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<blockquote data-quote="loamer" data-source="post: 94342" data-attributes="member: 981"><p>The round quartz, if large, bigger than a fist and if lots of it will probably be barren. It sounds like they were simply after the small alluvial? The top layer of mullock would be a goer though - for sure they will have missed some small stuff, plus they used to false bottom, or miss the bottom, recover the bottom, etc etc. Any piles of very consistent small pea sized gravels away from the diggers holes? May indicate they have sieved the wash prior to carting it off for washing, if there was no water close by that is. These heaps can be very rewarding for small gold. No white mullock? May have washed away but if there is, this was the last layer out before the layer of rich wash - always a good sign. Sounds like an interesting site you are on. </p><p></p><p>For relics, look out for really old trees, tree stumps. Think shade where they had their smoko breaks. Then think morning shade/arvo shade- you may get lucky. Maybe even where the ground looks about tent sized levelling - camp sites/small huts. Some poor bugger had to stay out there all night, unless of course there is a small camp on site.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loamer, post: 94342, member: 981"] The round quartz, if large, bigger than a fist and if lots of it will probably be barren. It sounds like they were simply after the small alluvial? The top layer of mullock would be a goer though - for sure they will have missed some small stuff, plus they used to false bottom, or miss the bottom, recover the bottom, etc etc. Any piles of very consistent small pea sized gravels away from the diggers holes? May indicate they have sieved the wash prior to carting it off for washing, if there was no water close by that is. These heaps can be very rewarding for small gold. No white mullock? May have washed away but if there is, this was the last layer out before the layer of rich wash - always a good sign. Sounds like an interesting site you are on. For relics, look out for really old trees, tree stumps. Think shade where they had their smoko breaks. Then think morning shade/arvo shade- you may get lucky. Maybe even where the ground looks about tent sized levelling - camp sites/small huts. Some poor bugger had to stay out there all night, unless of course there is a small camp on site. [/QUOTE]
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