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#1 Posted : Monday, 22 February 2010 8:39:11 a.m.(UTC)
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Well I'm gonna kick this off, pretty new to prospecting so I'm looking for somewhere local to try some sluicing. Thames being the closest seems logical. I've tried Karaka Creek(Thames)with little success a little colour. I know theres bugger all alluvial gold in Coromandel but any ideas where a good starting point might be to try my luck? and obviously techniques?
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#2 Posted : Sunday, 28 March 2010 10:30:32 a.m.(UTC)
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, 7 April 2010 5:28:35 p.m.(UTC)
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#5 Posted : Thursday, 8 April 2010 5:58:11 a.m.(UTC)
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Here's the link to JW's gold fossicking gear for sale page:
http://www.paydirt.co.nz/shop/john-wilson.aspx

There's a contact form at the bottom of the page if you'd like to contact him directly.
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#8 Posted : Friday, 18 June 2010 3:33:57 p.m.(UTC)
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Hi all, Some very interesting facts about the seabed around Coromandel near Thames, maori built fishing structures on the foreshore in the 1870s when they realised that gold might be found on the seabed and foreshore, they appealed to the the Native Land Court to protect their rights. In the Kauwaeranga descision, Chief Judge Francis Fenton did not dispute the evidence of prolonged maori use of the tidal flats for fishing, but he concluded that: 'I cannot contemplate without uneasiness the evil consequences which might ensue from judicially declaring that the soil of the foreshore of the colony will be vested absolutely in the natives, if they can prove certain acts of ownership' He did, however, recognise an exclusive fishing right. But when maori prepared further claims to lands below the sea in the Coromandel, legislation was passed in 1872 preventing the native land court from hearing claims to the land below the high water mark in the Auckland province.I must say there have been lots of changes since then.
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#9 Posted : Tuesday, 22 June 2010 2:36:19 p.m.(UTC)
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#10 Posted : Tuesday, 22 June 2010 3:27:57 p.m.(UTC)
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Gidday JW

Once read somewhere that the gold stampers in the Thames / Coromandel area often jammed with with amount of gold. I bet the workers got fed up with that. Not! Thing is, stampers needed big money and only the rich had that. Most of the people working the Coromandel were waged workers. They didn't get a lot of money for their troubles.

How's the building industry down in Queenstown? Must be pretty cold there this time of year.
Another couple of weeks and I get my chance to go to Murchison. School holidays so I've got time from work, take the family. Try my sluice box out hopefully.

Good hunting

Dave
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#13 Posted : Saturday, 8 January 2011 7:05:30 p.m.(UTC)
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Hi,
maybe something interesting here:
http://maps.google.com.u....009645&t=h&z=17
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#14 Posted : Sunday, 9 January 2011 1:04:06 a.m.(UTC)
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Interesting - so where you pulling these spots in from?
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#16 Posted : Sunday, 9 January 2011 4:51:00 p.m.(UTC)
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Thanks for sharing that with us JW,it would have been worth all that effort just to see those 2 puppies.
Happy hunting and a happy new year to all.
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#17 Posted : Monday, 10 January 2011 8:42:17 a.m.(UTC)
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Hi JW. (JOHN).

Are those specimens from where I think they came from?

If they are, you have my admiration for carting that dredge up that creek !!!, and in this heat too!

John, as I said,watch the noise up there, or the farmer will get to hear about it from his "Talkie" neighbors, as he is really very well known in the area.

Cheers and regards---Colin.
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#18 Posted : Monday, 7 February 2011 12:21:24 p.m.(UTC)
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Just joined. Have pottered areound a bit - little success to date, but interesting. Am in Coromandel this week - any place us trainees could go to to see/learn ???
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#19 Posted : Monday, 14 March 2011 7:58:07 a.m.(UTC)
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Hi all,

I'm planning a fossicking day trip to the Thames area possibly this Thursday weather permitting ofcourse. I just bought a couple of pans and would love to hone my panning skills and discover some colour. I've never found gold before and am dying to discover some colour, even if it is just some very small traces.

What I'm hopping someone can do for.me is point me in the right direction as to which creeks have a chance of finding something so that I know I have a chance of finding something.

I've read a couple of old books which talk about Tookeys Flat between the Waiotahi and Moanatairi Creeks. Would you recommend I look here?

All I would like is a spot where I can be sure to find somerhing. I'm not looking for your personal favourite spots just something minor but a sure thing.

Any response would be very much appreciated!

Thanx!
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#20 Posted : Monday, 14 March 2011 10:48:32 a.m.(UTC)
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