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Upper Waiau Claim for Sale

gavin		Posted : Tuesday, 18 October 2011 5:18:04 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Another one spotted on Trade Me... http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=416083025 http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-45.661704,167.651276&z=13&ft-id=1738598&ft-q=SELECT%20geometry%20FROM%201738598%20WHERE%20Number%3D52784
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kiwikeith		Posted : Tuesday, 18 October 2011 5:42:21 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		hi gavin careful its not a full working claim with no resurces in place crown minerails are taking up to 18mths to procces claims my mate was telling me

simon		Posted : Tuesday, 18 October 2011 5:46:21 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		has anyone gotten gold from over that way? i know there's gold in the longwoods and around orepuki along the beaches but the upper waiau?
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kiwikeith		Posted : Tuesday, 18 October 2011 5:56:53 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		hi simon according to some readings there was gold at mt patriarch top valley stream armchair stream and bartlets creek which is just over the back of canvas town i havnt mine any where up there but i seem to read a bit

Lammerlaw		Posted : Tuesday, 18 October 2011 6:17:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Somehow I think I would keep the whole claim well and truly at arms length - there can be a certain amount of gold estimated to be there but recovering it is another question entirely - the cost of the claim may not appear to be much when we take the price of gold into account but the cost of plant and recovering the gold may be far more than it is worth....not for me thanks.

1864hatter		Posted : Tuesday, 18 October 2011 6:21:43 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)		Um keith you have the wrong river this river is on the Waiau river not the Wai-R-au river in Marlborough. It seems riduculous to me that they claim there is 37kg of gold on their claim. How much of that is realistically recoverable, how do they know what gold values will be like in all areas and if there are indeed 37k of gold and its worthwhile to mine it why not do it yourself.
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

kiwikeith		Posted : Tuesday, 18 October 2011 7:21:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		hi hatter yea your right silly me here i am thinking im clever because i read heres what i know about this area did you get that nothing ill do some more reading cheers

nzgold		Posted : Wednesday, 19 October 2011 8:23:48 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 5/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 97 Location: New Zealand Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 20 time(s) in 19 post(s)		There is gold there all right, but I doubt that much is recoverable unless you turned every stone over and used mercury. Lammerlaw is on the money..

simon		Posted : Wednesday, 19 October 2011 8:39:26 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		she's a big deep river the waiau. well it used to be even bigger. as hatter pointed out the 37kg of gold seems a bit of a statement. maybe they should have said 50kg. some big fish there anyway. kiwikeith: it's always been bloody confusing to me also with those 2 rivers being so closely named. only clicked when you mentioned tophouse.
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