File comment: Out searching for sapphires, along the road to our claims. Surprising, how, after over 100 years, they still "pop" up sometimes. A 200ct zircon was found outside our gate a few years ago, but that part of the old road, which was all surface wash, has been covered up with truckloads of gravel, making it easier to drive on. Damn!
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File comment: If it keeps raining hard, this happens. Retreat Ck, at our boundary, in 2012.
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After the switch back to El Nino, our wet season has been delayed by a month or so. Yesterday, however, the first major, non cyclonic weather system, has started producing major rains in Central Queensland, and also eastern coastal areas. Flooding has been almost immediate, as the ground is quite dry, and everything just races into the river/stream systems. This is how Retreat Ck, which I have mentioned in other posts, now looks. WooHoo, the gravels are all getting stirred up, sapphires and zircons being redeposited on my favorite corner! I spoke to my neighbour this morning, and he was off "specking", just walking around in the rain, looking for gems uncovered by the downfalls last night.
Joined: Tue May 28, 2013 9:44 pm Posts: 711 Location: Las Vegas
Looks like las vegas when it rains Baz, except you have tree's! i'd dig my butt off in the dry season in the river beds! bet ya find some quality stones in them.
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:52 pm Posts: 576 Location: N Dakota
Do you ever set up long toms in the creek bottoms? Used to do that for gold in Ca. Dig them in to the bed during low water in the fall and work them the next summer after spring runoff was done.
Dan, given the size of our floods, creek rising 50ft or more, and the size of the boulders that come down, I reckon a long-tom would last about ----1 second!! Good thought though, there are some small feeder gullys that it may work in. Barry.
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:52 pm Posts: 576 Location: N Dakota
I've been toying with the idea of running my screenings through a gravimetric concentrator in an effort to reduce the overburden. Haven't been able to find one small enough to use. You Aussies have anything one man can handle?
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