Oh man i cant believe i missed this upload. Im ashamed at myself. At least im watching and liking it now lol great job, your setup does well at capturing that small stuff. Here's hoping to heavy pans in the future!
39:49 SO SATISFYING!!! Just watching you grab a handful and release it and the black mat INSTANTLY lighting up with gold like the night sky!!! Absolutely beautiful to watch! You have a great deposit there!
Nice work and run! Who needs a gym anyway 😂 I’ve always wanted to DIY a trommel. After watching your video it gives me a spark of new ideas and inspiration for this often thought of project. Thinking.. 🧐 hummm.. 🤔 nothing just yet 🤪 😂 Actually thinking about the size, weight, drive and shape. A smaller, lighter, electric version that can be power driven to the river! The Auto Trommel! (Digging Not included) 😂 Thanks sir enjoyed much Peace Prospector Tripp
Really like your technique, with your muck scoop and unclassified pan, its exactly what i’m doing too, straight into it and process fast as possible for production came in fast, you wanna be sure you not loose much time on testing, love it! I dont see much video of prospector doing mining straight, processing volume than stick on testing, keep doing hard work! It is great! Really like big setup like this when youre sure it worth processing on a larger scale, personally i’m sticking to the pan, on a production scales, i’m classifying 1/8 in a bucket, when full reducing to blacksand and throw it in supercon, and keep steady 6-8 pan in a row to empty one bucket still doing 18-20 bucket this way, could go even faster depending how the material could be cleaned, my recipe is to bring captain morgan in the creek 😆no more back breaking with him hahahhaha, one technique I really like is to throw water on the gravel bank and throw away larger rock, it self cassifying then rest of material is likely fine to an inch saving ya few more bucket, likr throwing water on a gravel bank it loose everything, saving every effort with hardpack material! Hardrock it is in many way, the cost effective mining method over placer gold, a bucket give you grams of clean gold , on one of my property a bucket give 10-18g of gold, its thousands of pan on a placer gold, worth any chiseling smash for a bucket than process cubic yard of gravel its soo much easier😊
@@TheGoldmansChannel Captain morgan alway stared as us gold miner with his boot on a pile of gold somewhere 😆 drink responsibly he say 😂 have good time friend!
Thanks heaps Brian! I'm going to work super hard to eventually find that glory hole or mothelode. Hopefully you will get join me through my videos when it happens 😁
Since Kevin and Karen have joined the channel things have gotten a whole lot more self righteous these days. Give them a warm neighborly welcome everyone.😂
Some of the hard rock miners I work with got me onto the Pelican pick. They're a great tool hey! Didn't build the trommel myself, no. Purchased it second hand about a decade ago. Also a great tool to have in the arsenal 😁
@@TheGoldmansChannel I was mining near Heathcote for about 8 years. Pelican pick is the way to go. I use one all the time when out prospecting up in the high country.
@@Brotherswalkingforveterans Funny that we're talking about the PP at the moment. I broke the handle on mine a few days ago. First one! Never had that issue before. But, to be fair. I give all my hand tools a pretty hard time while digging 😆
If you look at the bank standing back you can see a layer of heavy black sands looks nice one question though Do you set yourself up for redeposit in places like exposed bedrock with high velocity on outside bend seems to me thats where i find the biggest gold
I dont set myself up to dump oversized or tailings in particular spots for any future deposits to work in my favour if that's what you mean Ziggy? Too hard to predict the future floods. They get bloody wild through this spot, you never know what new channel is going to be cut, or what bank is going to be washed down in the next flood. Big fallen trees are the best for that though I reckon 😁
Thanks heaps Alex! You can do it in NSW, just need to be hidden away enough 😆. Our countries foundations were built with gold. Seems unfair to have silly rules like you guys have over the boarder there.
You are very right my friend! Reigns definitely need to be loosened, were allowed a pan and a river sluice. Off to go draw up plans for a mini trommel i go! :) most of my spots i get too are well away from anyone. excelent way to spend a day off sick haha
Hi Guy's, for a small electric trommel , check Alan Robinson in the U.S. . "Mud buster bucket trommel" , I have built and adapted his basic design to suit my needs here in Vic. It works very well, light and runs off 12v lithium battery & solar panel. Runs pump and trommel for 6hrs and uses 30% at the most on a cloudy day. New sub today, cheers for the adventure. ❤it 😊
Would you need anything more than a Miners Right to use a trommel? Is this on what they call a Granted Mining Tenement? I am thinking of building a trommel at my local Men's Shed to "Lend out".
