A merry Xmas to you Andrew, I agree show it all the good ,the bad and the ugly pans. Prospecting is a hit and miss game. Not always do you get a great show of colour. Nice to find the old timers sluice box, a lot of work to smash that one out of the bedrock. I hope it produced for them. 0.5g anyone should be happy with that. Especially when its not Reedy creek, or the famous Slaty creek. A good effort mate. Cheers Andy PPA 👍
It was a nice end to the year I'm well happy with 0.5g, So many new people are getting into prospecting that might be put off by reality it reminds me of the crypto industry newbies thinking they will be rich in days only to lose their hard-earned. cheers, Andy talk soon.
A lovely exploration, that's important, and very interesting find, Andrew, the built-in sluice in the bedrock, lined with bluestone, they'd have brought in those rectangular bricks, I'll have to figure out if the streets of Melbourne and environs would have had varied quarries like the one at Berwick. The nice swimming hole, it'd be nice in the 1850s, seems an effect after the sluice-dam, whether it's the bend effect creates a pool, but the eroding bank you tested the fallen orange coloured dirt, but there seemed a thicker U-shaped concentration of larger boulders, on a line of waterworn pebbles and rocks, and these are the channels from ages ago that miners target as ancient gravels, that there'd have been a waterway the current one you're on presently has newly exposed. Reminds of the saying, "you can never step into the same river twice". Huh? I'll offer "nuggette" as a definitive term for a small nugget, a beauty, I'd be tempted to see if those clays may have held more, it occurs to me they'd be pressed in by the passing rocks and any tree branches or stumps, over time would have the effect of a thumb to a fist or carnival hammer shoving them down, then consider yabbies and eels... Yeah, overclock your overthinking, Gabi! May your Yule log be in a creek in Queensland that will be your Xmas caramel egg hunt find, or a Sydney Mint half or full sovereign, we've had Vogus pan a shovelhead, and Vic Rivers while sluicing reveal an axehead in conglomerate, so you go ahead and pan a filled sovereign case! Think of the change machines tram connies used to use, but little 9ct gold ones, eight to twelve coins. Mmm, mmm. Solstice past, but may your runes be good runes in 2025, Another GP, Andrew, although the joke is still funny that it should've been "Another Andrew GP", may it be the unspoken credo as "Another [Happy] Gold Prospector", so cheers, thanks for the engagement and fun, and the serious stuff too, look forward to more anon, podcasts, outings, yes, and the editable content of course. Stay safe and well, slip, slop, slap, slurp, stuff, spliff, spraff shite. Enjoy!
Thanks Gabi, it was cool to find, the eroded banks on this creek were very well-worked the river rocks or wash in the bank are almost definitely tailings IMO, due to they way they are laying in the clay all random not done by nature and the test pans I did showing micro gold also supports that, one day I will find some ground they missed haha
I know where there's a spot like that in California up above a place called The diggins it's on my friend's property so it'll still be there when I go back😅
Hey Andrew, I wanted to say hi 👋, thankyou for sharing. I've subbed, thankyou for keeping it real and being all about the journey and the shared knowledge. The truth of prospecting needs to be shown, never be afraid of showing me a slow day on the gold...that's reality sometimes and I'll watch it.😁👍 Greetings from E. Gippsland
Thank you I appreciate your feedback, being fake or distorting reality is no real benefit to anyone, don't get me wrong I would love to get grams every trip but it just doesn't happen haha East Gippsland is a magical part of the world with a rich gold history, Somewhere I plan to spend more time exploring, might see you out there one day.
It really is nice out there, i was walking the creek and came around the corner to startle 2 Samba deer, I'm not sure who got the bigger fright after they honked me haha
That rock cut sluice was fascinating. Have watched gold prospecting videos a long time but never seen that feature before. Regarding those crevices: would a small, stiff artist's brush help to clear those dry crevices so you don't miss the shny stuff? Really enjoyed your adventure. Wishing you the best for the festive season and a memorable New Year.
It was a really cool find I've seen another but not as defined as that one, A thin wire brush is an ideal way to get those crevices super clean, it's not usually a problem with water as the Yabby pump gets it all but creeks are dry this year earlier than normal, this creek is reloaded from shedding from mines and tailings the crevices refill fairly quickly which is great. Thanks for tuning in, Merry Christmas and a safe New Year Cheers Andrew
Nice one !!!
Cheers Mate.
A merry Xmas to you Andrew, I agree show it all the good ,the bad and the ugly pans. Prospecting is a hit and miss game. Not always do you get a great show of colour. Nice to find the old timers sluice box, a lot of work to smash that one out of the bedrock. I hope it produced for them. 0.5g anyone should be happy with that. Especially when its not Reedy creek, or the famous Slaty creek. A good effort mate. Cheers Andy PPA 👍
It was a nice end to the year I'm well happy with 0.5g, So many new people are getting into prospecting that might be put off by reality it reminds me of the crypto industry newbies thinking they will be rich in days only to lose their hard-earned. cheers, Andy talk soon.
