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<blockquote data-quote="WalnLiz" data-source="post: 12135" data-attributes="member: 147"><p>G'day HeadsUp,</p><p></p><p>The gold from the full length of the Shoalhaven River eroded out what's called the Braidwood Granite Belt. The belt is extremely wide and extends from well below Nerriga to near its headwaters in the Deua National Park. Apart from a few reefs in the lower belt section around Nerriga, pretty well all the gold eroded as very fine flakes from within the Granite belt.</p><p></p><p>The size and shape of the gold is consistent throughout the full length of the river, and hasn't broken down from larger masses of gold. Nuggets were never found anywhere within the belt, though "species" with small amounts of gold were reported from several fissures. More ancient streams in the Mongarlowe region, and closer to Majors Creek, produced nuggets from eroded veins but these never made it into the Shoalhaven system.</p><p></p><p>To shed some light to your question, (try to find the original source). The source of the Shoalhaven gold is some 20km wide and a good 100km long, and the same size (Flour Gold) can be panned within the full length and breadth of this belt. The chances of finding a nugget within this system are very slim, and the best option would be to look at outlying fissures where there is a more reasonable chance of finding "Species". Hope this is of some help.</p><p></p><p>Cheers Wal. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalnLiz, post: 12135, member: 147"] G'day HeadsUp, The gold from the full length of the Shoalhaven River eroded out what's called the Braidwood Granite Belt. The belt is extremely wide and extends from well below Nerriga to near its headwaters in the Deua National Park. Apart from a few reefs in the lower belt section around Nerriga, pretty well all the gold eroded as very fine flakes from within the Granite belt. The size and shape of the gold is consistent throughout the full length of the river, and hasn't broken down from larger masses of gold. Nuggets were never found anywhere within the belt, though "species" with small amounts of gold were reported from several fissures. More ancient streams in the Mongarlowe region, and closer to Majors Creek, produced nuggets from eroded veins but these never made it into the Shoalhaven system. To shed some light to your question, (try to find the original source). The source of the Shoalhaven gold is some 20km wide and a good 100km long, and the same size (Flour Gold) can be panned within the full length and breadth of this belt. The chances of finding a nugget within this system are very slim, and the best option would be to look at outlying fissures where there is a more reasonable chance of finding "Species". Hope this is of some help. Cheers Wal. :) [/QUOTE]
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