Campbells River Fossicking Gold and Gemstones (Black Springs, NSW)

[@ophirdog]

Thanks Jason for another good video.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Cheers. I’m glad you’re still enjoying them.

[@kimmeath9411]

Love them gem stones

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Yeah, it produces the goods. One of my favourite spots now.

[@mjthomas8824]

Choice Jason. Well done for having a crack!

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

@@mjthomas8824 cheers. That’s what it’s all about. The experience of having a go.

[@mocaman99]

Cheers for the vid Jason. Another area added to my already long list :)

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

You’re welcome. Make it a priority for gemstones in the central west of NSW.

[@rayblazejko6908]

Well done . Very relaxing watching you do your thing . As an experiment to satisfy curiosity I would love to see you do another trip to the same spot but take material about one to three metres downstream from where you were. The place you went looks perfect for low pressure drop point but technically more heavies will be slightly further down. Cheers bro Love your work .

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Cheers. I did look at that area and considered it, but I had found an underwater cave in this case and chose to clean it out. I’ll certainly give the spot further down a try next time I’m there.

[@tonyhardy6878]

Well done Jason. I like Campbells river I have a nice spot I go too bit more south on that river. I must get back up there.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Cheers. It is becoming a favourite for me.

[@gabivalla6279]

Nice results, Jason. There's certainly good sizes and surprising variety of colours and saturation of hues with the gems, and although it's the cut value that's eye-popping, it would be an exciting value for a good size and clarity stone of curious colour. It'd outweigh in the right circumstances the value of a good gold panning amount, and that you're concentrating on sieving for gems and the gold is a by-product would similarly seem fortuitous, if there's gems in your gold concentrates, if the classification process catches deliberately and successfully nuggets and larger gems, like a pulsator or a sluice nugget trap, but that is at a different order of scale of operation. We're cogitating long-term a small-scale pulsator, precisely for catching gems, while the washdirt and smaller gravels go on to a normal dream mat run, the force of the water creates suction for vacuuming bedrock cracks, and mechanical pulsation from a simple waterwheel or fill-and-spill mechanism, of the Zen garden sort, make it out of bamboo, do your gem panning with a wickerwork patea pan, doubles as a sunhat. Arigato, Jason-san! (Now I have to listen again to the Sydney synthesizer sensation track, by the local 80's band, Arvø, "Oriental Exotique", you'll get I think a kick out of seeing this, as seems you're partial to the quirky, it's mega so!). Sayonara, and good luck with the next adventure! Gabi of Narre Warren, Victoria.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Thanks! There’s the next issue. Getting them cut. Where? How much will it cost? I’ve had little look into it but it seems to be prohibitive at this point. The mechanism you describe sounds great. In NSW we cannot use any mechanised process for fossicking but I have been wondering about using the energy in the river flow and what you describe sounds intriguing. Even as a fashion statement.

[@barry7608]

Enjoyable, I hope you know if you get large enough Zircon they cut to beautiful stone very similar to diamond. I found a really nice record zircon in the NT and had it faceted by a professional and its 9.5 mm diameter almost white just a hint of colour. Several jewellers have asked where I got it as it really is a stunning brilliant and refractive gem. I had it mounted it 18ct gold on an Italian 18ct chain. So look for the big ones. Take care.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Cheers. I’ve been keeping my Zircon. Some are quite an amazing red or deep orange. The one you found sounds spectacular. I’ll keep looking out for them. Thanks.

[@jeffholmes1362]

Nice job . Your technique looks good, I find if the heavies are off centre it’s usually the last settling shake and the sieve isn’t quite level. But what you’re doing looks fine to me. And nice pickup of gold too. Look forward to the next one.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Cheers. Yes, I think I can do a final accidental "tap" at times that pushes things aside, or have an odd angle when agitating. The sinker experiment was successful in showing when this happened. At times the heavies would be under the sinker when this happened.

[@algarcia1442]

Hi can you please let me know what type of wader you use and where you purchased them. Thanks and thanks for your informative videos. They really helping me as a complete novice 👍

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

You are most welcome. I’m glad the videos are helpful. I have Wildfish waders which I think I got from Anaconda. But that is definitely the brand. They certainly help access areas you din’t usually get to.

[@algarcia1442]

Thank you 👍

[@evanvavoulas4011]

17:19 the sound disappeared oh it comes back after 30 seconds

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Yeah, it was the the issue with my phone dropping into the river (again!). I should have mentioned it.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Actually, that was an editing issue...my bad. I'll see how I can fix it.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Thanks for pointing it out. I've trimmed it to remove the dead air. Will process in an hour, but it is disconcerting so I need to take it out.

[@killmozzies]

Logistics, move red tub next to Bunnings bucket.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Yeah, i realised after filling it. Moved the bucket to the tub…much the same thing.

[@shanemiller667]

Nice gems, i dont know much about them though its gold we go after - i didnt know about campbells river - thanks for tip, have they mined gold in the area? -pls keep up the great work- i enjoy your videos greatly

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Cheers. There are some Minview notifications of drill testing and deposits but no mines that I know of. I would consider waving a metal detector around if I could see quartz near the surface.

[@markkilley2683]

I could think of worse things to do. What was that beautiful light blue gem near the center?

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

@@markkilley2683 the blue gems are sapphires as are the ones that are a mix of yellow/green/blue which are called parti sapphires. The rest are zircon or possibly garnet.

[@markkilley2683]

@@InSearchOf...Australia Very nice finds.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Cheers. I am happy with them. It got to the point where I debated with myself (will I do just one more bucket).

[@killmozzies]

What size Sluice? Width and length, I'm guessing two foot length by six inch width. I'm looking at getting something similar.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Not big enough (heh heh). Yes it's 25.5" long x 6" wide. I feel I need one just a tad bigger at least myself.

[@palitalovelock9888]

If your not going to sell it, and it costs you money to get it then why dont you just buy it

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Sell what? Buy what? Time out in nature, breaking up the routine of work, the pleasure of discovering these gems/gold? I will sell the gold eventually. Every speck adds to a building pile of an element that keeps getting more valuable.

[@palitalovelock9888]

@InSearchOf...Australia interesting, if it gives you joy 😊