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Chris
Still haven't had a chance doug, 2moro morning I'll be heading out I'll take some videos once I set it up too, and do a clean run video the a run with material recorded
Next1m8
Chris
Ok so went out for a dig today for about 2 1/2 hours, found some shale/slate looking stuff and I seen some pyrite crystals on the outside so I decided to break it open, threw it against a rock and it bloody bounced back and hit me in the shin
I cursed the darn thing, shook my leg and continued to break it apart I was really amazed when I seen several veins of pyrite running through it. I figured it must have been pyrite ore. I've never seen it in its natural ore body, I thought it was a gold vein at first then realised it wasn't pretty quickly but I threw it up on the bank to take back home later and forgot to pick it up because it was dark when packing up.
Anyway I seen a couple people walking on the walkway and thought I heard someone talking I spun around and old mate whom I've never seen was standing there talking, I Heard nothing until I looked at him and he was saying he'd found the missing reef, I had a chuckle to myself thinking I've got no idea what you're on about, anyway old mate took 45 min of my time talking so I chucked my pan under the banker and shut the pump off to save fuel and listen to him properly entertained old mate and did a clean up at the same time.
Anyway this is what I found for my couple hours worth
I need to get this big Boulder out of the way I dug around it but it's still being a difficult task to dig deeper, I know why they say round nose shovels are best because my square mouth just is a pain big time
Thanks for reading
I cursed the darn thing, shook my leg and continued to break it apart I was really amazed when I seen several veins of pyrite running through it. I figured it must have been pyrite ore. I've never seen it in its natural ore body, I thought it was a gold vein at first then realised it wasn't pretty quickly but I threw it up on the bank to take back home later and forgot to pick it up because it was dark when packing up.
Anyway I seen a couple people walking on the walkway and thought I heard someone talking I spun around and old mate whom I've never seen was standing there talking, I Heard nothing until I looked at him and he was saying he'd found the missing reef, I had a chuckle to myself thinking I've got no idea what you're on about, anyway old mate took 45 min of my time talking so I chucked my pan under the banker and shut the pump off to save fuel and listen to him properly entertained old mate and did a clean up at the same time.
Anyway this is what I found for my couple hours worth
I need to get this big Boulder out of the way I dug around it but it's still being a difficult task to dig deeper, I know why they say round nose shovels are best because my square mouth just is a pain big time
Thanks for reading
MJB
matt
Nice show of colour there mate.....and did you get out of the old fell where the missing reef was?
Next1m8
Chris
Ok so firstly the pictures are of the pyrite ore
Ok so last of all I found this I think it's gold but I really have no idea it's got that natural nugget shape and gold coloration but I really don't know its a weighty little sucker and won't move in my pan
nice chunk!! looks like gold probably should weight in a bit more than that on the scasles for the size.... if i'm right in assuming you are still working the same river then its possibly slag ive pulled several slag nuggtes myself but for the meantime call it gold mate
easy way to tell is if you chuck it in hydrochloric acid and it goes black after you've pulled it out its brass/copper slag. if it stays nice and shiny should be gold. hope its the latter for your sake.
easy way to tell is if you chuck it in hydrochloric acid and it goes black after you've pulled it out its brass/copper slag. if it stays nice and shiny should be gold. hope its the latter for your sake.
Next1m8
Chris
Cheers Golddig, see at very first I thought it was slag too mate I'm going to take to a friends to throw it in his acid solution and fingers crossed it's gold but I'll be happy either way
Nah no games doug, not today anyway
Nah no games doug, not today anyway
Next1m8
Chris
Also lost my capture pot for my sucker, popped off and well water was above waist height and fast I was off to the sides of the Rapids in the calm section and off she went
Next1m8
Chris
Ha ha too right
madworld
Sam
Haha , old mate rambling about finding the lost reefer, sure it wasnt yobskin ?
Next1m8
Chris
It could have possibly been haha just kidding
Next1m8
Chris
**** image of license removed for privacy ****
It's amazing what you find when looking for things in the local creek recognised him straight away
He makes the best kebabs in Ballarat
It's amazing what you find when looking for things in the local creek recognised him straight away
He makes the best kebabs in Ballarat
Haha I think your supposed to blank out the license number to when you post these things.bahahajajahaha.I was looking for a new alias.
Next1m8
Chris
Lol woops
MJB
matt
I dont think I would want to assume the identity of a chubby 32 yr old Kmank man said:Haha I think your supposed to blank out the license number to when you post these things.bahahajajahaha.I was looking for a new alias.
So next1mate, is that a slug of gold or some other yellow metal?? it looks the goods from where I am sitting
the kebab mans identity is safe