These rules vary state to state in Australia. But in my state of Victoria, the only real requirement for prospectors with the basic miners right is to only use manual means of excavation. Meaning hand tools only, no big machinery to dig the product out. Provided I dig out all of my material with a pick and shovel, I can then load it into a 100t/hr washplant with a 30t loader if I so choose. I guess the rule is just there to limit the amount of damage any individual can cause to the environment without applying for a mining or prospecting lease and having to pay a refundable bond to the mining regulator.
What you gonna do with that little salade bowel ( plate ) ...... and you panning technioque is phenomenal The way you working ,- explain the rest ! Good luck
Prospected my way around that area to find that spot with a little gold left. The old timers did an excellent job cleaning up this area. It can take days of walking around sample panning to find a spot worth washing through the trommel.
@@TheGoldmansChannel It is hard work indeed. You must be strong as an ox, digging and hauling 5 tons of dirt and rocks is no small task. Very impressive.
Apples and oranges. Crushing plant is designed for breaking up gold that is caught up inside of an ore, typically a quartz reef in my case. But crushers can also be used to obliterate ancient conglomerated material also. We used a large impact mill to crush up the alluvial gravles from 180' below the surface when I was mining up north for example. The alluvial deposit was very very old and all of the rocks essentially cemented together, making the material almost impossible to just wash the gold off. So crushing to a powder was essential for full recovery.
Thanks for watching Mr Fox! I do not have plans for this trommel though sorry. It was made by a gentleman here in Australia. He still makes them if you happen to also be in Aus though?
Good question mate. The answer is simply, then I would always have to be set up really close to the river. Pumps can only lift water 1m or so, but can push the water approx 30m above themselves. So I can put my pump on the creek and have my trommel way up the hill in the diggings if I want to. 😁
Bugger.😮 I had you pegged for at least 4 grams🧐. I hope you made beer n Fuel money. You need to come north of the divide.🤠 Although the bird song and frog calls are better on your side of the hill. 🐸
I was hoping for 4g Jethro. That would have been perfect ground to work if it were that rich. Plenty there infront of me. I'm slowly working my way further north lately with my explorations. Won't be long until I cross the mountain. 😉
G'day OG. The rules and regs vary from state to state. In my state of Victoria, we can use any machine we wish to process the material, but it all has to be dug out manually (dug with pick and shovel, etc)
Is that video on your CZcams channel Data? I'd like to see that. I think every good prospector needs to be a bit of a backyard scientist at least. Experimentation is evolution 😁
And then theres this from Services Victoria. Ive copied and pasted FAQs What are the rules for prospecting? You mustn't: use digging equipment besides non-mechanical hand tools use explosives remove or damage trees or shrubs disturb any Aboriginal places or objects , or disturb any historic place or object, or archaeological site or relic. To care for the environment when prospecting: drive only on public tracks and roads park only on the roadside avoid disturbing plants and grasses too much fix things before you leave, i.e. fill in holes, pick up your rubbish
Its always good fun JPH! Just need to get onto some better ground though, don't I. It took me 3 days of sampling to find this location, I've got one more spot to try close by that may be a little better, will have to try that one soon 😁
@@TheGoldmansChannel look man if I went to any creek in Texas I’d get Jack crap!!! Just saying! I am jealous of any recovery ❤️🩹. Keep up the good work and have fun
Then I'm really glad you get to enjoy my vids from here man. If you ever find you way over to Australia drop me a line and we will go get some colour 🤑
No, not at all. If you look closely, the creek is full of gravel and sand 🤣. I'm the only one that pumps from this creek in this area. The silt and such settle out within a few hundred meters downstream. There is also no aquatic life in this location that's of concern. So it really has no negative impact on the environment. I do appreciate your concern though.
Nice setup but please stop dumping straight back into why water ways, it kills everything downstream and generally makes the water look like crap. Move it back and have it run into a settling pond, it doesn't need to be big at all. Just enough to settle out all the light stuff the fish choke on. And save yourself a fine as your on the limits.....
