New Zealand Gold Prospecting & Metal Detecting Forums Archive

The forum has moved to community.paydirt.co.nz, see you there!

This forum is now an archive to preserve the knowledge and finds posted here.

looking for new ground

1864hatter		Posted : Monday, 21 March 2011 1:07:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Hey guys have any of you ever done any prospecting in the Old Man Range in Otago? Is supposed to have been mined in the old days with altitudes of 7000 feet. Looks like a fairly remote spot would be interesting to go check it out.
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

criticol		Posted : Monday, 21 March 2011 2:51:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/05/2010(UTC) Posts: 234 Location: coromandel Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 66 time(s) in 48 post(s)		Hi, 1864 hatter. I wrote the below passage to another member recently: Too far away? Well one that springs to mind is located on the very tops of the “OLD MAN RANGE”. Mind you, Winter is not the time to go looking up there! It’s a nice and strenuous hike in the Summer, but not congenial to a days outing, it has to be a planned trip for a few days,---maybe some Authority has upgraded the crap road that existed when I went up there, but I doubt it! As an aside: It seems that most of the gold found in the old days, was found practically within 3feet of the surface, with most of it being in Nugget form, and with a lot of it found right at the surface! And right on the flatter tops of the ranges. Cheers--- Colin.
		WWW

1864hatter		Posted : Tuesday, 22 March 2011 11:38:37 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Thanks for that criticol i better get up there quick before it gets any colder.Ive been doing some reading in Paperspast which is quite a good resource ive found
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

Bikerman		Posted : Tuesday, 22 March 2011 2:37:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 15/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 51 Location: Alexandra New zealand Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		1864hatter wrote: Hey guys have any of you ever done any prospecting in the Old Man Range in Otago? Is supposed to have been mined in the old days with altitudes of 7000 feet. Looks like a fairly remote spot would be interesting to go check it out. Id be keen to go for a looksee up there.....