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How to break sticky white clay down
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<blockquote data-quote="SWright" data-source="post: 441028" data-attributes="member: 1541"><p>G'Day</p><p></p><p>Depending on where you are most clays, unless they contain lots of gravel and bits of bedrock, are simply not worth the effort to breakdown. Any alluvial gold will only be on the very top of pure clay. Also most deposited clays are deposited in super low energy areas of a stream and gold would not be deposited within those clays. If there is coarse gavels on top then the creek as changed direction. Just skim the top of it and run a few test pans. The decaying bedrock clay is a far different deal and it is worth learning your area so you can identify it. For example on Reedy creek many people go to a hell of a lot of trouble breaking down the grey clay and will the majority of the time get zilch. The majority of those clays are old tailing from paddock sluicing or dredges from the old days. You need to get bright orange clay which is crushed and weathered bedrock and if you can find that there are heaps of gems and gold.</p><p></p><p>Araluen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SWright, post: 441028, member: 1541"] G'Day Depending on where you are most clays, unless they contain lots of gravel and bits of bedrock, are simply not worth the effort to breakdown. Any alluvial gold will only be on the very top of pure clay. Also most deposited clays are deposited in super low energy areas of a stream and gold would not be deposited within those clays. If there is coarse gavels on top then the creek as changed direction. Just skim the top of it and run a few test pans. The decaying bedrock clay is a far different deal and it is worth learning your area so you can identify it. For example on Reedy creek many people go to a hell of a lot of trouble breaking down the grey clay and will the majority of the time get zilch. The majority of those clays are old tailing from paddock sluicing or dredges from the old days. You need to get bright orange clay which is crushed and weathered bedrock and if you can find that there are heaps of gems and gold. Araluen [/QUOTE]
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