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Metal Detecting for Gold
What To Look For On The Goldfields (New To Prospecting)
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<blockquote data-quote="WalnLiz" data-source="post: 35061" data-attributes="member: 147"><p>All three Phillip, depending on location,and availability of water. 90% of surfacing by the first wave of prospectors (mid to late 1800s) was hand surfaced. They needed to be mobile and took the easy pickings before "Rushing" between newly opened gold fields. </p><p></p><p>The second wave of prospectors (late 1800's to early 1900's), where water was available, spent longer on the claims bringing with them high pressure pumps and bucket dredges to surface large areas of alluvial wash. Long water races to form high level dams for these purposes became very common. </p><p></p><p>The third generation of prospectors....( Jack and Tod Hoffman & co), preferred to use D9 Dozers for the same purposes.. <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" /> <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><p></p><p>Cheers Wal. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalnLiz, post: 35061, member: 147"] All three Phillip, depending on location,and availability of water. 90% of surfacing by the first wave of prospectors (mid to late 1800s) was hand surfaced. They needed to be mobile and took the easy pickings before "Rushing" between newly opened gold fields. The second wave of prospectors (late 1800's to early 1900's), where water was available, spent longer on the claims bringing with them high pressure pumps and bucket dredges to surface large areas of alluvial wash. Long water races to form high level dams for these purposes became very common. The third generation of prospectors....( Jack and Tod Hoffman & co), preferred to use D9 Dozers for the same purposes.. :D :D , Cheers Wal. :) [/QUOTE]
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