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Lucky with the leaches at Tuena Frenchy....usually quite a few there in the summer when the water warms up.

Would it be safe to say Les that you never have any problem with bait when you go fishing. Last tub I paid 8 bucks for and half were dead.... 😢...I know you mostly fly fish so your worms are probably fairly safe. :)

Thanks for narrowing down the location Aaron. The fact you have shafts means sheddded gold is in that area. I would guess that the jagged gold you got from the "shallow reef" was some distance from the main deep shafts. That shallow reef is what we mostly refer to as "stringers". There is other...

That last shot of the crystalline is just magnificent....brings a huge premium when it becomes museum quality like that. Makes my pieces look very average.😢

Great pics Goldie....I know Big Bell well as it's one of the mines I've had access to for a while and found some very nice gold there in the days gone bye. It's through them that we got access to the Emerald mine and even though the emeralds were closer to greenish Beryl we still got quite a few...

Running creeks are not necessary as most shafts / reefs are along fault lines and ridge lines that were quite often derived from earth movements way earlier in time than the modern day water courses. The only handy part of having flowing creeks below shafts is it makes it easier to identify...

Nice little chunk BD and they all make the heart beat that little bit harder. Good luck on the next hunt.

Would love to have been in your shoes goldie to have witnessed a piece of gold like that. Hopefully someday I will get that lucky myself. The biggest piece of true wire gold I have seen personally was 27oz and came from an open cut in the Kimberly. They are few and far between these days, as is...

Great to see the origin of the original pic and that it wasn't in Australia. Was posted in most gold forums but never had a history of it's location associated with it. I myself even thought it may have been somewhere in WA but was never sure. Great to be informed and a good read associated...

Great bit of research Nightjar and good to see the origin of the original pic. It hit every forum and news cycle when it was found and the pics associated with the mine are spectacular, especially the pics of the crystalline gold.

Been to the "Pit" many times Goldchaser and always in awe at how much dirt and rock has come out of that place. The open pit mining began in 1989 and to produce 21 million ounces since then is just mind blowing. To think Paddy Hannon started the rush with his hundred ounce find in 1893 and to...

I'm sure many small samples ended up in pockets as well before the security really set in. ☺️

All very good information about gold from "around the world", and many of us have read and witnessed what and where the gold in those parts of the world was derived from. I remember very well when that lot of gold in the original pic was found, and it hit all the newspapers in WA.. Much of the...

That would be the best by far nugget of "wire gold" I would ever have seen out of OZ. Hope you find some time to find that slide. Cheers Wal.

Out of an open cut or out of an underground mine...still looks like reef gold to me either way. ;)

Seeing he was one of your students you wouldn't by chance have a pic of that nugget would you. 400oz of wire gold would be some sight for sure. 😮

If I came across a reef like that I would let the whole Forum know in the hope some would help me carry it out. All for a very good split of course. 🤔

It's the same old story that is continually told. Some people have no respect for the damage they do to our hobby and self importance is the motto they live by:mad:. It's these same idiots that complain when gates get locked and tracks to gold fields get closed. It's a real pity that we have...

That makes it much easier. mbasko has pretty much answered most of your question in detail above and I'm sure if you let the members here know of any specific sites you require more info on, help will be on the way. Getting involved with the conversations is a great way for beginners to quickly...

Welcome to the Forum Iean........ Each of our states have different rules to follow unfortunately. You might have to let us know which state you are in to help with your question.