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1864hatter  
Posted : Monday, 27 January 2014 4:52:17 PM(UTC)
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And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!
FossickFester  
Posted : Monday, 27 January 2014 5:44:34 PM(UTC)
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Ahh, that's why I hadn't heard from ya hatter...... Ya findin all me gold.... LOL :)
DrunkBrother  
Posted : Tuesday, 28 January 2014 11:32:17 AM(UTC)
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Nice!
5 in one hole :-)
what is your total for the year at the moment?
*2014*Rings PlT/PD=0 GOLD=30 STG=53 Junk=46
5AMP  
Posted : Thursday, 30 January 2014 3:29:10 PM(UTC)
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Thanks for that-inspirational and instructive too.
1864hatter  
Posted : Friday, 31 January 2014 12:15:41 PM(UTC)
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Another video will be on youtube shortly.
Max- I have found more than none but less than id like.
Where is your video?
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simon  
Posted : Friday, 31 January 2014 12:40:41 PM(UTC)
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nice work matt. but i agree, need to see part two of max's video. only seen the trailer tease.

1864hatter  
Posted : Friday, 31 January 2014 1:22:08 PM(UTC)
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Hey here is another video... from yesterdays trip. http://www.youtube.com/w...ATU&feature=youtu.be
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kiwijw  
Posted : Friday, 31 January 2014 5:03:56 PM(UTC)
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Nice one Matt. Got to love that bed rock.

Here's two little blighters I got last Saturday for 1.2 grams.

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Boy did we have some radical weather down in QT last week. Woke up to this on wednesday morning.

Coronet Peak

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These were taken from the house I am building at the moment out at Jacks Point.

The Remarks

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We then had a mean sunset that evening with the clearing weather

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The next day was a beautiful summers day & the snow was all gone by the afternoon

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Good luck out there

JW :)
gavin  
Posted : Thursday, 6 February 2014 8:46:15 AM(UTC)
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Love the videos! I'm always amazed at the tiny crevices in bedrock nuggets seem to be able to get themselves in to!! A few I've dug out where I'd been thinking "no way is this a nugget, must be mineralisation!" :P