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More Coro Gold - gjj109

gjj109		Posted : Saturday, 20 April 2013 9:04:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		It's been a few months since I've visited the Forum as I rejoined the workforce when I got back from the talkfest in Lawrence. It's really great to see that others have been out there doing it and getting their just rewards. I just had to take advantage of the low water flows last weekend and popped up to a Coromandel creek for a bit of a poke around. Well bugger me if I didn't stumble upon Peoplesman and a couple of his mates from Auckland doing the same thing. Being in a "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" frame of mind, here's what I ended up with for the day. Edited by user Saturday, 20 April 2013 9:12:26 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified gjj109 attached the following image(s):

Lammerlaw		Posted : Sunday, 21 April 2013 12:48:32 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Great going - I love it - I never get sick of looking at gold and it is really ace to see others having some success getting out there and doing it. Coromandel is a part of the country I have always wanted to visit and pillage but never got there - I did a big OE once - got as far as Rotorua then turned around and came home. Look forward to seeing some more.

andy		Posted : Sunday, 21 April 2013 1:28:12 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 13/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 471 Location: ngongotaha rotorua Thanks: 70 times Was thanked: 88 time(s) in 72 post(s)		has gold ever been found in rotorua?
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Sunday, 21 April 2013 1:53:00 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: andy has gold ever been found in rotorua? I dont think so somehow but I bet theres a fortune in coins below the bridge at Whakawerawera so theres a challenge for a diver with a good underwater detector!

Shilo		Posted : Sunday, 21 April 2013 2:20:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 29/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 573 Location: Kawhia Thanks: 17 times Was thanked: 285 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Come on Andy - you've seen me find gold in Rotorua! :) The geology is too young for natural gold here though, need to wait for a couple more million years then the springs would have finished depositing it. There is trace gold coming up in the geothermal activity but not enough to mine or produce nuggets etc. Would love to use the detector around Whakawerawera but no way we would ever get permission!
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andy		Posted : Sunday, 21 April 2013 4:53:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 13/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 471 Location: ngongotaha rotorua Thanks: 70 times Was thanked: 88 time(s) in 72 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Shilo Come on Andy - you've seen me find gold in Rotorua! :) The geology is too young for natural gold here though, need to wait for a couple more million years then the springs would have finished depositing it. There is trace gold coming up in the geothermal activity but not enough to mine or produce nuggets etc. Would love to use the detector around Whakawerawera but no way we would ever get permission! hahaha yep sure have lol!wheres whakawerawera?whats there?
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kiwijw		Posted : Monday, 22 April 2013 7:16:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		Nice going Garry. Good to see some Coro Gold. Keep up the good work & results. Guess the waters arent so low now though. LOL :) Good luck out there JW :)

starflash		Posted : Tuesday, 23 April 2013 8:07:10 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 16/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: auckland, tairua Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 38 time(s) in 30 post(s)		gee thats good for the coro well done jw

gavin		Posted : Tuesday, 23 April 2013 11:32:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Nice gold! :) Interesting to see all the silver looking pieces you found and a wee tiny reddish grain too?
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goldseeker57		Posted : Friday, 26 April 2013 5:14:53 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 6/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 12 Location: Australind Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 1 post(s)		well done Gavin... good find there... Cheers Paul

tillerman01		Posted : Monday, 29 April 2013 7:00:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 3/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: Arkles Bay, NZ Thanks: 90 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Bloody hell Gary, good going, sure beats what I found last time I was up the Tararu Creek. Love to meet up sometime and make a day or a weekend of it. Cheers, John

gjj109		Posted : Sunday, 5 May 2013 8:01:37 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		Went back up the creek on Friday to beat the rain that was expected this weekend. Moved some rocks and clay from about 3 square metres of bedrock and then sucked up these little bits. Just over 3g in total.

peteatpapaaroha		Posted : Monday, 6 May 2013 6:33:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 41 Location: Papa Aroha, Coromandel Thanks: 151 times Was thanked: 25 time(s) in 14 post(s)		Good catch Gary some beauties there fairly solid looking as well.

gjj109		Posted : Saturday, 25 May 2013 4:36:46 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		Got back to the creek for a bit of a scratch around a couple of weeks ago. Found zilch for the first couple of hours, trying to clear out under a rock that turned out not to be sitting on bedrock. Managed to suck up a few bits from another spot, but obviously also obtained a bit of mercury, which rather spoilt the appearance. Cooked it up on the primus to get rid of the mercury and it looked much better.

peteatpapaaroha		Posted : Saturday, 25 May 2013 5:31:12 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 41 Location: Papa Aroha, Coromandel Thanks: 151 times Was thanked: 25 time(s) in 14 post(s)		Some more good sized pieces Gary good work you deserve it, look a lot better cleaned up, she is a wet one up here today.

Lammerlaw		Posted : Saturday, 1 June 2013 11:43:24 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		The ones covered in Mercury are interesting and could well be an indication of more - where did the mercury originate from - was there a stamper a little way up the stream? If so then it would pay to work your way up to where the site of that stamper was and maybe more Amalgam might be found and the closer toward the stamper site the more of it. Just an idea and a possibility.

gjj109		Posted : Saturday, 1 June 2013 7:24:39 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		I believe there was a stamper further up the creek, but I have yet to get there. I really don't want to find the mercury, it's just a bloody nuisance having to cook it off. On this occasion, the gold came up quite clean, but previously it has turned out slightly discoloured; not too bad a problem to have to deal with though.

gjj109		Posted : Sunday, 2 June 2013 5:56:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		Went for a wander up Waiomu way. I see Doc has thrown some bridges across the stream so the tourists don't get their Reeboks wet when they walk up to look at the kauris. One plus is that some of the scrub has been cleared from the Monowai battery so you can get a better idea of what remains. The further up the Paroquet stream you climb, the smoother the rock becomes. It turns into a series of waterfalls, 1m to 3m high and so slippery. The total for the day was this bit. I placed it beside a massive matchstick to give a sense of scale.

Shilo		Posted : Sunday, 2 June 2013 6:12:26 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 29/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 573 Location: Kawhia Thanks: 17 times Was thanked: 285 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Thanks for showing those pics, I haven't been up there for over 20 years - used to work in the camp before it got washed away. Have you taken a look up the Zeehan (next small stream on) as I reckon that has a lot of potential, I've mineral hunted there but never fossicked for gold.
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gjj109		Posted : Sunday, 2 June 2013 8:33:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		Gidday Shilo, If you mean the Pohue, that the Zeehan mine and battery are located on, no it is one place I have never been to. That was a real bad day when the camp last got flooded, it is no more.

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