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[oldmxrat]

Good morning crew

 

[Evan in CA]

Good morning everybody

 

[releventchair]

Good morning everybody

Mornin Evan!

 

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[Chilli]

1500 feet of creek frontage. 20 acre claim.

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Hi. How do you work your claims, do you use a suction dredge or anything like that?

 

[Chilli]

Went out for a short hunt today to try and unkink my back.
Details Here: Today's hunt

Anybody recognize this tiny car?
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Bluebird.

 

[Chilli]

On a somber note, a tragedy is unfolding in DC as there are no survivors in the plane crash. So sad.

That was difficult to understand that even happening. Yes very sad to see.

 

[Oregon Viking]

Hi. How do you work your claims, do you use a suction dredge or anything like that?

Only if allowed. ESH (essential salmon habitat) no motorized equipment. Oregon classified most streams/creeks/rivers ESH to stop dredging. 🖕 I have Gold Hog mats in my sluice I think there are the absolute best!
Link to check them out.

Sluice Mats | Gold Hog

The #1 High-Tech sluice mats in the USA. Constructed from durable, high-quality materials and designed to provide maximum performance and efficiency.

goldhog.com

 

[Chilli]

Only if allowed. ESH (essential salmon habitat) no motorized equipment. Oregon classified most streams/creeks/rivers ESH to stop dredging. 🖕 I have Gold Hog mats in my sluice I think there are the absolute best!
Link to check them out.

Sluice Mats | Gold Hog

The #1 High-Tech sluice mats in the USA. Constructed from durable, high-quality materials and designed to provide maximum performance and efficiency.

goldhog.com

They look very good. Things have changed a bit since I used a car battery operated sluice which my father owned. All it had was a boat bilge pump and diamond metal mesh with fake turf/grass matting under it. Worked ok.

 

[Oregon Viking]

They look very good. Things have changed a bit since I used a car battery operated sluice which my father owned. All it had was a boat bilge pump and diamond metal mesh with fake turf/grass matting under it. Worked ok.

I have a version of this.
The legs make set up fast and easy, right in the creek and shovel like mad! You do not need to classify with these mats....although I'm making a mesh screen to classify anyway. Big rocks 'atta my sluice!! The header box is easily removable.

 

[Chilli]

I have a version of this.
The legs make set up fast and easy, right in the creek and shovel like mad! You do not need to classify with these mats....although I'm making a mesh screen to classify anyway. Big rocks 'atta my sluice!! The header box is easily removable.
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My fathers one we used was similar to this design. Was great fun, but back then I was finding more gold detecting than we ever did doing that.
Eventually we used as capture matting a ripple type of carpet underlay which was easier to use and clean than the fake turf.

 

[Oregon Viking]

My fathers one we used was similar to this design. Was great fun, but back then I was finding more gold detecting than we ever did doing that.
Eventually we used as capture matting a ripple type of carpet underlay which was easier to use and clean than the fake turf.
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A friend has a sluice like that. Mine with the gold hog mats has no carpet, no steel riffles.

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Chilli]

A friend has a sluice like that. Mine with the gold hog mats has no carpet, no steel riffles.

If I still did that, that is the type id get for sure.
When we did sluice, me and my father, we mostly had to find gold areas that had old digger dams there with water. So, so, many areas are dry on our Central Victorian goldfields other than the old dams. Very few creeks or rivers. One place the Chinese in Victoria, very industrious they were here and clever and hated by the European diggers for that reason, don't ask me why, did a daisy chain bucket brigade for miles taking water from one area to another to do the panning wash ups. I can't find the info right now but they did it.
The Chinese here found huge amounts of gold. And, they sent it home.
It was recorded that "there was very many Chinese coffins sent back to the homeland that were unusually heavy".
No guess why huh!?
Im going by my memory that it was on the Talbot, Daisy Hill diggings where they did the bucket brigade thing.

 

[ARC]

Good morning T Crew.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Good morning!☕️

 

[pepperj]

Morning everyone