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A nince gold claim

1864hatter		Posted : Tuesday, 8 December 2015 6:31:36 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)		http://www.trademe.co.nz...er/auction-994601191.htm Love the look of all that gold!!!
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

Southridge		Posted : Tuesday, 8 December 2015 6:39:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 19/02/2013(UTC) Posts: 23 Was thanked: 18 time(s) in 7 post(s)		It's real nice looking gold that's for sure but is there any left???? you would have to find quite a few ounces to pay of that sort of money but you would have a ball doing it in a place like that.

1864hatter		Posted : Tuesday, 8 December 2015 8:20:21 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)		Yeah well I think that given it was only granted 4 years ago he wont have dredged the whole thing yet. Would need 50oz just to break pay back your investment.... Probably that much in the photos! Its a big bit of river and back in the day 50 ounces will have been a common find in those parts of the world. Anyway I will keep dreaming, I haven't got a spare 75k at the moment.
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

Southridge		Posted : Tuesday, 8 December 2015 8:32:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 19/02/2013(UTC) Posts: 23 Was thanked: 18 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Lol neither me on the cash front but you gotta have a dream eh!! If you can only use a four inch dredge i guess it would take a fair while to do it properly but you could cream the top off if you know what I mean I have a mate that took out a claim down in that area quite a few years back as a bit of investment/ hobby he only worked it for two days 9 ounces the first 11 the second sold it to the farmer a week later for 55k or something like that not a bad hourly rate eh lol tinny bugger

GoldPandemic		Posted : Wednesday, 9 December 2015 1:11:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 27/10/2014(UTC) Posts: 350 Location: Auckland Thanks: 266 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 102 post(s)		Pleanty of rivers with no claims on them.
		Treasure/coins: $1 Other artifacts: 1888 button Lead: 914g Copper: 46

Aotea		Posted : Friday, 1 January 2016 9:00:25 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 8/06/2013(UTC) Posts: 2 Was thanked: 22 time(s) in 15 post(s)		hi all, happy new years. does anyone recall what claim was being discussd and if it is still for sale? cheers

GoldPandemic		Posted : Friday, 1 January 2016 10:53:09 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 27/10/2014(UTC) Posts: 350 Location: Auckland Thanks: 266 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 102 post(s)		53954 put that in the nzpam website search. If it wasn't this claim then it was a similar one on a river somewhere south of Lake Wakatipu. The claim was a single section of river & he'd had a good bit of gold come out of it with lots of nice sized nuggets around 5g size. I feel he was the only claim holder in the area, but I could be wrong.
		Treasure/coins: $1 Other artifacts: 1888 button Lead: 914g Copper: 46

1864hatter		Posted : Friday, 1 January 2016 2:13:46 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)		Aotea, the claim is the one on the Whitecombe river off the waikaia,
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

andyK		Posted : Saturday, 2 January 2016 10:45:34 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 24/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 6 Location: blenheim Thanks: 43 times Was thanked: 9 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Its Been sold Aotea