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Metal Detecting for Gold
Detecting old aluvial workings
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<blockquote data-quote="loamer" data-source="post: 86242" data-attributes="member: 981"><p>Depends where you are for old diggings. There are sites around here with 100s of mullock heaps around one gully x 100s of gullies - do the math. For example, diggings in gully xyz equals 200, of which 90% were duffers.Which ones do you detect or put through a wash? The Inkerman near Moliagul is a classic example - 1000s of holes - where to start and the lead runs for miles and miles and these types of runs are common down here. Wanyarra, Tarnagulla, Dunolly etc etc. Research may show that a certain part of a lead was rich and then rushed - Blackmans near Maryborough Vic is an example, but the majority of the lead was worthless, yet there are 100s of holes. Original source geo maps/commissioners maps provide lots of clues as do the written testimonials at the rewards committees, however,where to start is the big question. I think on big leads, a lot of time can be wasted testing each hole at random in the hope of a throwout or small alluvial gold left behind. There are no magic answers - just a lot or research and local knowledge. I have seen many folk turn up down here, park near the closest mullock heaps and detect with no result - reason? the easiest holes were done years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loamer, post: 86242, member: 981"] Depends where you are for old diggings. There are sites around here with 100s of mullock heaps around one gully x 100s of gullies - do the math. For example, diggings in gully xyz equals 200, of which 90% were duffers.Which ones do you detect or put through a wash? The Inkerman near Moliagul is a classic example - 1000s of holes - where to start and the lead runs for miles and miles and these types of runs are common down here. Wanyarra, Tarnagulla, Dunolly etc etc. Research may show that a certain part of a lead was rich and then rushed - Blackmans near Maryborough Vic is an example, but the majority of the lead was worthless, yet there are 100s of holes. Original source geo maps/commissioners maps provide lots of clues as do the written testimonials at the rewards committees, however,where to start is the big question. I think on big leads, a lot of time can be wasted testing each hole at random in the hope of a throwout or small alluvial gold left behind. There are no magic answers - just a lot or research and local knowledge. I have seen many folk turn up down here, park near the closest mullock heaps and detect with no result - reason? the easiest holes were done years ago. [/QUOTE]
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