It was a wet old day, but the rain stopped and we were able to get a few hours in on the creek. It was a good finish to the weekend after heading out camping and watching the AFL Grand Final by a nice river, no prospecting done, just having a few beers around the campfire. Cheers mate
Bigger than fly poop..... blowie dumps 😂. The water definitely doesn't hang around ling up your way. Even my patch is drying up, no more forward classifier sluice .😢 back to back breaking panning! At least you found a bit Pete, thanks for the adventure again mate. Cheers Andy PPA 👍
The fly's are big around here mate. We needed a little more rain, the creek thought about running, but it dried up even more when we were there, so we were lucky to get that time in. Cheers mate
Great improvising on the dry creek, Pete! Good testing the layers, geology and archeology, how's the ancient bushfire remains nearest to the white clay, wowswrs. It reminds of finding something that was like black glass but was fossilized burnt wood near where I'd taken mum today, the path too steep for her, so went to another spot. She fished the reservoir above and I panned the creek below, three pans for one fly speck of gold, but small black sapphires, not spinel, they glos pink with UV torch, vut not clear, so corundum, in the black sands. With the giant snuffer bottle it seemed a fail, but the therapy with foldout chair fishing, drinks and snacks with ducks and blue coots, and the bait pump worked a treat, recently rediscovered in the garage, but leaving the shovel behind was a bad mistake. I should have tried pumping yabbies, lots of holes about, although weirdly never did pump yabbies, only saltwater critters! Too hot now for rubber gloves in the cold mountain creeks, golf gloves, we don't golf!, are strong enough to prevent cuts from the piles of broken glass from 130 years of locals getting pissed and turfing their bottles onto the smooth arc of the reservoir wall. On detecting where I'd planned, we'd wanted to use the detector on a section of the creek that is mostly flat bedrock with a broad run area of smaller gravels, the bigger boulders and rocks pushed clear, except for one giant, where we'd dug under for a nugget the size of an index fingernail and 3mm thick. A tail of heavies I ought follow! Cheers and best of luck, well aided by clever improvisation, onya!
I was expecting it to be flowing and Andrew also bought a river sluice to run, we were a little suprised to see it all but dry still, but we had enough water to play around in. Well it sounds like you had a great day out with mum, you got a little bit of colour, but did mum catch a fish? Happy hunting on your next trip out. Cheers
It's hard work that digging stuff, I think I'll stick to running for fitness. THe bush is nice at the moment, nice and fresh with the green grass and the smell of rain. Cheers
Are you sure they weren’t little yellow balls from your classifier?🤣 not quite a half ounce day but it looked pretty awesome when the sun came out. Great video Guys👍👍
I think the yellow weld balls are gone now mate, no more tricks. I think that clay will hold good gold, it's just so hard digging, I'll head back when the water has made it soft. Cheers mate
Good arvo out mate and yes, I do need to wash those tubs, it would make for easier digging, tipping them into the cement mixer, I'll have to get it done. Cheers mate
At least you got some when you took advantage of the situation. Well done mate. Good to have colour in the pan. May there be more next time. Take care mate 😁👍
That's it Andrew, although after all the rain we have had, the creeks are still dry, we need a good down pour. All good, back on the 6000 today. Cheers mate
Now that’s a switch aroo Pete from detecting lead pellets lol lol Was hoping you would find a good nug in that lot That bench may have one or two Can’t wait to go snipping again soon after Tibooburra run Cheers 🍻 keep it up mate CrouchOz
Find out where Andrew lives and let his tyres down. I know what would have been enjoyable - relaxing back in a deck chair on the bank eating snacks and drinking refreshing beverages and encouraging you to keep up the good work.
