Reedy creek gold
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You should do lot better than that. Usually we get at least a 1-2 grams for 2 days. That is if we dig instead of drinking cans. 
I was there few weeks ago and we only managed to dig in a dry channel. The water was too high. We did not do very well either.
I was there few weeks ago and we only managed to dig in a dry channel. The water was too high. We did not do very well either.
DigginForGold
Matt
Yeah mate there's not a lot you could have done at this time of the year with the water so high atm. But yeah, with the HB you'd want a little more than that. Ive never got 1-2g from 2 days myself though. As Beagleboy says, thats if your feeding for most of the time. I usually get distracted and just take it easy. But yeah, test panning is the key to Reedy Creek (as if that's not the case everywhere else lol). Because there is gold everywhere up there it's easy to get an okay pan and say, yep time to set up. But to get the better numbers you want to wait until you really do find a good spot. It's been hit hard all over that area, but good pockets are still around.
DigginForGold
Matt
Oh hello Jamie
The most I've personally got from running the HB up there is just under a gram from a couple of days. That was a while ago as I havent been running the HB much of late. But yeah when I do I usually don't feed it all day (distractions and being lazy lol), and then probably clean out to often...so it all eats I to feeding time and total gold.
The most I've personally got from running the HB up there is just under a gram from a couple of days. That was a while ago as I havent been running the HB much of late. But yeah when I do I usually don't feed it all day (distractions and being lazy lol), and then probably clean out to often...so it all eats I to feeding time and total gold.
DropBear
Tim
Make sure your HB isn't losing gold out the back!
All depends on what you are using, but maybe finetuning it a little will help.
All depends on what you are using, but maybe finetuning it a little will help.
DigginForGold
Matt
Just wondering what other peoples experience is up there in terms of where the gold is at Reedy Creek. Personally, I've found that the best concentrations are always in the gray coloured gravel usually with a dense clay layer underneath, as opposed to the yellow/orange/tan coloured gravels that abound up there. These days I usually won't test pan until I find that kind of material. Anyone else noticed this? Or do I have it wrong?
kawman
steve wardle
x 2 on that gold may be washing out the end of your banker... :/
DropBear said:
Maybe it its but I never seem to get any in the pans I run underneath it or if you see my latest video I was running my Le-trap river sluice behind the banker and the only gold I got after the high bankers mat was extremely fine gold I'm not very good at picking spots for highbanking either :| so I might actually be getting most of the gold and there be not much in the areas I'm digging ?
I have done a lot of crevicing up there and got 0.1 of a gram in 3 hours that why I wanted to ask ?
YouTube channel is ( Jamie.deuchar)
I have done a lot of crevicing up there and got 0.1 of a gram in 3 hours that why I wanted to ask ?
YouTube channel is ( Jamie.deuchar)
Eldorado is all about production volume. The more dirt you move, the more reward. We dig big holes to get 1-2 grams.
Below photo is for 2 days high banking.
This is what a mate of mine got in 1 week. About 7 or 8 grams I think. That was last summer and he did it on his own.
Below photo is for 2 days high banking.
This is what a mate of mine got in 1 week. About 7 or 8 grams I think. That was last summer and he did it on his own.
PotOfGold said:
Its all flood gold up there. You can dig in to a gravel bar in the middle of the creek and you will get gold if you move enough material.
Lot of people do well just crevassing with yabbie pump. One of my mates even found 0.3 gram nugget in a crevasse. Very rare.
DigginForGold
Matt
A .3g nugget from Reedy Creek? That's crazy awesome. Tis good to know they're still out there. And thank you for the kind words
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I normally aim at a gram a day with the banker. I generally dig with a mate and split the proceeds. The last few trips have all been 2g - 2.5g days so after splitting it down the middle both my mate and I still clear a gram each.
My less productive days are when I'm testing or set up the gear in a new spot that doesn't run very well for very long. Best gold is down deep if you can find it.
My less productive days are when I'm testing or set up the gear in a new spot that doesn't run very well for very long. Best gold is down deep if you can find it.
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