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Using a dredge in Australia for recreational prospecting is illegal - information and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="user 1769" data-source="post: 106013" data-attributes="member: 1769"><p>Hi mate, not just the Weld. A section of another river in the area was cleaned so thoroughly there was absolutely nothing resting on the bedrock. The rocks all neatly stacked on the sides like the old-timers did, the wash completely gone. This was very recent work, as I had been to this area not six months previously and it was pristine. I mean, I would find it very hard to remove everything with a dustpan and small brush. The ends where the dredged area started and ended had vertical walls of wash. Now, when I use a shovel, the mechanical disturbance of digging causes the banks to collapse at least a little. You end up with, at best, about a 45 degree bank of wash. A vertical wall can only result from gently removing material through suction, unless someone has a better idea.</p><p></p><p>I suppose regardless of whether it was physically possible to do this with a shovel, if you want to mine in that scale you should go take out a mining lease. Fossicking areas and prospecting permits are designed for smaller scale prospecting than this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 1769, post: 106013, member: 1769"] Hi mate, not just the Weld. A section of another river in the area was cleaned so thoroughly there was absolutely nothing resting on the bedrock. The rocks all neatly stacked on the sides like the old-timers did, the wash completely gone. This was very recent work, as I had been to this area not six months previously and it was pristine. I mean, I would find it very hard to remove everything with a dustpan and small brush. The ends where the dredged area started and ended had vertical walls of wash. Now, when I use a shovel, the mechanical disturbance of digging causes the banks to collapse at least a little. You end up with, at best, about a 45 degree bank of wash. A vertical wall can only result from gently removing material through suction, unless someone has a better idea. I suppose regardless of whether it was physically possible to do this with a shovel, if you want to mine in that scale you should go take out a mining lease. Fossicking areas and prospecting permits are designed for smaller scale prospecting than this. [/QUOTE]
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