That's what I allways think to, it's still there because they got it all.MegsyB007 said:Only you can say if that would be fun to you.
To me, it looks like hard work, perhaps for no return, if that's an old mine where the quartz has been left there.
I'd assume it meant there was nothing in it worth getting it out - otherwise they would have done it.
But up to you mate.
Cheers,
Megsy
Thinking I might just leave it for summer on those scorching hot days.MegsyB007 said:Only you can say if that would be fun to you.
To me, it looks like hard work, perhaps for no return, if that's an old mine where the quartz has been left there.
I'd assume it meant there was nothing in it worth getting it out - otherwise they would have done it.
But up to you mate.
Cheers,
Megsy
Heya buddy, good to hear your still at it.jethro said:The rusty mineral staining looks interesting. Test where there is a displacement or cross fault of the reef. They may not have thought it worthwhile to remove for a number of reasons
Ive been playing around in an old surface costean in a Greisen (up near where I took you) and getting out bunches of quartz that the old timers couldnt be bothered taking out. Im getting some good colour. I was up there again yesterday. Got out about 30kgs from various places along the reef including a section that is outcropping on the natural surface.
The only reason that I can see for them leaving it other than grade. is that host rock that is mixed in with the quartz contains a lot of mica that would have blocked up he screens on the battery. I had this problem when I ran the last lot through the rod mill. Most of the gold stayed in the mill and got rolled so flat it wouldnt go through the screen.
20Xwate said:Heya buddy, good to hear your still at it.
Being colour blind makes it hard to know what I don't know that I'm even looking at lol.
I went down for an hour yesterday and chose this particular spot to smash away at. It didn't look like this when I started, it's what I revealed.
I definitely have the disease but not infected by the adits, I just find it really interesting. Be happy just to get some Kool metalic mineral specimens out of there for the collection.DykeHead said:Sounds like a thin rich vein may be still hiding in one of the adits?
No tunnel, they have chased the quartz faults down on the same angle they dip.DykeHead said:Sounds like they found colour in the ground covering the adit so tunneled in just under it maybe.
LolDykeHead said:Now I'm getting a better picture an adit is horizontal. I think they would call what you describing an underlie shaft maybe.
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