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hi chrischch
britannia creek not to bad if one heads way past the carpark could well be worth a detect if you have one

im heading up the nile in the morning to put out a line so will look out for some good spots
hopefully maybe even get a goat

Ok good one....not sure where that is but thats what google is for :)


If anyone wants to catch up my txt is 0273700293 Cheers
Chris.
I'll check in here when I can and give you a report....if you hear nothing then i've found the lost ruby mine or the mother lode and taken off......:)

Gold people aren't generally going to give away too much if they're onto anything. You don't hear anything from the most experienced guys generally (With some exceptions such as Lammerlaw who is very generous with his info.) I can see why though. It is SOOOOO much harder to find gold (in any worthwhile quantity) than just a coin with your detector. Coins aint worth jack shit compared to gold, and that's why people aren't jumping out of their pants to give you info. In saying that though, if you see any seasoned prospectors in your journeys, stop and say hi and a lot of them will be able to give you a pointy finger in the right direction where you can find some.

Lmao Depends on the coin you find....such as the 1813 NSW Dump that tonznz found or a nice souverein coin....but yes in general coins arnt worth jack shit compaired to gold..lol

i have worked goldsbrough with the box used ground sliucing method i did well there
when you are at the car park head up to the junction of the two rivers take the one that heads in a northerly direction about 20m there was a pool dig down to parpa set up box sounds you need more angle to stop clogging work your way up stream by moveing ALL rocks so as the water takes the fine down to the box you will get down to solid at the end of the day you get your broom and sweep the parpa down to the box remeber not to walk on the parpa as it will squash the gold into it never to be seen again
caz and i used to take the caravan over for the weekend from chch

It's OK to have your box running a little fast - as long as it's full (important) If you set it up like in the "gold in your bottle" Sandy and Judy fairservice book, with "1 - 2 centimetres of water flowing" You will lose any flat flakes of gold which is mainly what you'll come accross at Goldsborough. If you can't see the riffles (because of excess gravel) then your box won't be working. Keep it so that there is material between riffles but not smothering them . Ditto to what Gj just posted

Sorry if I appeared like a bit of a grouchbum in my last post, it wasn't intended to be :)
Best of luck to you, hope you find the nugget with your name on it. :)

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Just wrote a big reply and the computer ran out of money without warning so lost a few paragraphs.....now I cant remember where I was.
Anyhow......we arent using a classifier but only putting the smaller stuff down eg peasizeish. The riffles are getting full real fast eg nothing really goes past them....are they too high perhaps? shame I cant post pics. Theres defineately no "dancing" between them. Have tried different heights...trying to stick to one in ten.......how much in height should there be of water going over the riffles and as we are rouighly following a mixture of the fairservice book and the info here, what sort of flow should be going down in centimetres aprox?
Ill give you a yell shortly Kiwikeith if you are about. Im unsure where Hector is but any advice greatly appreciated etc.
Thanks guys, have spent months of savings and found more in an hour coin detecting than two days prospecting haha thats life....and I guess thats prospecting!
At least we can eat.....not like the poor old fellas.


As my fiffles are very close to the top of one side of the sluice, could that be the prob? They are only an inch high but side wall on one side is only threee or 4.
thanks.
be back later

Yep the flow was nt fast enough.....I found a guy who was really helpful up at Nelson Creek. He was getting some nice flakes but we didnt get bugger all again. I still need to change the design a bit and he said I can dig his hole tomorrow as he was right down and I was only 3 feet sorta thing. He was even kind enough to give us a nice wee garnet. Am heading back up that way in the morning with some improvements (hopefully) and less frustration (hopefully) lol.
The making of a damn as gjj109 suggested was the trick although we did it with stones not tarp.
The other guy there got about 20 -30 flakes not flysh@t from 20ish shovels so surely I can catch one!
We did a test with our fly sh@t and it stuck in the rubber matting for a minute then disappeared.....we hoped to get it from the riffles but gone. Something still not quite right. Riffles too close maybe? They are wood and about 1/2 inch thick all diff distances and angles ranging from 1 to 3 inches apart. My lovely wife was raking the bigger stuff down the sluice, do u think we should use a classifier instead as maybe she was inadvertantly knocking the gold down the sluice?

By the way....whoever mentioned spotting some people sh@gging in the bush have ruined my fun! The wifies too paranoid now! lol
We planned on staying cheap but that got cocked up cos some idiot forgot the damn fly for the tent and guess what?.....................it rains over here sometimes. lol
$50 odd a night is not what we had intended so tomorrow may be last day :(

I looked up Hector Kiwikeith but due to funds(previous paragraph) we thought we may not be able to afford to drive up there to see you. We really needed shown rather than chat and am happy to try the public areas so not hinting for spots. Thank you very much and at xmas we will catch up as we love Motueka so im sure we make it down there.

So for the southern part of the journey to see central and family etc has been cancelled damnit......bloody rain and always forget something going away!

Will check in morning to see if you guys are in area or have any good tips!
Thank you very much! Every bit of help/advice has helped.

kiwikeith; next time i drive up the alfred i will go in the arvo and be sure to toot me horn every 100mtrs. the thought of wot i may see scares me.

hi ytb8ta7
you think you maybe scared you ort to see it up close

it would be good to catch up if you are up the claim some time