Storms from the cyclone Yasi rip the lid off natures treasure chest

[tinpan]

Hi all, A huge cyclone called Yasi hit Queensland on Thursday and what remains of this cyclone has now drifted 3000 miles south. Been very hot and steamy and the rain just has not stopped. More flooding expected.The huge amounts of water have washed large holes in the old gold diggings. Finally got out late yesterday evening for a few hours. Went up to the Windmill hill Mine site and around the old ore tailing dumps i just cleaned up. Found a tiny One Penny Weight and a heep of species of the finest yellow. . Hit the site again this morning and got a few more. Sadly the rain and thunderstorms are back this afternoon. Sunday expected to be dry. Heres a few pics of site and wash holes and some of the flooding.

tinpan

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

Fantastic pictures and finds Dave!
Sorry about all that rain

 

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[Baja181]

Awesome!!!!

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

I've seen more gold in this thread today than in watching four weeks of that fake Gold Rush Alaska show on the Discovery Channel


Bravo sir! Well done.


Quartz + Gold = beautiful!

 

[traverdog]

Great results!!

 

[KOOTNEY KID]

Good finds for sure,sorry about the devastation though!
Much luck to you ...................K.KID.

 

[scterryc]

awesome find.... stay safe

 

[steelheadwill]

Sweet yellow

 

[goldnugget]

Thanks you for all the Great Pictures. I was trying to track the cyclone for 3 days, looking for any live web cams. I was searching for cams around-Inniscart-Mackay-Townsville- and Cooktown. I need to get a Mineral's Right Permit for Australia-goldnugget-Charlotte,North Carolina

 

[Tuberale]

I'd like to double Rooster Cogburn's observations: absolutely beautiful gold in quartz specimens. They deserve to be left together. Hope you can sell them that way!

 

[CC Hunter]

Beautiful Gold Tinpan!

Great photos too! The picture of the shallow water, with the milky white quartz chunk, and lovely gold attached, is spectacular! Was that a detector find, or "eyeballed" treasure? Love the shape of that piece. It looks like a sea lion perched on a boulder.

CC

 

[tinpan]

Hi all, much cooler today and southern wind, The wife and i cleaned up the yard and mowed the lawns ,did a few jobs around the house. The duck is an egg cup [holder] and the gold species would be about 12 grams just a fair guess. Thanks for the replies and later this afternoon i,m heading out too another location. Thats if the roads are not still closed.

tinpan

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

Tinpan,

Congrats on some very nice gold finds. Love the pics. My favorite is the one of the gold in quartz sitting in the water.

Thanks for sharing your adventure and the pics.

Ray S ECenFL

 

[Damon64]

Great pics!

 

[Mr Tuff]

nice finds Tin Pan MR TUFF

 

[Bum Luck]

Great finds!

Keep it up! We're with you all the way!

 

[Bulldog1948]

I've seen more gold in this thread today than in watching four weeks of that fake Gold Rush Alaska show on the Discovery Channel


Bravo sir! Well done.


Quartz + Gold = beautiful!

Sop, you've also been watching it. Only 2 more weeks left- wonder how much gold they will find. Also, you know these dudes didn't go up there scrounginh without getting paid big time. I may be a senior citizen, but I ain't that crazy
Bulldog1948

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

I've seen more gold in this thread today than in watching four weeks of that fake Gold Rush Alaska show on the Discovery Channel


Bravo sir! Well done.


Quartz + Gold = beautiful!

Sop, you've also been watching it. Only 2 more weeks left- wonder how much gold they will find. Also, you know these dudes didn't go up there scrounginh without getting paid big time. I may be a senior citizen, but I ain't that crazy
Bulldog1948

Since Dorsey left the mine he's been writing a blog about that show, btw. http://www.goldminingrealityshow.com/

I think I saw, on that blog, where he claimed they only extracted between 16 and 24 ounces. The Hoffman's are getting about $75k per episode and the others aren't getting squat, except for an ounce a piece on the final episode.
He says they would hole up at a local motel and work on their scripts, swim, and eat at the local restaurant. Also says his departure from the show was planned and that most of it is totally staged. The producers on scene stage lots of stuff and even have local residents, when interviewed, re-do their interviews after they tell them what they want to hear from them!


Sorry to derail the thread, but like I said, there's more real gold finding in tinpan's original post than that entire show.

 

[chkn]

Sure looks pure like that!

 

[Nooberz]

Very nice pictures. Mother nature is tearing up Australia this year. Gratz on the finds!

 

[pepperj]

Great pictures telling the story of what your hunts have been like, loving the gold in the water picture.