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I will see what I can do this weekend and post it mid next week

I do at times go it alone but prefer to have a buddy for all the reasons previously mentioned. What I have done to help when alone I modified my Wallbanker with a gate at the hopper and added an extra spray pipe that I can regulate. The gate is hinged at the back which allows for it to be...

Put the learnings into action and very happy with my first outing with the banker Very hard to take! First clean up to see if adjustments required and tested the tailings, found gold in tailings. Reduced the flow and the angle of the sluice. Final clean up, very happy Thank you All :cool:

Thanks Jembaicumbene I just built this. With the info supplied in place I am sure you have just made my High-Banking learning curve a hell of a lot smaller, thanks again :) The plan is to give it a run 2nd week in Jan16 over at Sofala.

Knew that ferrous and non ferrous metals, thanks for the interest AtomRat. I will defiantly be collecting more and crushing it with due diligence.

Still not sure it is copper, did the magnet test and two pieces were attracted but only by the black scale not by what appears to be copper. When i tried to pick it up from the copper side it will flip over to the black side every time. I then gave one of them a bath in white vinegar it is still...

I was crushing some Quartz the other day and got this I think it's natural copper is this possible. The quartz was from Wattle flats area

Slothchild it would make a nice Avatar seeing you dont have one

Very nice slothchild congradulations, very jealous! :cool:

Hi Big Oakey welcome like Diggingholes thanks for not locking the Gate totaly! Very interested, would like to get in touch.

Well I got the pans, sluice and now the detector now all I need is fair weather and GOLD!! :cool:

Photos taken at Nundle just out of town in front of the first flood gate the shinny stones are mostly clear and the dark ones are black and very shinny

Yes I have no idea but they are now in the Shinny Stone tin :D

Hi, In the process of building the Walbanker I have taken the opportunity to modify the hopper to a bolt on/off setup. With a funnel attachment for a river sluice. I am totally green when it comes to setting up a sluice, so please review the photos and comment accordingly. Not much Gold...

I like Nundle myself even if the Peel is all but out for us now What is the story with the Peel? Thats where I went! Is it off limits? There where plenty signs of fossicking activity and the time before last a bit congested

Hi, Jod Mining Maintenance Open Cut Location: Upper Hunter Valley NSW I have always been interested in rocks and minerals from a young age. This was rekindled last year with a quick trip to the Nundle fair and a $5 tub of dirt, yes gold fever got hold. A mate of mine has a Uncle at Wattle Flat...