Great to see another Patrol man on here, especially a Q series owner! I also really appreciate you politely requesting I change my methods here to reduce the silt and discolouration of the creek. Good on you for being a gentleman about it. Where possible, I absolutely try and do what you mentioned. Just to give a bit of context on this location though, the only fish in this water way are dirty old eels and I'm not concerned for their well-being at all to be quite frank. I'm also the only one that pumps water from this creek for approx another 5kms down stream. So it's in my interest to keep it nice and clean if possible, but seen as I'm the only affected party, it really doesn't matter legally or morally 😁
Hallo mate as i can se your not looking for gem 💎 stone can you tell me why not?? Gold is nice but wandering how about gems 💎?? Do you look for gems or just gold please reply 👍
G'day Steven! We don't seem to get any decent sized gems in this particular area, but I always save the clean up sluice concentrates for my partner to pick through and grab out all the little ones. She's collected vials full of beautiful little gems, but we're yet to find anything substantial in size. We would love to go explore some gem fields one day, though.
Oh man i cant believe i missed this upload. Im ashamed at myself. At least im watching and liking it now lol great job, your setup does well at capturing that small stuff. Here's hoping to heavy pans in the future!
This is truly a thing of beauty. Great set up. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks John! Glad you enjoyed it mate.
Great video. Very nice editing. Appreciate you showing the time you put into testing. Thank you both for posting.
Our pleasure! Cheers mate 👍🏿 👌🏿
39:49 SO SATISFYING!!!
Just watching you grab a handful and release it and the black mat INSTANTLY lighting up with gold like the night sky!!!
Absolutely beautiful to watch!
You have a great deposit there!
Nice work and run! Who needs a gym anyway 😂
I’ve always wanted to DIY a trommel. After watching your video it gives me a spark of new ideas and inspiration for this often thought of project.
Thinking.. 🧐 hummm.. 🤔 nothing just yet 🤪 😂
Actually thinking about the size, weight, drive and shape. A smaller, lighter, electric version that can be power driven to the river!
The Auto Trommel! (Digging Not included) 😂
Thanks sir enjoyed much
Peace Prospector Tripp
Thanks PT! Much appreciated mate. You better get stuck into that project! Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Another good video Bryan. You certainly work for all that you get.
Thanks Rick. Keeps a young fella out of trouble at the very least 😉
Hello from Kamloops BC, i had to subscribe after seeing your vid, you have the best prospecting skills I have seen, real tight ship. cheers
Wow, thanks heaps, Wade! That's really nice to hear mate. Hope you enjoy some of my other vids on the channel also 😊
Great days outm nice colour, love it and good luck. Cheers Andy
Love it...!!!
For someone that been doing detecting and small panning that's a dream mate..!!
Thanks Paul, great exercise, great fun! 👍🏿
Good find... always succses friend.. greeting from Indonesian traditonal gold prospecting 🇮🇩⚒️⛏️💎
Nice little setup you have there. It looks like fun.
Really like your technique, with your muck scoop and unclassified pan, its exactly what i’m doing too, straight into it and process fast as possible for production came in fast, you wanna be sure you not loose much time on testing, love it! I dont see much video of prospector doing mining straight, processing volume than stick on testing, keep doing hard work! It is great! Really like big setup like this when youre sure it worth processing on a larger scale, personally i’m sticking to the pan, on a production scales, i’m classifying 1/8 in a bucket, when full reducing to blacksand and throw it in supercon, and keep steady 6-8 pan in a row to empty one bucket still doing 18-20 bucket this way, could go even faster depending how the material could be cleaned, my recipe is to bring captain morgan in the creek 😆no more back breaking with him hahahhaha, one technique I really like is to throw water on the gravel bank and throw away larger rock, it self cassifying then rest of material is likely fine to an inch saving ya few more bucket, likr throwing water on a gravel bank it loose everything, saving every effort with hardpack material! Hardrock it is in many way, the cost effective mining method over placer gold, a bucket give you grams of clean gold , on one of my property a bucket give 10-18g of gold, its thousands of pan on a placer gold, worth any chiseling smash for a bucket than process cubic yard of gravel its soo much easier😊
Captain Morgan is a fantastic helper isn't he 😆. Good on you mate, sounds great. Thanks for tuning in also!
@@TheGoldmansChannel Captain morgan alway stared as us gold miner with his boot on a pile of gold somewhere 😆 drink responsibly he say 😂 have good time friend!
This is hardly prospecting. This is mining.
always a pleasure to watch you at work cheers mate
Thanks Rod! 👍🏿 😁
Good Idea
Sweet video we need more long videos like that keep at it you will find the glory hole
Thanks heaps Brian! I'm going to work super hard to eventually find that glory hole or mothelode. Hopefully you will get join me through my videos when it happens 😁
Great bird music.
Beautiful aren't they Robo. Love the Bell Birds
Just found your channel bro! Love it. Nice one!
