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Dismantling old timers mounds/mullocks - legalities???
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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 315468" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>Remember that the oldtimers dug down until they got to the paydirt level, so the last dirt they dug was potentially the rich stuff, hence the detectable, shallow nuggets on mullock heaps when they hadn't been careful enough to separate the paydirt layer from the waste material (mullock). By the same token, the first dirt they dug is at the bottom level of the mullock heap, so the more dirt you remove today, the less your chances of finding any gold in it, IMHO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 315468, member: 4012"] Remember that the oldtimers dug down until they got to the paydirt level, so the last dirt they dug was potentially the rich stuff, hence the detectable, shallow nuggets on mullock heaps when they hadn't been careful enough to separate the paydirt layer from the waste material (mullock). By the same token, the first dirt they dug is at the bottom level of the mullock heap, so the more dirt you remove today, the less your chances of finding any gold in it, IMHO. [/QUOTE]
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