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mullock heap question
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<blockquote data-quote="echidnadigger" data-source="post: 28996" data-attributes="member: 719"><p>Rodstar,</p><p>The white clay is what is known as pipe clay. It sit at the bottom of the holes. Gold has a lot of trouble making its way through clay and therefor sits on top of it. Rule of thumb is, when you hit the clay you have hit the bottom. Not always the case as this could be a false bottom as there could be more layers below it.</p><p></p><p>Just another tip worth noting from this topic. Workings usually work there way up a slope and as a result they can show you the general direction of the run of the gold. Costeins (as pictured above) are a method used by prospectors to chase the run of gold. You will often see the workings running up a hill then see a square edged Chanel running 90 degrees to the run. These were usually done in an effort to cross the run of gold and loam the dirt for evidence of gold. They were kind of used as inspection points. They did not always follow the run correctly. However they didnt do them for no reason. There was gold already found nearby to warrant the effort to dig them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="echidnadigger, post: 28996, member: 719"] Rodstar, The white clay is what is known as pipe clay. It sit at the bottom of the holes. Gold has a lot of trouble making its way through clay and therefor sits on top of it. Rule of thumb is, when you hit the clay you have hit the bottom. Not always the case as this could be a false bottom as there could be more layers below it. Just another tip worth noting from this topic. Workings usually work there way up a slope and as a result they can show you the general direction of the run of the gold. Costeins (as pictured above) are a method used by prospectors to chase the run of gold. You will often see the workings running up a hill then see a square edged Chanel running 90 degrees to the run. These were usually done in an effort to cross the run of gold and loam the dirt for evidence of gold. They were kind of used as inspection points. They did not always follow the run correctly. However they didnt do them for no reason. There was gold already found nearby to warrant the effort to dig them. [/QUOTE]
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