Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Charts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Gold Prospecting
Do It Yourself (DIY) Projects
Yabby pump attachment for loaming and crevicing
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Prospecting Australia:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="gcause" data-source="post: 36429" data-attributes="member: 1497"><p>Hey Lee, my form of loaming with the yabby pump is different and is only useful in creek beds where water is present. </p><p></p><p>I walk the creek and take three samples at each spot, one from the left side, one from the middle of the creek bed (usually on the back of any large rocks present) and one from the right side. I take the sample with the yabby pump as it gets me down to the bedrock and put it straight into the pan. I pan each of these samples then and there and count the colours if any. I then move on a few metres and repeat the process until I have fully investigated the area I am interested in and hopefully found a patch to set up the Highbanker on.</p><p></p><p>I made this attachment for the yabby pump as one day I noticed when I did find gold some of it was dropping out before I could get it into the pan. I was lucky it landed on a rock and I saw the glint so I was able to collect it.</p><p></p><p>Most of the creeks I go to are shallow and are more seasonal creeks so don't have water in them all year so when they do I take the opportunity to investigate them as the ground is usually a hard conglomerate of clay and rock. To give you an idea of how shallow they are I only wear gumboots and they don't ever get over my boots. Some dry out really quickly so only have pools of water left along their course so I use these.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the year I use the loaming method you mentioned but it can be back breaking work which is why I prefer to wait for the water to come and soften the ground. I'm just a lazy old git <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="gcause, post: 36429, member: 1497"] Hey Lee, my form of loaming with the yabby pump is different and is only useful in creek beds where water is present. I walk the creek and take three samples at each spot, one from the left side, one from the middle of the creek bed (usually on the back of any large rocks present) and one from the right side. I take the sample with the yabby pump as it gets me down to the bedrock and put it straight into the pan. I pan each of these samples then and there and count the colours if any. I then move on a few metres and repeat the process until I have fully investigated the area I am interested in and hopefully found a patch to set up the Highbanker on. I made this attachment for the yabby pump as one day I noticed when I did find gold some of it was dropping out before I could get it into the pan. I was lucky it landed on a rock and I saw the glint so I was able to collect it. Most of the creeks I go to are shallow and are more seasonal creeks so don't have water in them all year so when they do I take the opportunity to investigate them as the ground is usually a hard conglomerate of clay and rock. To give you an idea of how shallow they are I only wear gumboots and they don't ever get over my boots. Some dry out really quickly so only have pools of water left along their course so I use these. The rest of the year I use the loaming method you mentioned but it can be back breaking work which is why I prefer to wait for the water to come and soften the ground. I'm just a lazy old git :) [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Gold Prospecting
Do It Yourself (DIY) Projects
Yabby pump attachment for loaming and crevicing
Top