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Metal Detecting for Gold
Hunting for "REEF" Gold....an approach for beginners.
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<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 653349" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>No, hardly surprising though that two old guys with as many miles under our belts would come up with similar answers.</p><p>I have always agreed with your general principle that reef sources beat old alluvial dumps for detecting in the modern era. I see lots of people getting small amounts with lots of work around the collars of old alluvial shafts, but I suspect that is mostly stuff that the old timers passed through slightly above the wash, or spilled at the collar - they tended to be very efficient as to how they kept and treated the wash itself (except in some very shallow and dry diggings). Even without detectors, people would "speck" the dumps, especially after rain, during the 1890 and 1930 depressions (and we still did it as kids). And I think there is still plenty to be found on the hillsides, because they did not chase every tiny quartz veinlet, and because even in Victoria there was often insufficient water to mass-sluice entire hillsides (and that was banned after a few years).</p><p></p><p>As you would know....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 653349, member: 4386"] No, hardly surprising though that two old guys with as many miles under our belts would come up with similar answers. I have always agreed with your general principle that reef sources beat old alluvial dumps for detecting in the modern era. I see lots of people getting small amounts with lots of work around the collars of old alluvial shafts, but I suspect that is mostly stuff that the old timers passed through slightly above the wash, or spilled at the collar - they tended to be very efficient as to how they kept and treated the wash itself (except in some very shallow and dry diggings). Even without detectors, people would "speck" the dumps, especially after rain, during the 1890 and 1930 depressions (and we still did it as kids). And I think there is still plenty to be found on the hillsides, because they did not chase every tiny quartz veinlet, and because even in Victoria there was often insufficient water to mass-sluice entire hillsides (and that was banned after a few years). As you would know.... [/QUOTE]
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Metal Detecting for Gold
Hunting for "REEF" Gold....an approach for beginners.
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