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Proposed exploration in NE Vic.
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<blockquote data-quote="jethro" data-source="post: 597397" data-attributes="member: 1297"><p>Exploration companies are as much about mining the shareholders pockets as they are about mining the resource. Large Mining companies are ideally looking for near Surface Bulk Tonnage deposits that they can opencut. North east Victorias Gold mineralization is in the majority narrow vein hosted. Of which most of the near surface large Vein deposits have already been mined out by the old timers in the late 1800s -early 1900s and then again in the 30s.</p><p>There is still plenty of small deposits near surface that would probably be profitable for small operations of a couple of guys with a small plant to work but the hassle involved in even getting a prospecting License on 5 hectares for 5yrs non renewable is prohibitive unless you are well cashed up. The DLWEP (mines Dept ) is no longer about assisting miners by pionting them in the right direction and providing services as they did in the 1900-1970s they are there to create hurdles and hoops and prosecute at the drop of an out of place rock. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> Rant over ]<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jethro, post: 597397, member: 1297"] Exploration companies are as much about mining the shareholders pockets as they are about mining the resource. Large Mining companies are ideally looking for near Surface Bulk Tonnage deposits that they can opencut. North east Victorias Gold mineralization is in the majority narrow vein hosted. Of which most of the near surface large Vein deposits have already been mined out by the old timers in the late 1800s -early 1900s and then again in the 30s. There is still plenty of small deposits near surface that would probably be profitable for small operations of a couple of guys with a small plant to work but the hassle involved in even getting a prospecting License on 5 hectares for 5yrs non renewable is prohibitive unless you are well cashed up. The DLWEP (mines Dept ) is no longer about assisting miners by pionting them in the right direction and providing services as they did in the 1900-1970s they are there to create hurdles and hoops and prosecute at the drop of an out of place rock. :mad: Rant over ]:D [/QUOTE]
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