Thanks heaps David! Glad you like my vids. Cheers mate 🍻
Well done mate 👏
Cheers Chris 🍻
Είναι καλά δείγματα βγενει μεροκάματο 👍😊😊
Gee, you work mate. You deserve a HUGE nugget 😅
I'm well overdue for a half ounce- ounce piece I reckon! Hopefully soon 😉
Nice little unit you got there. Haul wasn't too bad at the end either. New sub from me.
Good on you mate! Cheers
Flood gold; sometimes fine gold seems to defy laws of physics.
Your dog looks almost exactly like my dog, btw
Then may I say, you have a very handsome doggo! GSDs are the best 😁
@@TheGoldmansChannel Yes he was
split pins on the v rib mat bloody top idea, love your vids mate cheers for sharing
Small bulldog clips are even better! Just haven't picked any up yet. Thanks heaps for tuning in mate. 😊
Since Kevin and Karen have joined the channel things have gotten a whole lot more self righteous these days. Give them a warm neighborly welcome everyone.😂
Oh I want to help you you got the Barbie! With you mate any pints to go with it?
Привет друг! Не плохой результат, наверное 6-7 грам.
Пора покупать миниэкскаватор для этого места👍
привет! представьте, как хорошо мы могли бы обойтись с экскаватором. Жаль, что правила здесь такие строгие, брат.
You did better than 90 percent of the people out there bud Nice 🙂👍
Cheers mate! Keeps me out of trouble, even if I don't get much. Always great fun either way 😁
awesome work! new sub :)
Onya D.Andy! Thanks for that 😁
Onya champ thoroughly enjoyed it ,well done
Cheers Shane! 🍻
Good to see you using a pelican pick. Got one myself, love the trommel. You build it yourself?
Some of the hard rock miners I work with got me onto the Pelican pick. They're a great tool hey! Didn't build the trommel myself, no. Purchased it second hand about a decade ago. Also a great tool to have in the arsenal 😁
@@TheGoldmansChannel I was mining near Heathcote for about 8 years. Pelican pick is the way to go. I use one all the time when out prospecting up in the high country.
@@Brotherswalkingforveterans Funny that we're talking about the PP at the moment. I broke the handle on mine a few days ago. First one! Never had that issue before. But, to be fair. I give all my hand tools a pretty hard time while digging 😆
@@TheGoldmansChannel they take a pounding. Glad bunnings sell them haha
It would be cool to find that sweet spot lawyers and just work them
Love ya pick digging shovel mate i need myself 1 of them 💪👌
Pelican pick for the win 😁
If you look at the bank standing back you can see a layer of heavy black sands looks nice one question though Do you set yourself up for redeposit in places like exposed bedrock with high velocity on outside bend seems to me thats where i find the biggest gold
I dont set myself up to dump oversized or tailings in particular spots for any future deposits to work in my favour if that's what you mean Ziggy? Too hard to predict the future floods. They get bloody wild through this spot, you never know what new channel is going to be cut, or what bank is going to be washed down in the next flood. Big fallen trees are the best for that though I reckon 😁
Not much gold here in Indiana USA but I have fun dredging .
Can't beat the freedom and peace of the dive mate! Even if they're ain't much gold, it's still fun polishing up those rocks 😎
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Super your jop.😂❤😮 France kannan.
Thanks for sharing
Good effort brother!👍
Thanks SmokenJoe! 👍🏿
Where did you find the pick you‘re using? It looks light-weight and very efficient for this substrate
They're called a "pelican pick" here is Aus. Really handy picks! 😁
Awesome video mate! New sub here today :) man i wish we could do this in nsw!
Thanks heaps Alex! You can do it in NSW, just need to be hidden away enough 😆. Our countries foundations were built with gold. Seems unfair to have silly rules like you guys have over the boarder there.
You are very right my friend! Reigns definitely need to be loosened, were allowed a pan and a river sluice.
Off to go draw up plans for a mini trommel i go! :) most of my spots i get too are well away from anyone.
excelent way to spend a day off sick haha
@alexmcalpine6667 Awesome man, get into it! I look forward to seeing your trommel build too.
Hi Guy's, for a small electric trommel , check Alan Robinson in the U.S. . "Mud buster bucket trommel" , I have built and adapted his basic design to suit my needs here in Vic. It works very well, light and runs off 12v lithium battery & solar panel. Runs pump and trommel for 6hrs and uses 30% at the most on a cloudy day. New sub today, cheers for the adventure.
❤it 😊
So, love that trumel.
It's a little ripper!! Would love to build a bigger model one day.
