Hard Rock Gold [no soft soil sissys allowed]

[tinpan]

Hard Rock Gold [no soft soil sissy's allowed]

Hi all, Turn that AC_DC up too full, just get ya in the mood for hard ground digging.Well spent the past week ,when i have had time at one of the local saddlereef mine lines.With spring the ground had stared to dry out and will be too hard to dig soon.This ground has broken types of digging tools over the years.Mostly only a few small pieces and the odd secie to be had here. Managed too gather quite afew small pieces just short of oz. [29.5] grams. Soft soil diggers who seem to reckon they have it too hard wouldn,t last 5 minutes in this sort of place. Plenty of hazards too and the outside temp is getting warmer everyday.Lots open mine shafts and unstable ground and few snakes and untold little bitey things.Too me this just heaven lol Now turn that ACDC back up.

tinpan

 

[Tank69]

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gotta luv them perdy lil yella rocks , they just make a fella smile...........gold gold GOLD I LOVE GOLD....oops sorry kinda lost myself there a moment , damn tin you been busy them some pretty nuggets you got their my friends keep up the good work .

 

[goldnow]

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Rock and Gold..........Love that kind of music...

Though I do complain when there is a stubborn root that needs cutting out of the way.

You did good. You can now afford a trip to Thailand to get your well needed and deserved back massages.

 

[slak jak]

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well tinpan you sure do earn anything you get
in that area it sure is hard digging .
wish you continued success .
h h jack

 

[shaun7]

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That's a very manly bit of gold Tinpan

I once worked for a man who spent some years in Australia mining opals! That really sounded like hard work

 

[Kirk PA]

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Consider me a soft soil sissy. I only dig in farmfields.

Kirk

 

[allen]

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good going on the gold !!

 

[lonewolfe]

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Good deal/job tinpan - looks fun to me!

HH

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

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HARD HEAD HUH ?

too stubborn to quit and it payed off big...

soft soil sissies are in the pub takin it ez, but didnt get the GOLD !

SO GO AHEAD AND BANG YER HEAD....

that oughtta make a BLOODY GREAT rent in the earth and mebbe

u will find even more GOLD


for those about to HARD ROCK MINE.............................

WEEEEE SALLLUTTE YOOOOOOOUUU

 

[bravowhiskey]

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Yes, Sir, them's some sweet little nuggets and with AU over 1K per oz. ya gotta love it. And we love seeing it. WTG
Oh ,yea, 'dem boys from down under can ROCK as hard as the rock yer diggin'....Let There Be Rock!!!

BW

 

[tinpan]

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That's a very manly bit of gold Tinpan

I once worked for a man who spent some years in Australia mining opals! That really sounded like hard work

So opal potch ground is harder than quartz saddle reef. Interesting . Commerical opal miners use machinery and the average person would go out after dark with a portable FL -lamp and work the shallow holes and tailing dumps. The glow of opal is quite clear. Most find only splitters of opal but some do get lucky. Being a good days drive from both Cooper Pedy and Lightning Ridge might make a week-end of it . Anyway much closer gem grounds to me which produce all sorts of wonder stones.

tinpan

 

[truckinbutch]

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Think ya worked ur arse off for a good reward and my hat's off to ya , Mate . Been beating on nonproductive rock just to teach a grandson how a dedicated man can do so much with so little .

 

[shaun7]

Re: Hard Rock Gold [no soft soil sissy's allowed]

That's a very manly bit of gold Tinpan

I once worked for a man who spent some years in Australia mining opals! That really sounded like hard work

So opal potch ground is harder than quartz saddle reef. Interesting . Commerical opal miners use machinery and the average person would go out after dark with a portable FL -lamp and work the shallow holes and tailing dumps. The glow of opal is quite clear. Most find only splitters of opal but some do get lucky. Being a good days drive from both Cooper Pedy and Lightning Ridge might make a week-end of it . Anyway much closer gem grounds to me which produce all sorts of wonder stones.

tinpan

He spoke about being stuck down a hole all day with a "jack hammer" and loved to tell us how he really new how to use
one

Anyway he and his friend did come across a big load which set them up, he is now a gem stone dealer in London!