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Dredging in Australia for recreational activities IS illegal..
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<blockquote data-quote="173rar" data-source="post: 150648" data-attributes="member: 4871"><p>In the late 70s and 80s I used a series of dredges as a fully licensed prospector, I stuck to the rules laid down and never touched the banks, the main rule was to only dredge the bottom that is parellel with the surface. It was the only form of mining that filled the hole as you went. As for the fish they would feed around your hands. The mines dept. asked dredgers to let them know of any mercury deposits in the rivers, I don't know if they did anything about the information supplied,(Other than banning dredges) It was a labour govt. in Victoria at the time (John Caine) I reckon he was just toadying up to the emerging Greens!! Shame I used to get GOOD gold, on the Goulburn River I averaged a half ounce a day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="173rar, post: 150648, member: 4871"] In the late 70s and 80s I used a series of dredges as a fully licensed prospector, I stuck to the rules laid down and never touched the banks, the main rule was to only dredge the bottom that is parellel with the surface. It was the only form of mining that filled the hole as you went. As for the fish they would feed around your hands. The mines dept. asked dredgers to let them know of any mercury deposits in the rivers, I don't know if they did anything about the information supplied,(Other than banning dredges) It was a labour govt. in Victoria at the time (John Caine) I reckon he was just toadying up to the emerging Greens!! Shame I used to get GOOD gold, on the Goulburn River I averaged a half ounce a day. [/QUOTE]
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