Super your. Hop.😢🎉❤.France.kannan
Would you need anything more than a Miners Right to use a trommel? Is this on what they call a Granted Mining Tenement? I am thinking of building a trommel at my local Men's Shed to "Lend out".
These rules vary state to state in Australia. But in my state of Victoria, the only real requirement for prospectors with the basic miners right is to only use manual means of excavation. Meaning hand tools only, no big machinery to dig the product out.
Provided I dig out all of my material with a pick and shovel, I can then load it into a 100t/hr washplant with a 30t loader if I so choose.
I guess the rule is just there to limit the amount of damage any individual can cause to the environment without applying for a mining or prospecting lease and having to pay a refundable bond to the mining regulator.
Thanks mate that makes sense to me too.@@TheGoldmansChannel
That’s just a crazy lawyering how it was deposited?
You need another guy with you and another bucket so one guy can dig and fill other walk over and dump?
Weird birds in the background but I’m in the USA though
Very interesting and educational new subscriber
Thank you Arlene! 😊
Awesome set bro,,,where you at??
North East Vic, Paul. Cheers 🍻
What you gonna do with that little salade bowel ( plate ) ...... and you panning technioque is phenomenal
The way you working ,- explain the rest !
Good luck
Was that a random spot or have you prospected there before
Prospected my way around that area to find that spot with a little gold left. The old timers did an excellent job cleaning up this area. It can take days of walking around sample panning to find a spot worth washing through the trommel.
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you found 5 tonne of alluvial gold!!!!
DAM BOY!!!!
You must be richer then trump now
If it were easy we all would be digging for gold. 👍
Thats very true Tuna! I hope people viewing my videos get to see truly how difficult it is before they try to find and poach my spots 🤣
@@TheGoldmansChannel It is hard work indeed. You must be strong as an ox, digging and hauling 5 tons of dirt and rocks is no small task. Very impressive.
Thanks mate. Just trying to make the most of having a young body while I can! Time sure does fly..
here in canada you can not run your slew in the river. most places it has to be 15m a way from river. so you do not kill fish an stuff
Thank God he is in Australia or he would be in a heap of trouble eh.
Is there a difference in yield between the crushing plant and just the trommel? I don't know how that works, but it would make sense, I think.
Apples and oranges. Crushing plant is designed for breaking up gold that is caught up inside of an ore, typically a quartz reef in my case. But crushers can also be used to obliterate ancient conglomerated material also. We used a large impact mill to crush up the alluvial gravles from 180' below the surface when I was mining up north for example. The alluvial deposit was very very old and all of the rocks essentially cemented together, making the material almost impossible to just wash the gold off. So crushing to a powder was essential for full recovery.
I want to build one of those. Do you have plans that you can share or sell. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching Mr Fox! I do not have plans for this trommel though sorry. It was made by a gentleman here in Australia. He still makes them if you happen to also be in Aus though?
@@TheGoldmansChannel unfortunately not in your amazing country. Thank you for your time.
@dfox344 My pleasure. They're a fantastic unit. Its a shame international freight is a killer.
@@TheGoldmansChannel agreed 👍🏾
Why not use one motor to pump and turn... need a machienest to set up?
Good question mate. The answer is simply, then I would always have to be set up really close to the river. Pumps can only lift water 1m or so, but can push the water approx 30m above themselves. So I can put my pump on the creek and have my trommel way up the hill in the diggings if I want to. 😁
Bugger.😮 I had you pegged for at least 4 grams🧐. I hope you made beer n Fuel money. You need to come north of the divide.🤠 Although the bird song and frog calls are better on your side of the hill. 🐸
I was hoping for 4g Jethro. That would have been perfect ground to work if it were that rich. Plenty there infront of me. I'm slowly working my way further north lately with my explorations. Won't be long until I cross the mountain. 😉
Let's go rip!
gold looks good but for 5 tons of gravell bit lean
It sure was, I had hoped for a bit better. Maybe next time 🤞
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are there any laws in australia using trommels and other mechanical devices?
G'day OG. The rules and regs vary from state to state. In my state of Victoria, we can use any machine we wish to process the material, but it all has to be dug out manually (dug with pick and shovel, etc)
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I recently shared a video regarding a forward classifier sluice and got called a "mad scientist" I thought hang on, I don't own a tromel ......
Is that video on your CZcams channel Data? I'd like to see that. I think every good prospector needs to be a bit of a backyard scientist at least. Experimentation is evolution 😁
Digging into the bank ? What state are you in ?
