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Informative link for the lower Coromandel mines
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Posted : Wednesday, 28 August 2013 7:30:59 PM(UTC)
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For all you Coro gold hunters, here's some reading you might find interesting for your research:

http://www.ohinemuri.org.nz/chook/chooks_manu_frames.htm
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Posted : Wednesday, 28 August 2013 9:31:20 PM(UTC)
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Thanks for putting that link out there Shilo. I stumbled across it a few weeks ago. I was having a chat to an old cocky up the Waitekauri who said Chook is well into his eighties but still walks a lot of the tracks and keeps them open.
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Posted : Wednesday, 28 August 2013 11:32:45 PM(UTC)
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That's a great link Shilo, cheers
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Posted : Thursday, 29 August 2013 10:42:00 AM(UTC)
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I'd like to suggest two things. First would Chook be interested in doing a guided tour of his walks. He would have a captive audience and share his information. When these interesting people pass on they take this information with them. Many years ago when I was in London they had walking tours and I did the Charles Dickens tour in which we visited a few houses that he lived in and pubs that drank at, so naturally we had a pint with the tour guide in each pub, in which he told us stories. Of coarse if Chook was to point out good fossicking areas along the way , he would start a little gold rush !
Secondly the NZ Fossicking mag should be interviewing these interesting people because when they go they take their information with them.
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Posted : Thursday, 29 August 2013 4:48:58 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: East-Auck-Fossicker Go to Quoted Post

Secondly the NZ Fossicking mag should be interviewing these interesting people because when they go they take their information with them.


That's what is so great with Chook willing to put the info up on the web. I only hope more old timers do this before all their knowledge is lost.
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Posted : Sunday, 1 September 2013 6:23:21 PM(UTC)
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Getting some info about Waitekauri would be awsome its a nice place and I'm keen to try out my new sluice box design.
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Posted : Sunday, 1 September 2013 9:54:04 PM(UTC)
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dfrew, go to the link on the first post and click on the Alpha Road.
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Posted : Sunday, 1 September 2013 11:14:55 PM(UTC)
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Think I will have to put straps on the box for that trip looks good have you been up there before.Is it possible to get hold of this chook character

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Posted : Sunday, 1 September 2013 11:38:58 PM(UTC)
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Had a look around for a day. Went for a walk up the Grace Darling Stream . Got only one speck from the Grace Darling stream, but there will be a few bits in there. The lower part of the Kathleen is full of gravel with no bedrock.

I've had a look up the Junction and Cascade, but found zilch and I'm pretty sure there were no workings on that side of the road.

The Alpha Road would be a good walk for a day with plenty to see. I just hope your sluice is aluminium.

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Posted : Monday, 2 September 2013 10:10:26 PM(UTC)
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Sounds like a good good walk sluice box is Ali but I will have to make a couple of modifications to make it a backpack would you be keen to take me for a look at some stage
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Posted : Monday, 18 November 2013 10:46:54 AM(UTC)
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I went up grace darling on sunday tried walking up the stream but too slow. Best to stick to the track. Only a handful of bedrock spots upto.central battery. Didn't find anything. Lost the track at the first mine after kascade. Long hike. Going to.check other places around waitekauri
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Posted : Friday, 22 November 2013 12:01:03 PM(UTC)
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There is gold up the Waitekauri, the bed rock is the key. This was got with my little sluice box & hand suction crevice tool. I doubt I cleaned it all out so good luck.

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Posted : Wednesday, 27 November 2013 7:17:45 PM(UTC)
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this may help some of you up there in the north
I spent a lot of time in the coro area when living up in rotorua one book I found interesting was

THAMES GOLD FIELDS
MINERS GUIDE
its got a date of 1868 but ive got a reprint of1975
there are maps and all sorts of imfo well worth a read
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Posted : Tuesday, 9 February 2016 2:57:32 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: gjj109 Go to Quoted Post
who said Chook is well into his eighties but still walks a lot of the tracks and keeps them open.


Wow, that's amazing. I mean, I'm half his age and find some tracks murderous. :)
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