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Hard Rock Gold Prospecting
what to look out for when exploreing old mines
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<blockquote data-quote="Hunting the yellow" data-source="post: 114155" data-attributes="member: 68"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> heres the first one when walking along a tunnel watch out for shafts in the floor the other side of this shaft is quite dangerous as its all just wood platforms filled with waste rock to act as a false foor this is what i was saying about in the very first post again to check this scrap down with a scoop untill you hit true rock bottom this shaft you see here gos 60meters strait down to another level of the mine </p><p></p><p>heres a shaft in the floor of a tunnel </p><p>heres a map that explains it a bit beter </p><p><a href="http://s1155.photobucket.com/user/simeon44/media/bob/goldmine5_zpsf68cf763.png.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p560/simeon44/bob/goldmine5_zpsf68cf763.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>heres no.2 water filled tunnel note the water line i did dig this out but the grass has took over and water filled shaft never go into a shaft like this allways put something heavy on the end of your rope so you can hear it splash if there is water </p><p></p><p>draining a tunnel</p><p></p><p>heres no.3 caved in areas when you see the old props like this dont even go near them as they are under a lot of pressure</p><p></p><p> </p><p>and a tunnel like this a wombat size hole do not try and go past it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hunting the yellow, post: 114155, member: 68"] :o heres the first one when walking along a tunnel watch out for shafts in the floor the other side of this shaft is quite dangerous as its all just wood platforms filled with waste rock to act as a false foor this is what i was saying about in the very first post again to check this scrap down with a scoop untill you hit true rock bottom this shaft you see here gos 60meters strait down to another level of the mine heres a shaft in the floor of a tunnel heres a map that explains it a bit beter [url=http://s1155.photobucket.com/user/simeon44/media/bob/goldmine5_zpsf68cf763.png.html][img]http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p560/simeon44/bob/goldmine5_zpsf68cf763.png[/img][/url] heres no.2 water filled tunnel note the water line i did dig this out but the grass has took over and water filled shaft never go into a shaft like this allways put something heavy on the end of your rope so you can hear it splash if there is water draining a tunnel heres no.3 caved in areas when you see the old props like this dont even go near them as they are under a lot of pressure and a tunnel like this a wombat size hole do not try and go past it [/QUOTE]
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