A state that allows it Jim. 👍🏿👍🏿
Downunder
have you bough this trommel? im guessing your aussie too so it might be irrelevant if you did
Howdy mate! I did buy this machine, yes. I am also in Australia as you correctly presumed 😁
like the design, keep up your good work .Big nuggets@@TheGoldmansChannel
@marcoallin it's a fantastic little machine. Thanks mate! 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
dude your a weapon, moved some dirt!
Prospectors save a fortune by not needing gym memberships. 😆💪
39:46 you working the dog to hard
He did very little to help that day 😆
@@TheGoldmansChannellol
How does a mineral jig work?
Mineral Jig? Not sure sorry, please elaborate for me. We may have different names for the same machine.
I'm not surprised there's no gold under that large flat rock
Some rocks act like a false bedrock
Sorry but the camera on your head hurts what is left of my brain
Reading your comment did me in.
And then theres this from Services Victoria. Ive copied and pasted
FAQs
What are the rules for prospecting?
You mustn't:
use digging equipment besides non-mechanical hand tools
use explosives
remove or damage trees or shrubs
disturb any Aboriginal places or objects , or
disturb any historic place or object, or archaeological site or relic.
To care for the environment when prospecting:
drive only on public tracks and roads
park only on the roadside
avoid disturbing plants and grasses too much
fix things before you leave, i.e. fill in holes, pick up your rubbish
Yep, those are the rules. Now can you identify which one of those I broke?
Thank you for watching his back ma'am
At least it was fun! Just need for a new spot!
Its always good fun JPH! Just need to get onto some better ground though, don't I. It took me 3 days of sampling to find this location, I've got one more spot to try close by that may be a little better, will have to try that one soon 😁
@@TheGoldmansChannel look man if I went to any creek in Texas I’d get Jack crap!!! Just saying! I am jealous of any recovery ❤️🩹. Keep up the good work and have fun
Then I'm really glad you get to enjoy my vids from here man. If you ever find you way over to Australia drop me a line and we will go get some colour 🤑
5 tonnes😂😂😂😂 why u making youtube videos then..
Because bugger gold all came out of the 5 tonnes brother 😆. This helps supplement the fact.
Don’t you think that it’s stupid all the gravel and sand you are putting in the small stream
No, not at all. If you look closely, the creek is full of gravel and sand 🤣. I'm the only one that pumps from this creek in this area. The silt and such settle out within a few hundred meters downstream. There is also no aquatic life in this location that's of concern. So it really has no negative impact on the environment. I do appreciate your concern though.
Don't you think you are stupid?
Watch out for crocodiles 🐊 😱
really you didnt get much boring
Sorry to disappoint Eric. Come and give me a hand so we can get some better gold next time. You're all good for 100 buckets a day yeah?
Get out of your parents basement and help him young lady
Nice setup but please stop dumping straight back into why water ways, it kills everything downstream and generally makes the water look like crap.
Move it back and have it run into a settling pond, it doesn't need to be big at all. Just enough to settle out all the light stuff the fish choke on.
And save yourself a fine as your on the limits.....
Great to see another Patrol man on here, especially a Q series owner! I also really appreciate you politely requesting I change my methods here to reduce the silt and discolouration of the creek. Good on you for being a gentleman about it. Where possible, I absolutely try and do what you mentioned. Just to give a bit of context on this location though, the only fish in this water way are dirty old eels and I'm not concerned for their well-being at all to be quite frank. I'm also the only one that pumps water from this creek for approx another 5kms down stream. So it's in my interest to keep it nice and clean if possible, but seen as I'm the only affected party, it really doesn't matter legally or morally 😁
Thank you ma'am for caring so much
GREAT. ATTEMPT. -- AT. LEAST. U. DIDNT. GET. ALLMOST. SKUNKED. -- GOT. A. SMILE. 😊 .
AT. LEAST. IT. WAS. A. NICE. DAY. OUT. !!! .😅 .
Never get Skunked luckily John! Always come home with a little bit at least, and always have a great time out digging 😁
Hallo mate as i can se your not looking for gem 💎 stone can you tell me why not?? Gold is nice but wandering how about gems 💎?? Do you look for gems or just gold please reply 👍
G'day Steven! We don't seem to get any decent sized gems in this particular area, but I always save the clean up sluice concentrates for my partner to pick through and grab out all the little ones. She's collected vials full of beautiful little gems, but we're yet to find anything substantial in size. We would love to go explore some gem fields one day, though.