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Prospecting Rules & Regulations
Using a dredge in Australia for recreational prospecting is illegal - information and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Marked" data-source="post: 35181" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>The reason dredges were outlawed was due to the massive environmental impact every man and his dog was causing.</p><p></p><p>The use of said dredges also enabled the average Joe to turn a "hobby" or "recreational activity" into a very real money making venture at the expense of those simply seeking to have an interesting and healthy hobby by removing much of the gold from accessible areas.</p><p></p><p>Should too many people decide to flout the rules and start using dredges once more, especially seeing as how "green-aware" society has become, prospecting as a whole for <em>anyone</em> will run the risk of being removed as a possible past-time, or at the least be confined to smaller and smaller areas.</p><p></p><p>Discussing whether those using dredges are prosecuted for "using a dredge" or prosecuted for "severe environmental damage" is therefore a rather pointless exercise; a view I am sure most on this forum would share as responsible practitioners of the past-time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marked, post: 35181, member: 1246"] The reason dredges were outlawed was due to the massive environmental impact every man and his dog was causing. The use of said dredges also enabled the average Joe to turn a "hobby" or "recreational activity" into a very real money making venture at the expense of those simply seeking to have an interesting and healthy hobby by removing much of the gold from accessible areas. Should too many people decide to flout the rules and start using dredges once more, especially seeing as how "green-aware" society has become, prospecting as a whole for [i]anyone[/i] will run the risk of being removed as a possible past-time, or at the least be confined to smaller and smaller areas. Discussing whether those using dredges are prosecuted for "using a dredge" or prosecuted for "severe environmental damage" is therefore a rather pointless exercise; a view I am sure most on this forum would share as responsible practitioners of the past-time. [/QUOTE]
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Using a dredge in Australia for recreational prospecting is illegal - information and questions
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