTC) Posts: 22 Location: Otago Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 10 time(s) in 7 post(s)		The 'modern' 19 khtz Gold bug, ie not the '87 original version, is a vlf, machine designed to find very small gold. (ie sub grain) The Goldbug SE, DP and Pro followed the theme with software updates, and other coils. This range is an entirely different beast to the 71khtz Goldbug 2. which is great at finding gold, but has its own issues apparently. I'm not quite sure why you would suggest vlf would only find larger gold? Also the AT Gold runs at 18 odd khtz, which should place it close enough to the Goldbug series, so as to be near enough as equally good to find tiny nuggets...Unless all my research is wrong?

GoldPandemic		Posted : Thursday, 14 January 2016 1:04:35 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 27/10/2014(UTC) Posts: 350 Location: Auckland Thanks: 266 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 102 post(s)		Not saying GB would be bad, just that VLF with larger (assuming he had the larger coil) would be better at finding bigger nuggets. Sounds as if your GB is running at a fairly low frequency anyway.
		Treasure/coins: $1 Other artifacts: 1888 button Lead: 914g Copper: 46

NJC62-DN		Posted : Thursday, 14 January 2016 8:55:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 12/10/2015(UTC) Posts: 22 Location: Otago Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 10 time(s) in 7 post(s)		We were not expecting to find large nuggets. The 71khtz GB2 (had we one) might have found the small flakes our detectors could not locate, but we were hoping to find the tiny nuggets the old time 'miners' might have missed. Cheers.

Young Keane		Posted : Wednesday, 20 January 2016 10:00:12 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 1		Yea I'm keen on the river up there wea u based mate

Lulu333		Posted : Thursday, 9 June 2016 4:05:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 15/02/2016(UTC) Posts: 1		hay dude I could be keen I have a mean metal detector which has found some we nuggets in oz haven't had a chance to go out anywhere in nz be keen to hook up ! that's relics,gold what ever giz a holla tonz 0273500012 chur !