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rainy river nelson
petetsw  
Posted : Wednesday, 4 August 2010 12:09:26 PM(UTC)
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Hi guys have any of you guys been to rainy river nelson, if so did you find any colour.
im keen to go but i could be a waist of time.
im running out of options to find gold close to home.
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kiwisouth  
Posted : Thursday, 5 August 2010 7:33:27 AM(UTC)
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Hi

Have you tried the public fossicking areas at Aorere. Paydirt's homepage has maps. Otherwise the rivers in Murchison

http://www.paydirt.co.nz/map.aspx
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petetsw  
Posted : Friday, 6 August 2010 9:15:09 AM(UTC)
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i know about the aorere, but its atleast 2 hours drive from nelson, then i rather go to the westcoast or to murch
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petetsw  
Posted : Tuesday, 24 August 2010 11:54:07 AM(UTC)
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went to rainy river and got a 4*4 mm flake in the first testpan but that was it no more and it looks like most of the river been dredged, so no use for anyone else to go there.
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