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LepreseanWanderings - pics of my rambles

LepreSean		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		Got to the Ophir 150th over the weekend also went for a quick prospect in the Kyeburn area, and a scout around Hyde. Edited by user 12 years ago \| Reason: Not specified LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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LepreSean		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		The trommel used to sit in its own pond and has been flushed out during flood and now embedded in gravel, I would say it is a bit far gone :( pics from inside the Ophir jail. Also pic down a tunnel at Hyde showing the quartz conglomerate and the hard iron pan layer above my gumboot. Edited by user 12 years ago \| Reason: Not specified File Attachment(s): February_2013 406.jpg LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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Lammerlaw		Posted : 12 years ago
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)		Great photos - I love them - jealarse that I wasnt there! never get sick of seeing those photos so looking forward to seeing more.

LepreSean		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		Photos of restored buildings at the Chinese camp Arrowtown. 2-3mm Au in Arsenopyrite and Quartz, found as floaters in a small creek near the Nenthorn gold field. LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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1864hatter		Posted : 12 years ago
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)		Nice bit of quartz there sean
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

gjj109		Posted : 12 years ago
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)		Thanks for the quality pics.

LepreSean		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		Thanks aye :) the quartz sample shown is one of half dozen floaters I saved from crushing. It was found while helping a mate do some fieldwork for his geology degree. I spotted it from quite some distance away, standing on the bank of the creek I looked down and to me it was the odd one out and thought it worthy of a closer look. With a high banker we did samples of creek bed at one kilometer intervals, picking up any ore floaters as we saw them, which we then crushed and my mate then analysed, using I think the silver content, and compared to the alluvial Au, of which there was two types, one from the ore and another source which was probably from an overlying cap of Taratu. Ore was found up to about ten km from the known and visible reef and alluvial gold found to about 12 km. Edited by user 12 years ago \| Reason: Not specified
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jafa		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 22/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 134 Location: auckland Thanks: 22 times Was thanked: 23 time(s) in 19 post(s)		That's interesting 2 different deposits.thanks for the pic,s
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Lammerlaw		Posted : 12 years ago
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)		Great photos - always been fascinated by gold in quartz and find that seeing those photos is better than seeing ones of alluvial nuggets - its out there but most people dont think of looking and consequently little of it is found in quartz.

LepreSean		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		went to the new settlers museum, the gold display is lacking considerably, there some good photos of old Dunedin though and some other childhood memories, the gold display consists of a couple of grams of rough wee nuggets from Gabriel's gully.....and I think I spotted a picture or two, not a gold pan in sight, the stage coach has a $50,000 sculpture attached to it. There was no mention of my great Aunt who served on the board for over thirty years, and the portrait of great great grandfather Robert has moved out of the gallery into nothingness......all I could find was the listing in the arrivals......one wonders if great Aunt ruffled a few feathers ;) Edited by user 12 years ago \| Reason: Not specified LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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McKennas Gold		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 23/04/2011(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Otago Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		Yes I was in there day before myself and saw sign GOLg GOLD GOLD and spent 10 minutes walking around looking for a secret door to open up to it but nothing happened. One old settlers hut was all i could see. Maybe not finished yet

LepreSean		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		To ease the Gold fever, winter usually sees me delving into books and researching old newspaper articles, pouring over maps and dreaming. This winter I have followed up on historical reports of gold along the east coast of the south island. A fellow digger and I have given the beaches a rough test and found good prospects where small creek flow out onto the beaches. We first trialled using a highbanker with astro turf carpet, this was very inefficient, so the next mission we used a single length of guttering and rubber matting, this improved the recovery but going was slow, so for the next trip the amount of guttering was doubled, but we had problems with stones. Yesterday at lunchtime we took the highbanker and the guttering, problem solved. From about mid day until 2am today we dug and dug, got a bonfire going, had the full moon to light everything up, enjoyed the company of the locals, felt an earthquake while sitting on the sand dunes,and saw a dolphin swimming behind the breakers. The digging is easy but when you are getting good concentrations of the Garnet and Black sands, can be pretty heavy. LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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richmanpoorman		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 4/06/2013(UTC) Posts: 4 Location: dunos Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		Hi lepresean Looks like you had a good time! Interesting looking bit of kit that high banker thing. The colour of the sand looks familar the red of the garnet sands, not much magnetic stuff in that blacksand though if we are talking about the same spot. I hope you and the cartoon cat don't over do it on the beach I want some of that gold too! Did you get over to the next stream to check out the bank on the far side? Catch you later Richmanpoorman

LepreSean		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		Originally Posted by: richmanpoorman Hi lepresean Looks like you had a good time! Interesting looking bit of kit that high banker thing. The colour of the sand looks familar the red of the garnet sands, not much magnetic stuff in that blacksand though if we are talking about the same spot. I hope you and the cartoon cat don't over do it on the beach I want some of that gold too! Did you get over to the next stream to check out the bank on the far side? Catch you later Richmanpoorman He he, yea we left you a wee patch ;) Not a huge amount of magnetic black sand but the percentage surprised me a little. I test panned the bottom of the gravel layer that sits on top of the mudstone exposed in the bank and it had the same ratio of gold as the surface layers of the beach sand, the concentrates contained black sand but no obvious garnet so I wonder where the garnet is coming from? On the geo map the grav is classed as a post glacial out wash. Cartoon cat is quite practical when it comes to making gear, the highbanker is a sluice box modified with an oven warming draw tray, mounted on a sack barrow, water is supplied by a small bilge pump, connected to a car battery that has two solar panels charging it during the day, when it gets dark there is a small drop in pressure, but the battery runs the pump for ages, has not gone flat on us yet. Edited by user 12 years ago \| Reason: Not specified
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LepreSean		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		Had a wee look about Southland a couple of weeks ago, a very snowy experience at Eyre creek with the road washed out and had to make repairs in the morning when the river had dropped enough so we could get out. Found some colour in the Nokomai river, great camping site at Piano Flat on the Waikaia with heaps of old signs of diggings from the past with original pot holes and shafts, water races etc, saw the L&M's old plant near Waikaia but missed where the new venture is on the Waikaia. Camped at Beaumont where I was a bit shocked to see the cycle trail went right through my camp site so shifted my fire uncomfortably close to the river. Wish we had more time as there so many places to explore. Edited by user 12 years ago \| Reason: Not specified LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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LepreSean		Posted : 11 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		Some scenic pics of a late summer mission over the Dunstan Road to Galloway File Attachment(s): IMG_3240 (640x480).jpg IMG_3257 (640x480).jpg LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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LepreSean		Posted : 11 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		some more...gold will follow next time File Attachment(s): IMG_3276 (640x480).jpg LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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LepreSean		Posted : 11 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		some more..... LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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LepreSean		Posted : 11 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		more.... File Attachment(s): IMG_3385 (640x480).jpg IMG_3382 (640x480).jpg IMG_3383 (640x480).jpg LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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LepreSean		Posted : 11 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		Have not put up many pics of AU for a while, here is some :) mostly panned from all around Otago. Edited by user 11 years ago \| Reason: Not specified LepreSean attached the following image(s):
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