Had a lot of rain lately, and it's too flooded to get near my favourite local spots. I spent a while mapping the local road drains so today was an ideal opportunity to start testing them.
Old mate and I spent a couple of pleasant hours sample panning one section today. Nice spot to work on a hot day - but no gold. Loaded with pyrites though - the unmistakable brassy look and the harsh flat crystal planes. Not pretty like gold
(and I'd be able to hear gold if I had that much in a pan)
Not a wasted day though - now we know another spot with no gold! (Concrete) Drains are interesting because you can easily thoroughly check them - unlike natural waterways. So we'll never have to worry we may have missed something.
The section of drain we checked runs though an area I've surveyed before - heavily mineralised, mostly iron and copper. I wasn't surprised to find no gold. The highest collection point for that drain is about 700m. Now I'm even keener to try some of the other drainage systems, many of which start around 800m.
Anyone tried road drains? Any tips? Cheers
Old mate and I spent a couple of pleasant hours sample panning one section today. Nice spot to work on a hot day - but no gold. Loaded with pyrites though - the unmistakable brassy look and the harsh flat crystal planes. Not pretty like gold
(and I'd be able to hear gold if I had that much in a pan)Not a wasted day though - now we know another spot with no gold! (Concrete) Drains are interesting because you can easily thoroughly check them - unlike natural waterways. So we'll never have to worry we may have missed something.
The section of drain we checked runs though an area I've surveyed before - heavily mineralised, mostly iron and copper. I wasn't surprised to find no gold. The highest collection point for that drain is about 700m. Now I'm even keener to try some of the other drainage systems, many of which start around 800m.
Anyone tried road drains? Any tips? Cheers
