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<blockquote data-quote="CanberraFossick" data-source="post: 625186" data-attributes="member: 21993"><p>Hi Kestwo,</p><p></p><p>I am also a relative beginner having only really done maybe 40-50 hours in total, 1 work week isnt alot for any skill but thats spread over 9 months!</p><p></p><p>I have been entirely looking for sapphires as thats what i am interested in at the moment. My best results have been on the downstream side of a big rock, sometimes upstream depending on the shape of the rock. basically the low pressure zone where the heavies drop out of. Also the inside bend in rivers. I think a great thing to do is go to the same spot in all sorts of weather and water conditions. understand what the river does in a flood and when its dry. This will give you clues as to where the stones or gold are falling. I have also had luck under stones in areas i know sapphires will be (inside of a river bend, back of a big rock). </p><p></p><p>The other tip is to move alot of dirt! sometimes you get nothing out of a hole until you reach the right layer. Sometimes you hit a great run and then dig through it to nothing. Just alot of pans or sieves as alot of learning is by doing.</p><p></p><p>happy hunting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CanberraFossick, post: 625186, member: 21993"] Hi Kestwo, I am also a relative beginner having only really done maybe 40-50 hours in total, 1 work week isnt alot for any skill but thats spread over 9 months! I have been entirely looking for sapphires as thats what i am interested in at the moment. My best results have been on the downstream side of a big rock, sometimes upstream depending on the shape of the rock. basically the low pressure zone where the heavies drop out of. Also the inside bend in rivers. I think a great thing to do is go to the same spot in all sorts of weather and water conditions. understand what the river does in a flood and when its dry. This will give you clues as to where the stones or gold are falling. I have also had luck under stones in areas i know sapphires will be (inside of a river bend, back of a big rock). The other tip is to move alot of dirt! sometimes you get nothing out of a hole until you reach the right layer. Sometimes you hit a great run and then dig through it to nothing. Just alot of pans or sieves as alot of learning is by doing. happy hunting! [/QUOTE]
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