Post by Admin on Sept 6, 2008 19:22:31 GMT 10
From: justgunna (Original Message) Sent: 31/05/2008 11:14 PM
Hello every body, l was wondering how many of you use a metal detector, as well as panning sluicing.l use a Minelab detector most of the time, but l do go panning sluicing occasionally,would be interested to see who does both, or just panning and sluicing,if any body would care to answer. Regards Keo.
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From: detecta2 Sent: 31/05/2008 11:24 PM
gda keo,I do a lot of detecting,can be a long day sometimes so when a nice afternoon comes along its just fantastic to get the headphnes off and have a scratch around a nice creek while the suns out and the birds are singing. phill
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From: White_Eagle653 Sent: 1/06/2008 7:03 AM
I do swing a 2100v2 every so often without much luck I must add
Cheers W/E
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From: ureug1 Sent: 1/06/2008 10:01 AM
Hi Keo: I do both according to my mood, site conditions, company, weather etc. Approvals and limits on where we can go are the biggest drawback.
I use an older SD2200 with some upgrades as well as a pan shovels and a choice of sluices. I enjoy both methods and sometimes one has a choice in the less dry areas. Some places in VIC and NSW there are diggings and a running stream nearby where you have a choice of which tools to use. Then I do some of both like I did at south of Ballarat.
It is good for variety to mix it. I sometimes have some luck but many days I have come home from new sites with little or nothing. I like to explore new areas rather than going back to same reliable site and hammering it.
Rewards come from the practice of prospecting. The gold is a bonus. My biggest nugget is 10 g (from WA) but most are between 1-3 g (using detector). My best day in the water and that was with a bucket concentrator and pan as water was insufficient for sluicing but that was in a rare rich (virgin site?) providing an astonishing for me 6.2 grams per day from less than 1/2 cu m in difficult conditions. Most days however are much less around 0.5 gram except when using a banjo on flood gold and shovelling easy sand all when 2+ grams are possible on some sites.
Good luck no matter what tools you use
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From: Banjo520 Sent: 1/06/2008 7:41 PM
Mate we use any tool at our disposal for getting gold. James
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From: Forester1 Sent: 4/06/2008 4:19 PM
G'day Keo,
mate, as a long term detectorist and a confirmed pick and shovel/sluice box operator at times, I'd have to say that whilst in wet weather when the creeks are running then the sluice box/high bank sluice (call it what you will) will ALWAYS produce gold - unless you're working in a very poor spot where you shouldn't have been in the first place. If you're in a good spot then your rewards will be appreciable. However, if your location is ordinary then you'll probably find a few 'colours' but nothing to boast about.
However, in dry weather and depending on your mood, working with a detector will occasionally bring results. The good thing is that although you may have worked for two or three days before finding a slug of gold, the amount of gold you've found will almost certainly have equalled or surpassed the gold you would have found had you continued with your sluice.
I've no doubt there will be many that will dispute what I've said. But no matter, in the meantime mate, keep going at it because it's a great way to spend your off duty hours.
Forester
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From: Bbbungy2 Sent: 4/06/2008 5:20 PM
Hi Forester.Prettyhard to dispute what you have said - variety is the spice of life and also eases the back ache by taking a break from shovelling and panning every now and then.
Regards.
geoff/bbungy2.
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From: Banjo520 Sent: 5/06/2008 8:34 AM
Keo. It all comes down to luck by days end, no matter what style of prospecting you do. James
Hello every body, l was wondering how many of you use a metal detector, as well as panning sluicing.l use a Minelab detector most of the time, but l do go panning sluicing occasionally,would be interested to see who does both, or just panning and sluicing,if any body would care to answer. Regards Keo.
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From: detecta2 Sent: 31/05/2008 11:24 PM
gda keo,I do a lot of detecting,can be a long day sometimes so when a nice afternoon comes along its just fantastic to get the headphnes off and have a scratch around a nice creek while the suns out and the birds are singing. phill
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From: White_Eagle653 Sent: 1/06/2008 7:03 AM
I do swing a 2100v2 every so often without much luck I must add
Cheers W/E
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From: ureug1 Sent: 1/06/2008 10:01 AM
Hi Keo: I do both according to my mood, site conditions, company, weather etc. Approvals and limits on where we can go are the biggest drawback.
I use an older SD2200 with some upgrades as well as a pan shovels and a choice of sluices. I enjoy both methods and sometimes one has a choice in the less dry areas. Some places in VIC and NSW there are diggings and a running stream nearby where you have a choice of which tools to use. Then I do some of both like I did at south of Ballarat.
It is good for variety to mix it. I sometimes have some luck but many days I have come home from new sites with little or nothing. I like to explore new areas rather than going back to same reliable site and hammering it.
Rewards come from the practice of prospecting. The gold is a bonus. My biggest nugget is 10 g (from WA) but most are between 1-3 g (using detector). My best day in the water and that was with a bucket concentrator and pan as water was insufficient for sluicing but that was in a rare rich (virgin site?) providing an astonishing for me 6.2 grams per day from less than 1/2 cu m in difficult conditions. Most days however are much less around 0.5 gram except when using a banjo on flood gold and shovelling easy sand all when 2+ grams are possible on some sites.
Good luck no matter what tools you use
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From: Banjo520 Sent: 1/06/2008 7:41 PM
Mate we use any tool at our disposal for getting gold. James
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From: Forester1 Sent: 4/06/2008 4:19 PM
G'day Keo,
mate, as a long term detectorist and a confirmed pick and shovel/sluice box operator at times, I'd have to say that whilst in wet weather when the creeks are running then the sluice box/high bank sluice (call it what you will) will ALWAYS produce gold - unless you're working in a very poor spot where you shouldn't have been in the first place. If you're in a good spot then your rewards will be appreciable. However, if your location is ordinary then you'll probably find a few 'colours' but nothing to boast about.
However, in dry weather and depending on your mood, working with a detector will occasionally bring results. The good thing is that although you may have worked for two or three days before finding a slug of gold, the amount of gold you've found will almost certainly have equalled or surpassed the gold you would have found had you continued with your sluice.
I've no doubt there will be many that will dispute what I've said. But no matter, in the meantime mate, keep going at it because it's a great way to spend your off duty hours.
Forester
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From: Bbbungy2 Sent: 4/06/2008 5:20 PM
Hi Forester.Prettyhard to dispute what you have said - variety is the spice of life and also eases the back ache by taking a break from shovelling and panning every now and then.
Regards.
geoff/bbungy2.
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From: Banjo520 Sent: 5/06/2008 8:34 AM
Keo. It all comes down to luck by days end, no matter what style of prospecting you do. James