All good Mo, it was a little hard on the back, but a nice change, back on the 6000 this week, much nicer walking through the bush and bigger gold hopefully. Cheers mate
There were times on the goldfields that I wished I had a crowbar with me, that hole would be place to use it, the picks are ok, but some jobs required the heavy artillery. Not that i liked the idea of carrying a heavy steel bar around with me. Well! As all good storys go, it all panned out in the end! Cheers Mate
I'd like to get a meter or 2 of that clay, I think it would hold good gold, but it would take some work getting it out of there, maybe one day when I'm felling energetic. Cheers mate
how quick does the water get merky pete, its one way to get around drt creeks as long as theres water nearby. Lets hope ya get some bigger rains soon to get some flow in the creek. Great video Pete
It was drying up while we where there, I dug my panning hole, went and got some gravel and it had dropped in water level. It got thick and muddy quick, I did try another water hole, but it was too far away. It was funny when I saw your video and you were trying to pan in a dry creek, we both had the same idea, although I though mine would have had water, but that's the creeks around here. Cheers mate
Thanks it Andrew, a change is as good as a holiday, I'd rather the actual holiday though. We''ll have to dig that clay out and stick it into the trommel, once there's water there. Cheers mate
What a great day out there fam. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠
Thanks mate, appreciate you stopping by. Cheers Pete
Right on Pete,not bad,not bad at all man,awesome to get out bush in nature and you got gold too,nice.Thanks Pete,cool video buddy.
It was a wet old day, but the rain stopped and we were able to get a few hours in on the creek. It was a good finish to the weekend after heading out camping and watching the AFL Grand Final by a nice river, no prospecting done, just having a few beers around the campfire. Cheers mate
Bigger than fly poop..... blowie dumps 😂. The water definitely doesn't hang around ling up your way. Even my patch is drying up, no more forward classifier sluice .😢 back to back breaking panning! At least you found a bit Pete, thanks for the adventure again mate. Cheers Andy PPA 👍
The fly's are big around here mate. We needed a little more rain, the creek thought about running, but it dried up even more when we were there, so we were lucky to get that time in. Cheers mate
Great improvising on the dry creek, Pete! Good testing the layers, geology and archeology, how's the ancient bushfire remains nearest to the white clay, wowswrs. It reminds of finding something that was like black glass but was fossilized burnt wood near where I'd taken mum today, the path too steep for her, so went to another spot. She fished the reservoir above and I panned the creek below, three pans for one fly speck of gold, but small black sapphires, not spinel, they glos pink with UV torch, vut not clear, so corundum, in the black sands. With the giant snuffer bottle it seemed a fail, but the therapy with foldout chair fishing, drinks and snacks with ducks and blue coots, and the bait pump worked a treat, recently rediscovered in the garage, but leaving the shovel behind was a bad mistake. I should have tried pumping yabbies, lots of holes about, although weirdly never did pump yabbies, only saltwater critters! Too hot now for rubber gloves in the cold mountain creeks, golf gloves, we don't golf!, are strong enough to prevent cuts from the piles of broken glass from 130 years of locals getting pissed and turfing their bottles onto the smooth arc of the reservoir wall.
On detecting where I'd planned, we'd wanted to use the detector on a section of the creek that is mostly flat bedrock with a broad run area of smaller gravels, the bigger boulders and rocks pushed clear, except for one giant, where we'd dug under for a nugget the size of an index fingernail and 3mm thick. A tail of heavies I ought follow! Cheers and best of luck, well aided by clever improvisation, onya!
I was expecting it to be flowing and Andrew also bought a river sluice to run, we were a little suprised to see it all but dry still, but we had enough water to play around in. Well it sounds like you had a great day out with mum, you got a little bit of colour, but did mum catch a fish? Happy hunting on your next trip out. Cheers
Well done Pete, it’s one of my favourite ways of finding gold.
What's that ? - busting your back for a few pieces of flyshit ?
Thanks Glenn and Carissa, always nice to wash some rocks in the creek, a little more water would have been nice though. Cheers
Onya Pete, least ya got out. Can't pick the weather.
It was either that or nothing, so a little play in the creek was nice. Cheers
It’s always great to get out Prospecting..
Cheers Famo59 ⛏️🍻
That's it mate, it was good to get out the pans again. Cheers
That was great to watch Pete, unfortunately it didn't pay off 😟 maybe next time 🍻😁
Thanks Brothers, it paid off a little, more water and a lot of digging, you could do ok there, I need Scotty's excavator arms on the job. Cheers
@@PetesGoldAdventures 🤣
Well done Pete…at least a little smile for the afternoon 👍
Just a little smile Lyndon, but it made for a good afternoon. Cheers
Nice to get the pan out for a change that’s for sure 😊
Sure was Glenno, you can alway get a bit of colour in the dish. Cheers mate
Great to see you out on the creek with a dish it certainly looked like you enjoyed it as well 👍 hopefully the water arrives soon nice one mate 🍺
That will keep you fit all that digging ..nice out there in the peaceful bush .
