tinpan
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Hi all, I have had a great couple of years going over old gold diggings with a gpx 4500 but there only so much gold left. The pieces have getting smaller and less of. I,m not the only one , most of the other gold mders are not getting much either. As the price of gold theres plenty of others trying luck but i think their a little late.
With the wettest year on record the undergrowth is getting to thick , makes it near impossible to keep the coil down. More growth means more rodents and insects which in turn means more snakes.
Most snakes round here take off at the sound of vibrations. The most dangerous is the one you don,t see. 5 common dangerous snakes in my area and seen plently.
Summer just around the corner and the growth will dry off and one spark of my pick will cause a big fire.Steel on quartz gives many sparks. YIKES.
I tried the areas under fire control but theres just to many other do same thing.
I beleive i have a soft tissue injury of the shoulder from hitting solid humps of hard rock with the digging pick. Quite stiff and uncomfortable at times.
The money problems of the world affects us here too and work has been quite for a month and part-timers and casuals have been laid off. I,m ok for now but hope things pickup after the xmas holidays.
So i,m going to get me an E-trac and try some old homes and farms.Any way i went out on 5 trips and managed a small newspaper token and cash coin .
tinpan
With the wettest year on record the undergrowth is getting to thick , makes it near impossible to keep the coil down. More growth means more rodents and insects which in turn means more snakes.
Most snakes round here take off at the sound of vibrations. The most dangerous is the one you don,t see. 5 common dangerous snakes in my area and seen plently.
Summer just around the corner and the growth will dry off and one spark of my pick will cause a big fire.Steel on quartz gives many sparks. YIKES.
I tried the areas under fire control but theres just to many other do same thing.
I beleive i have a soft tissue injury of the shoulder from hitting solid humps of hard rock with the digging pick. Quite stiff and uncomfortable at times.
The money problems of the world affects us here too and work has been quite for a month and part-timers and casuals have been laid off. I,m ok for now but hope things pickup after the xmas holidays.
So i,m going to get me an E-trac and try some old homes and farms.Any way i went out on 5 trips and managed a small newspaper token and cash coin .
tinpan
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