You smashed it! How cool is that sluice box. Merry Christmas mate
@@goldfeverreliever yeah its pretty cool mate i will have to show you next time we are out
Also by the way I love that you show all aspects of Prospecting it keeps me learning and intrigued 😊
I am glad you are getting something out of it thanks for your support Mandy
I like watching how people in other countries "get the gold". Thank you
A lovely exploration, that's important, and very interesting find, Andrew, the built-in sluice in the bedrock, lined with bluestone, they'd have brought in those rectangular bricks, I'll have to figure out if the streets of Melbourne and environs would have had varied quarries like the one at Berwick. The nice swimming hole, it'd be nice in the 1850s, seems an effect after the sluice-dam, whether it's the bend effect creates a pool, but the eroding bank you tested the fallen orange coloured dirt, but there seemed a thicker U-shaped concentration of larger boulders, on a line of waterworn pebbles and rocks, and these are the channels from ages ago that miners target as ancient gravels, that there'd have been a waterway the current one you're on presently has newly exposed. Reminds of the saying, "you can never step into the same river twice". Huh? I'll offer "nuggette" as a definitive term for a small nugget, a beauty, I'd be tempted to see if those clays may have held more, it occurs to me they'd be pressed in by the passing rocks and any tree branches or stumps, over time would have the effect of a thumb to a fist or carnival hammer shoving them down, then consider yabbies and eels... Yeah, overclock your overthinking, Gabi!
May your Yule log be in a creek in Queensland that will be your Xmas caramel egg hunt find, or a Sydney Mint half or full sovereign, we've had Vogus pan a shovelhead, and Vic Rivers while sluicing reveal an axehead in conglomerate, so you go ahead and pan a filled sovereign case! Think of the change machines tram connies used to use, but little 9ct gold ones, eight to twelve coins. Mmm, mmm.
Solstice past, but may your runes be good runes in 2025, Another GP, Andrew, although the joke is still funny that it should've been "Another Andrew GP", may it be the unspoken credo as "Another [Happy] Gold Prospector", so cheers, thanks for the engagement and fun, and the serious stuff too, look forward to more anon, podcasts, outings, yes, and the editable content of course. Stay safe and well, slip, slop, slap, slurp, stuff, spliff, spraff shite. Enjoy!
Thanks Gabi, it was cool to find, the eroded banks on this creek were very well-worked the river rocks or wash in the bank are almost definitely tailings IMO, due to they way they are laying in the clay all random not done by nature and the test pans I did showing micro gold also supports that, one day I will find some ground they missed haha
I know where there's a spot like that in California up above a place called The diggins it's on my friend's property so it'll still be there when I go back😅
Nice lucky to have access to it enjoy.
Hey Andrew, I wanted to say hi 👋, thankyou for sharing. I've subbed, thankyou for keeping it real and being all about the journey and the shared knowledge.
The truth of prospecting needs to be shown, never be afraid of showing me a slow day on the gold...that's reality sometimes and I'll watch it.😁👍
Greetings from E. Gippsland
Thank you I appreciate your feedback, being fake or distorting reality is no real benefit to anyone, don't get me wrong I would love to get grams every trip but it just doesn't happen haha East Gippsland is a magical part of the world with a rich gold history, Somewhere I plan to spend more time exploring, might see you out there one day.
@anothergoldprospector
I'll be about in comments etc, hit me up if you want to come out this way.👍
Cheers mate.
I think that bird was talking to you out there 🤔 what a lovely place full of nature's animals and some Gold
It really is nice out there, i was walking the creek and came around the corner to startle 2 Samba deer, I'm not sure who got the bigger fright after they honked me haha
Good on you Andrew. I enjoy your videos. Merry Christmas
Thanks Phil, Merry Christmas
That rock cut sluice was fascinating. Have watched gold prospecting videos a long time but never seen that feature before.
Regarding those crevices: would a small, stiff artist's brush help to clear those dry crevices so you don't miss the shny stuff?
Really enjoyed your adventure. Wishing you the best for the festive season and a memorable New Year.
It was a really cool find I've seen another but not as defined as that one, A thin wire brush is an ideal way to get those crevices super clean, it's not usually a problem with water as the Yabby pump gets it all but creeks are dry this year earlier than normal, this creek is reloaded from shedding from mines and tailings the crevices refill fairly quickly which is great.
Thanks for tuning in, Merry Christmas and a safe New Year Cheers Andrew
So that is why I don't film my prospecting, as I don't find gold. nice day on the creek there
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Loving the content. Be safe!
Merry Christmas mate, from Bunbury WA
@@timandrews1613 Cheers mate, Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas boy be good have fun be safe
Thanks Champion, Merry Christmas
Mate would love to be able to do wat u do.but unfortunately belfast dosnt have gold lol