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WARNING TO FOSSICKERS ABOUT NSW SLUICING DEVELOPMENTS
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<blockquote data-quote="MikeB05" data-source="post: 356491" data-attributes="member: 7270"><p>3DDevil,</p><p></p><p>I understand you view and agree it is frustrating that authorities don't seem to understand how things work. I am from QLD and I am NOT familiar with the NSW rules or interpreting them.</p><p></p><p>In the extract in your post it says " but power-operated equipment cannot be used for the purpose of surface disturbance,excavation or processing."</p><p></p><p>Is this the bit where they (authorities) are using the logic that a pump must supply water to be used in <u>processing</u> and a pump is power operated'....and 'power operated equipment cant be used' </p><p></p><p>Reason I ask is that QLD will allow hand operated pumps attached to rockers, high bankers and sluices...but not petrol or powered pumps'.</p><p></p><p>I might add that no-one really agrees how the Fossicking Act in QLd is interpreted. It's a shite fight every time someone mentions it.</p><p></p><p>There are a couple of blokes up here using rocker boxes fed with water from bilge pumps that both pump the water and rock the box/sluice. Very good gear. </p><p></p><p>Others (me) are inclined to use standard bankers with petrol or 12v pumps but only when we are 'landscaping' never when we are prospecting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeB05, post: 356491, member: 7270"] 3DDevil, I understand you view and agree it is frustrating that authorities don't seem to understand how things work. I am from QLD and I am NOT familiar with the NSW rules or interpreting them. In the extract in your post it says " but power-operated equipment cannot be used for the purpose of surface disturbance,excavation or processing." Is this the bit where they (authorities) are using the logic that a pump must supply water to be used in [u]processing[/u] and a pump is power operated'....and 'power operated equipment cant be used' Reason I ask is that QLD will allow hand operated pumps attached to rockers, high bankers and sluices...but not petrol or powered pumps'. I might add that no-one really agrees how the Fossicking Act in QLd is interpreted. It's a shite fight every time someone mentions it. There are a couple of blokes up here using rocker boxes fed with water from bilge pumps that both pump the water and rock the box/sluice. Very good gear. Others (me) are inclined to use standard bankers with petrol or 12v pumps but only when we are 'landscaping' never when we are prospecting. [/QUOTE]
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WARNING TO FOSSICKERS ABOUT NSW SLUICING DEVELOPMENTS
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