I think were all just waiting for the gold gods to turn off the rain mate. What part if the valley lilnugget?
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Hi atomrat I'm from millgrove can't wait to get out there
I've tried a few pans out of hoddles creek and found a bit of flour gold is there any other areas close by that are bit more well producing I saw you had asked about Yarra valley maps and should you make them
I've tried a few pans out of hoddles creek and found a bit of flour gold is there any other areas close by that are bit more well producing I saw you had asked about Yarra valley maps and should you make them
I can show and teach you a lot to get started and more than happy to share. I'm in Launching Place. Glad that's there's more in our area with interest
Yeah the rain doesn't help though I was out in it yesterday with my partner panning on the other side of a 1.5km paddock..lol
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Nah don't post your number here its against forum rules, you will need to PM me those details, or if your lucky you might be able to see my number in my profile details ( I'm not sure ).
Most forum access gets unlocked like PM's when you make 10 posts on the forum. Please don't spam a heap of posts though to get the 10 faster, write informative posts regarding the topic
If you can see my email, feel free to contact me through that too
Hi Guys
I did the Warrandyte thing many years ago near Pound Bend Tunnel & also Andersons Creek
Back in the 80's i did quite well as an inexperienced panner. Now the Yarra is out of bounds i have had to look elsewhere.
These days i find myself at Panton Hill & Watsons Creek as they are both reasonably local to me
The gold is there to get if you think about where you dig & are prepared to work. Good chunky gold
I recently got my biggest nugget yet out near Panton Hill (nearly a gram)
I have seen a few guys ou there at Watsons Creek & lots of remnants of peoples prospecting efforts
So it is worth persisting.
I have tried Hoddles Creek with the sluice, the gold there is plentiful but very fine
I wont go back to Warrandyte because i cant prospect the Yarra & Andersons Creek has been done to death
I am going back out on Sunday for a dig & possibly a sluice
Regards
Dity Harry
I did the Warrandyte thing many years ago near Pound Bend Tunnel & also Andersons Creek
Back in the 80's i did quite well as an inexperienced panner. Now the Yarra is out of bounds i have had to look elsewhere.
These days i find myself at Panton Hill & Watsons Creek as they are both reasonably local to me
The gold is there to get if you think about where you dig & are prepared to work. Good chunky gold
I recently got my biggest nugget yet out near Panton Hill (nearly a gram)
I have seen a few guys ou there at Watsons Creek & lots of remnants of peoples prospecting efforts
So it is worth persisting.
I have tried Hoddles Creek with the sluice, the gold there is plentiful but very fine
I wont go back to Warrandyte because i cant prospect the Yarra & Andersons Creek has been done to death
I am going back out on Sunday for a dig & possibly a sluice
Regards
Dity Harry
I will be in the Long Gully area tomorrow at Panton Hill
Regards
Dirty Harry
Regards
Dirty Harry
I will be there Sunday arvo also
Regards
Dirty Harry
Regards
Dirty Harry
Lilnuggett
I had agood day today, eventually got on to a good spot that produced
The key is to avoid the usual hot spots as they have already been done over
I concentrated on the shallow crevices in the bedrock & got some chunky colour
I experienced an unusual thing today, i watched 2 pieces of gold in the pan turn silver
Turns out that mercury was to blame turning the gold to amalgam
I have seen mercury in the pan here rolling around before but had no idea it would would attatch to gold so quickly
The old timers must have used a lot of mercury in the old days
I now need to reavaluate every piece of heavy silver in the pan
Apparently you use nitric acid, palm oil or a potatoe to remove the mercury
Looking forward to another dig tomorrow
Regards
Dirty Harry
I had agood day today, eventually got on to a good spot that produced
The key is to avoid the usual hot spots as they have already been done over
I concentrated on the shallow crevices in the bedrock & got some chunky colour
I experienced an unusual thing today, i watched 2 pieces of gold in the pan turn silver
Turns out that mercury was to blame turning the gold to amalgam
I have seen mercury in the pan here rolling around before but had no idea it would would attatch to gold so quickly
The old timers must have used a lot of mercury in the old days
I now need to reavaluate every piece of heavy silver in the pan
Apparently you use nitric acid, palm oil or a potatoe to remove the mercury
Looking forward to another dig tomorrow
Regards
Dirty Harry
Tryin to look on maps to find you mate but I cant see water along long gully? I was gonna try to make it there if I knew where you were in the creek, I dont know that area at all
ah just sent you a msg on yer phone. Youd be driving through launch to get there yeah?
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