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Christchurch GOLD!!! - Hoopers Lagoon
1864hatter  
Posted : Monday, 27 June 2016 8:45:40 PM(UTC)
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I just spotted this link on another forum http://www.gumtree.com.a...al-gold-lease/1115861858
Do any of you chaps know if there is any gold there? I was not aware that there was any gold along the east coast up this high?
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Posted : Monday, 27 June 2016 9:20:58 PM(UTC)
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There is gold there.... found a report on prospecting carried out there in 2009. If anyone wants the report let me know, its a pdf I cant attach it.
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Posted : Monday, 27 June 2016 9:22:09 PM(UTC)
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There is gold there.... found a report on prospecting carried out there in 2009. If anyone wants the report let me know, its a pdf I cant attach it.
And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!
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Posted : Tuesday, 28 June 2016 11:18:18 AM(UTC)
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I've been wondering about that claim for years. I remember reading somewhere that that they used to mine Birdlings Flat back in the day, but it was pretty poor.

Would love to see the report hatter. Cheers.
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Posted : Tuesday, 28 June 2016 1:28:27 PM(UTC)
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OK will send it to you when I get home.
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Posted : Tuesday, 28 June 2016 10:04:51 PM(UTC)
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Email sent Gavin
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Posted : Friday, 1 July 2016 6:29:24 PM(UTC)
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A half million ounces on a central canterbury beach (or close enough to one), being marketed not to New Zealanders but to a potentially lower information Australian market, I am thinking what you are thinking with this one Mathias, not the first great swindle pulled on overseas investors in this great land.

It could be connected but I really do struggle to believe it could be connected in anyway to the gold lodes up the Wilberforce / Inland Westland gold field, despite it being located downstream its still a very long way for gold to have travelled, I honestly believe if there was a half million ounces then it would have been known about 150 years ago, the old timers looked everywhere and it has been seen that it did not take them much to get excited about and rush to the next big field duffer or otherwise.

If you could email me through that report then I will try and get it hosted and post a hyperlink for all interested.
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Posted : Monday, 4 July 2016 1:02:01 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Tuesday, 5 July 2016 9:42:14 PM(UTC)
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I like the bit where it says by virtue of his miners rite he can build a hut/shelter ...rent free :) I long for the good old days
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Posted : Friday, 8 July 2016 7:36:37 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Darren Go to Quoted Post
A half million ounces on a central canterbury beach (or close enough to one), being marketed not to New Zealanders but to a potentially lower information Australian market, I am thinking what you are thinking with this one Mathias, not the first great swindle pulled on overseas investors in this great land.

It could be connected but I really do struggle to believe it could be connected in anyway to the gold lodes up the Wilberforce / Inland Westland gold field, despite it being located downstream its still a very long way for gold to have travelled, I honestly believe if there was a half million ounces then it would have been known about 150 years ago, the old timers looked everywhere and it has been seen that it did not take them much to get excited about and rush to the next big field duffer or otherwise.

If you could email me through that report then I will try and get it hosted and post a hyperlink for all interested.



I worked out it was something along the lines of 27.8m deep you would have to dig and 165 years non stop to mine it at 100cubic metre a hour, .108g cubic metre over the lease area,
All the test were from testing the top of the sands no drilling ect... To me I would say there is 33,000oz max If the gold was there
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Posted : Friday, 8 July 2016 9:22:45 AM(UTC)
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ive panned up at the gorge and got 6 tiny dots out of 5 pans and have panned down near state highway 1 and got bout a dozen tiny dots but the best pan i got was from and shingle pile that was on the way in witch i got 6 dots in 1 pan . the other place on the east coast that ive heard there is gold is the south branch of the hurunui but havnt tryed there yet
3 Silver rings $55.20 spendables 1 silver
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Posted : Saturday, 9 July 2016 10:30:47 PM(UTC)
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had a pan up the Rakaia gorge today. nothing serious. just a few pans here and there. among crevices. by the water edge. in hollows. you get the general idea. results after 2 hours..........ZERO.. nice afternoon out though. looks like its back to Goldsborough.

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Posted : Thursday, 4 August 2016 3:43:46 PM(UTC)
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