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Dry washing for Eluvial....Is it worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="9od" data-source="post: 520072" data-attributes="member: 16089"><p>So I have a few places in mind but I will just use one as an example.</p><p></p><p>I've been detecting below a worked reef about 80m long, which was very rich and the area has been absolutely flogged with detectors. The gully was stripped bare also.</p><p>I managed to pull 6 small bits over two trips and a nice little chunk of quartz riddled with gold. Now as I said this area has been smashed yet I also got 84 shotty pellets over the same two trips. The ground is very shallow so I realise there isn't a huge amount of dirt I can move, but enough to keep me busy for a while.</p><p></p><p>The question is...</p><p>There is only about 20-30m from the reef to the start of the alluvial workings and the decline is roughly 15 degrees. Can much gold actually settle in this area. I know it will concentrate down further, but can we still maybe see good quantities closer to the source?</p><p></p><p>It doesn't seem that these areas were stripped very often, just test holes up to the source, yet we find many small nuggets. So is it possible for the fines to accumulate also?</p><p></p><p>I'm going to have a crack in a couple of weeks and dry blow some bulk samples and also sample the bottom separately, but interested to hear anyone else's experiences (if any) before I do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="9od, post: 520072, member: 16089"] So I have a few places in mind but I will just use one as an example. I've been detecting below a worked reef about 80m long, which was very rich and the area has been absolutely flogged with detectors. The gully was stripped bare also. I managed to pull 6 small bits over two trips and a nice little chunk of quartz riddled with gold. Now as I said this area has been smashed yet I also got 84 shotty pellets over the same two trips. The ground is very shallow so I realise there isn't a huge amount of dirt I can move, but enough to keep me busy for a while. The question is... There is only about 20-30m from the reef to the start of the alluvial workings and the decline is roughly 15 degrees. Can much gold actually settle in this area. I know it will concentrate down further, but can we still maybe see good quantities closer to the source? It doesn't seem that these areas were stripped very often, just test holes up to the source, yet we find many small nuggets. So is it possible for the fines to accumulate also? I'm going to have a crack in a couple of weeks and dry blow some bulk samples and also sample the bottom separately, but interested to hear anyone else's experiences (if any) before I do. [/QUOTE]
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