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How to get your own claim ? - Info on claims

Robbo		Posted : Thursday, 12 May 2016 12:17:46 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 27/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 9 Location: Nz Thanks: 7 times Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		hey fellow gold hungry people .can any body help me ?? How do I go about trying to get a claim or staking a claim ? nothing crazy full time just a weekend hobbie to get out and get amungst this lovely landscape and hope fully get some colour in the box ?? Cheers

1864hatter		Posted : Thursday, 12 May 2016 7:53:45 AM(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)		Hey mate you have to apply for a mining permit from Crown Minerals. This link takes you to their website. http://www.nzpam.govt.nz.../minerals-permits#mining This link shows you what's already claimed. http://data.nzpam.govt.n...bmaps?commodity=minerals It will cost you at least 3200 for the mining permit then more for a resources consent and potentially access agreements with landowners. It is worth doing though.
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

GoldPandemic		Posted : Thursday, 12 May 2016 9:52:46 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)		http://www.paydirt.co.nz...ore-claim.aspx#post46821 http://www.paydirt.co.nz...eek-claim.aspx#post39624 http://www.paydirt.co.nz...laim-area.aspx#post36471 http://www.paydirt.co.nz...ced-Claim.aspx#post32406 Check out these posts, members discuss getting a claim, they go over all the issues that someone can have with land access, problematic boundary property owners, and dealing with DOC, and difficult terrain. Also you need to becareful of claim jumpers(poachers) once you lodge a claim, if you are only going to be in there on weekends, perhaps set up a nightvision camera. Once some of these unscrupulous people spot a new claim they go straight in to clear it out when no one is looking. Another good way to monitor it would be to let some people you trust pan and/or detect on your claim, that way they could help watch over your claim - though you need to be careful about breaking the rules of your permit.
		Treasure/coins: $1 Other artifacts: 1888 button Lead: 914g Copper: 46

element111		Posted : Thursday, 12 May 2016 9:59:59 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: blenheim Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 34 time(s) in 21 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Robbo hey fellow gold hungry people .can any body help me ?? How do I go about trying to get a claim or staking a claim ? nothing crazy full time just a weekend hobbie to get out and get amungst this lovely landscape and hope fully get some colour in the box ?? Cheers If you know we're you want to claim and its not in some locked up doc land I can do all the paperwork And organisation for a small fee, as long as you have the means and proof to be able to pay the fees of $511 a year and carry out the work programme it would be sweet to get granted

Robbo		Posted : Thursday, 12 May 2016 11:04:17 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 27/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 9 Location: Nz Thanks: 7 times Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		Thanks for all your help I have the right links now to look up .thanks for mentioning about poachers .