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That's a scary idea Steve,trying to get around one of them in a riceburner _  _  _  .  Edited by nuggethill
03/19/2011 3:22 pm
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The story continues_____ The first day in Sandstone was an eye opener,the country was semi arid like fringe desert and hot as the fires of hades with any where between 46c to 50c early afternoon but all dry heat,then in among this heat I came to a chilling conclusion that I left my camera battery charger in Sydney (this was an oversight on my behalf) and had no way of increasing the photo count without driving to Kal (kalgoorie)to get another camera so I started to get a bit picky with the happy snaps,you have seen the 1/2oz this came in on the first day with the other lads and I had yet to score. We did take time out here and there to act like tourists so I'll post a few photo's of the activity,the first one is of a rock feature called London Bridge.  These are take at Sebastopol in 49c heat,Tim with the black hat stood on the rock too long and his sneakers melted.  Just up the road was a Station (property) called Mason Station,what you see on the horizon is the property boundary and Lake Mason oh and a happy snap of me in 49c dry heat (don't ask me though I didn't get sun burned)   This is just red dirt but interesting all the same.  O.K. I do have some photo's but not many so I apologize for the lack of them. more to come (gold snaps) |
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Oh P.S. I'm a little trimmer now after loosing 7 kilos  I'll add the gold snaps next weekend. meanwhile be safe regards Harry Edited by nuggethill
03/19/2011 6:04 pm
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I should explain about what the three mates are standing on well as you can see It's a rock but these rock are called brakeaways in this country (also call me chicken but I took the photo while I was in the air conditioning,It was better than facing 49c-50c heat),the next photo will show you what they look like from a distance (take on the gold field).  not the most spectacular one but one all the same and this is where thy were.  Gold photo's to come meanwhile stay safe Edited by nuggethill
03/21/2011 4:49 pm
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Great photos and stories Harry. Now I know who to look for once I get there and start rambling across the country side. HA! So, do you look on or around these "Breakaways" for the gold? Or are they just in the areas of the gold feilds that you hunt? WOLF
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Yes Wolf Gold is associated with these brakeaway but not all of them,1 out of 5 are producing but it depends on the substrata,I've seen countless of these long brakeaways with only a portion shedding gold and others that has taken 3 to 5 days to cover the area of gold and where it has shed,also there isn't any rhyme or reason as where the gold ends up so that's why you need to work these areas for months even years. We tried to hit virgin ground but there were detector holes every where so we ended up on the scrapes that's where most of the gold came from,we also managed to pick gold up from around the untouched sections just out side of the scrapes,also on the diggings where the 1/2 oz came from mind you these areas have been flogged by the detectorist (new word  )and we were lucky to find anything around them. Got to leave you here mate as I have to go out,keep in touch and be safe. Harry |
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Very cool. Sounds like it is the same old story. May be there and it may not. HMMMMMM! Detectorist huh? It's not to worry, they are probably using an ACE-250. Only pullin the big stuff that ain't to deep. Your machines would out search them more than likely. Man, Virgin anything sounds good to me. HAHAHAHAHA! K, spring is coming here so hope to get up in the mountains soon for some prospecting. WOLF
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G'Day mate and yes they have hammered the whole place,what there been using here are mainly Minelab detectors,any thing from the SD 2000's through to the GPX4500/5000.
I did see a lot of GPXtreme's being used with large heads,this is why there was so many (very small) bits still laying around the surfaced areas,we also moved some rubbish to detect some areas around the old camp sites and this is why we picked up the 1/2oz.
I'll post more later to-day.
regards Harry
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The story continues___ For the next 6 weeks we chose to work the scraped areas around Sandstone,from close by Sandstone to the 11 mile scrapes and in an 360 degree arc,the only place we didn't hit was the 6 mile digging as they were out of bounds for all except the moonlighters(people whom prospect in the dark avoiding detection). Following are photos of the scrapes and an abandon dry blower cone.   The scrapes were vast area in some places and only a few hundred feet wide in other,It was mainly on the larger scrapes where the gold was a bit more prolific,next are a few photo's of the gold that we found with the last photos being of all the gold except the last 1/2oz bits and pieces that was found at the very end of this "the desert adventure" These photo's are of gold that I found on and off the scrapes      And this is the accumulation with out the last 1/2oz   Next week a very short "how we entertained our self's" story meanwhile be safe and stay safe Regards Harry |
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Oh and P.S. this is a photo of a specie with an undetermined amount of gold in it (it was heavy).   |
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This was one of the early lunch breaks before heading back out to the goldfields,between 1pm to 3pm the temperature exceeded 42c and that's when we knocked off and headed to the pub for some amber refreshment and to rub shoulders with the locals. This is a typical lunch break,there was an anix off the van (not seen here)for shelter.  Edited by nuggethill
03/26/2011 3:30 pm
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Man, I like that " undetermined amount of gold in it" piece. That is sweet. K, so I am getting the itch and cannot wait for the thaw. I need to be in teh hills searchin. maybe I'll take a camera and let you see what I deal with. WOLF
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I wish I could join you and yes a camera is the best way to document events,heading for the golden triangle at Easter for 10 days,taking both mono and double D 24" search coil for deep running,may get a deep target 6' to 8' feet down wishful thinking I think.
I'll take a camera and show you how deep these detectors detect
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OH-MAN! That would be sweet. 7 or 8 feet is one deep hole to dig. Maybe you should take a back hoe with ya. WOLF
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Yes that would be nice but a $20,000 fine if I get caught using it ,People do have to take out mining leases to use one (machinery),a little bobcat would do the trick too but It's the same deal mining lease or pick and shovel so look out China here I come |
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