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can you use a 2in dredges with out licence
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Posted : Sunday, 9 February 2014 12:45:26 PM(UTC)
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HI , sum one said to me ,you do not have to have a prospecting licence to use a 2in dredges with a under 2.6 hp power motor, is that rigth or not
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Posted : Sunday, 9 February 2014 1:41:29 PM(UTC)
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No you cant not unless you own the claim ur leagel rights are none . You can pan at one of the sights nzpam has set aside but other than that u cant do any kind of activity .
The amount of people that are self proclaimed experts on this site , and all over the country is amazing .
Nzpam spells the laws out in black in white so try there web site and read the crown minerals act 1991 .
As dredging and getting caught may mean u dt have a dredge any longer.
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Posted : Sunday, 9 February 2014 5:51:49 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: G-old Go to Quoted Post
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As dredging and getting caught may mean u dt have a dredge any longer.


Or knee caps if you get caught on someones claim...
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Posted : Sunday, 9 February 2014 6:01:47 PM(UTC)
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LBD ITS HIS VERY 1ST POST DONT JUMP ON EMM TO QUICK ATLEAST HE ASKED,
but the guy that told em yhat has been puffing the stuff for sure lol
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Posted : Sunday, 9 February 2014 9:01:26 PM(UTC)
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Do not 'BITE' just asking. They said 2in dredges did came in to New Zealand law, as it had to be bigger than that size . I do not have a dredges. so you do not have to cut my legs off
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Posted : Sunday, 9 February 2014 9:39:39 PM(UTC)
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Dredges are only ok on a legal claim.If the claim is not in your name (ie you bought and paid for it) unless you have permission from the claim owner to dredge stay away.
You can use non motorised methods-pan,sluice,detector etc in doc approved public fossicking areas, gold recovery anywhere else without a claim is technically illegal.

That's the guts of the law as it stands.

Edited by user Sunday, 9 February 2014 9:40:40 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified
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