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gjj109		Posted : Thursday, 25 August 2011 8:54:01 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)		Because we didn't have very much snow up here, I went out for a couple of hours with the shovel and sluicebox. Cleaned off about 4 square metres of bedrock. I always thought it was good to get the odd shotgun pellet or two, it shows you are in the right zone. However, I think this is overdoing it. A couple of bits of gold and some mercury just to keep me interested.

gingerbreadman		Posted : Thursday, 25 August 2011 9:13:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/07/2010(UTC) Posts: 473 Location: south of the black stump Thanks: 34 times Was thanked: 96 time(s) in 74 post(s)		Wicked...some gold at last!!.....been to many coin,s etc of late on here for my likeing....nice to see your keeping the tree huggers happy to...well done....pretty cool how the mercury sticks to gold aye... gbm.

kiwijw		Posted : Thursday, 25 August 2011 10:18:01 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)		Hi Gary, Well done mate & yes good to see some gold. Wow that is one hell of a lot of lead pellets & bullet heads. Did you use you crevice sucker to clean up that bed rock?? JW :)

gjj109		Posted : Thursday, 25 August 2011 10:52:16 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 JW. Used that PVC/tennis ball sucker. It really drags the loose stuff off the bottom. 101gms of lead. I wonder how the detectors would go up the creek. You would be doing a lot of digging I think.

kiwijw		Posted : Thursday, 25 August 2011 11:02:27 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)		Originally Posted by: gjj109 Gidday JW. 101gms of lead. I wonder how the detectors would go up the creek. You would be doing a lot of digging I think. Yer, Bugger that :) LOL JW

Karl McDowell		Posted : Thursday, 25 August 2011 11:31:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 11/07/2010(UTC) Posts: 47 Location: Auckland Thanks: 13 times Was thanked: 39 time(s) in 29 post(s)		Far out - that's a ridiculous amount of lead to find in one outing. And I get annoyed when I dig two rubbish targets in a row while out detecting! Glad to see some you won some gold for your efforts too - there's nothing more satisfying than seeing that flash of colour to say it hasn't all been for nothing.