It's hard work that digging stuff, I think I'll stick to running for fitness. THe bush is nice at the moment, nice and fresh with the green grass and the smell of rain. Cheers
Not a bad little hole bit of fun mate keep up the great work
Thanks Brenton, I think that hole would do well, just a lot of digging in hard clay. Cheers mate
Good on Pete, nice work there for a couple of hours with a pan 👍
It was a bit of fun Allan, cheers mate.
Are you sure they weren’t little yellow balls from your classifier?🤣 not quite a half ounce day but it looked pretty awesome when the sun came out. Great video Guys👍👍
I think the yellow weld balls are gone now mate, no more tricks. I think that clay will hold good gold, it's just so hard digging, I'll head back when the water has made it soft. Cheers mate
Great one Pete. Good to see you splashing with the pans. Cheers
Thanks Matt, I think I'm splashing mud as the water was drying up as we went, but a good time had by all. Cheers mate
Having fun and finding gold Thanks for sharing
That's it Mandy, good times out bush on the gold. Cheers Pete
Well done Pete not bad at all hope there is more gold in them buckets I gave you 👍
Good arvo out mate and yes, I do need to wash those tubs, it would make for easier digging, tipping them into the cement mixer, I'll have to get it done. Cheers mate
Hard work but the result is OK every little bit adds up , to a good day
It was just nice to get out and to find a little colour was great. Cheers
At least you got some when you took advantage of the situation. Well done mate. Good to have colour in the pan. May there be more next time. Take care mate 😁👍
That's it Andrew, although after all the rain we have had, the creeks are still dry, we need a good down pour. All good, back on the 6000 today. Cheers mate
Now that’s a switch aroo Pete from detecting lead pellets lol lol
Was hoping you would find a good nug in that lot
That bench may have one or two
Can’t wait to go snipping again soon after Tibooburra run
Cheers 🍻 keep it up mate
CrouchOz
Something different mate and I'm sure there's a slug hiding there, somewhere. Your trips sound great, hopefully you smash it mate. Cheers
Find out where Andrew lives and let his tyres down.
I know what would have been enjoyable - relaxing back in a deck chair on the bank eating snacks and drinking refreshing beverages and encouraging you to keep up the good work.
All good Mo, it was a little hard on the back, but a nice change, back on the 6000 this week, much nicer walking through the bush and bigger gold hopefully. Cheers mate
There were times on the goldfields that I wished I had a crowbar with me, that hole would be place to use it, the picks are ok, but some jobs required the heavy artillery. Not that i liked the idea of carrying a heavy steel bar around with me. Well! As all good storys go, it all panned out in the end! Cheers Mate
I'd like to get a meter or 2 of that clay, I think it would hold good gold, but it would take some work getting it out of there, maybe one day when I'm felling energetic. Cheers mate
@@PetesGoldAdventures You know, I can't remember what energetic means. I'd look it up but I'm just to damn lazy! Hooroo!
That hole should fill nicely after this weekend
I covered it over, I want to get back there at some stage, hopefully with a trommel in the future. Cheers Rod
@@PetesGoldAdventures Sounds good Pete!
how quick does the water get merky pete, its one way to get around drt creeks as long as theres water nearby. Lets hope ya get some bigger rains soon to get some flow in the creek. Great video Pete
It was drying up while we where there, I dug my panning hole, went and got some gravel and it had dropped in water level. It got thick and muddy quick, I did try another water hole, but it was too far away. It was funny when I saw your video and you were trying to pan in a dry creek, we both had the same idea, although I though mine would have had water, but that's the creeks around here. Cheers mate
Did a bit better than me. Still good to get out for a look and change things up.
Thanks it Andrew, a change is as good as a holiday, I'd rather the actual holiday though. We''ll have to dig that clay out and stick it into the trommel, once there's water there. Cheers mate