Panning and detecting gold at the Abercrombie River, NSW

[@shanemiller5606]

Great work mate-ive spent many a day at this location- a lot of fun swinging off a rope into river but little gold-always had more luck in tuena-watching that episode next-pls keep the episodes coming

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

It is a bit of a rugged funpark. I can see a lot of great childhood memories created there. As for gold...too much work to get anything decent in my book.

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

A yabbie pump for sand and very fine gravel would work well.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Yes, I didn’t have one at that time.

[@scottpearce4072]

Well Jason you have at least been and checked it out, it’s always been a messy spot as rubbish goes and never have I known of that particular spot producing anything but your itinerary of spots to come will give you the chance to find what your chasing I’m sure. Thanks for keeping your videos honest. I don’t ever remember seeing a video on that spot finding nuggets, maybe throw the link up. Take care mate I’ll be watching for the next one.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

It was always doubtful but I was surprised to find what I did. My aim is to ensure that anyone who views my videos are not misled. Rather than a link, i’ll just say the same maker of a video set at Grabben Gullen suggested Mica/Pyrite was Gold. The “nuggets” shown in their video at the Abercrombie were unusual but I thought it was a good premise to test.

[@heathjackson7906]

Hi Jason cool vid mate sad what people do to our wonderful bushland. Couple of tips mate if you want to find gold with the monster especially in NSW bedrock is were its good even just finding the heavys in crevices usually there will be gold in there too. Also if u go to bunnings an get a plastic plant pot base that fits in the top of your bucket an cut the middle out cut the mesh to suit drill some holes in the inner rim an zip tie the mesh in. It makes a bigger gauge sieve that sits in the top of your bucket. Ill try post u a pic if i can find my one 😊 Keep up the good work mate an keep digging an you will start finding the good stuff👍 live an learn

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Cool. I do check crevices but I couldn’t find any there. As for the pot base idea, anything to process faster would be good. I just had some spare mesh so this was essentially an improvisation at no cost. But I like the idea of a fitted mesh. A pic would great. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@mocaman99]

Cheers for the vid Jason. Looks like it would be a nice area if people did the right thing

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Very true. It’s not a bad camp ground which would be great for those who like to fish.

[@RhondaGolding]

Hey matie, i would check those rocks you called hot rocks, check to see if they are magnetics, if not they could have gold, we found black rocks with gold in them..

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Thanks! I’ll check and get back to you. If they have gold, I left a whole lot behind.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Checked them. Magnetic. No gold when crushed either.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

I will take a magnet in future since you mention this.

[@gabivalla6279]

Keeping it real, Jason. The Abercrombie River looks it takes some volumes of water in flood, unsure about nuggets flowing down with it, the Gold Monster can take the coil in the water, but the rapids across the river I'd imagine that miners of the settlement of Tuena would have worked those best sluicing, or clearing out the bedrock when low, we'd been seeing on Gadzee and Chris's recent videos about glacial till, so the gold might be tiny like flour, and whether the settlement is allowed to be detected for relics of the 1860's, but still the cricket tree stumps, and popping crease might hold gold of the $1 & $2 varieties, or better still, pre-decimal silvers... On that, have you thought of sites that may be allowed to be detected that could hold holey dollars and dumps? 1813-1829 is a fairly limiting timeline for settlements that could be investigated to be included, otherwise rushes from 1855 where Sydney Mint half and full gold sovereigns could gave been dropped, when buying a tray of eggs or crate of gin was a fortune, in times of shortage there was no shortage of extreme price-gougers but for some at times, was reasons for celebrating, or in hard times, pockets fray and dispose of their contents, sending the unlucky digger to one of Caroline Chisholm's "shelter sheds" for susso, sustenance. We used that idea of shelter sheds at our primary school for a tin-roofed big room with just Cyclone fencing barn doors on the one side, the rest inside, exposed stud-work weatherboard, and seating along the inside walls. The other similar room on the other side of the canteen in the middle, was simply called "the annexe". As an immigrant child from Croatia, wr didn't take it for granted, but that the use of these words often had fascinating histories. Cheers, happy trails, good luck and safety first. Second, see first! Gabi of Narre Warren, Vic

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Painfully real at times me thinks. The gravel bend in the river was so big it was about 100 meters from the down-river end to the up-river end where the rapids were so I didn’t bother trying to lug material over to be sluiced. I have considered looking for relics such as old coins. I just need to research locations a little more. Like Sydney, in NSW we have a tendency to wipe out old buildings to pave the way for new ones and a lot of the locations are on leased crown land or private property that I cannot access. In saying that, I do want to do a relic hunt and will once I find a good location to do so. Cheers.

[@MrBrenos]

Have that mesh grate lower into the bucket 100mm. Less chance of material missing, plus being lower in the water/bucket, you’ll wash material quicker. I’ve made one similar

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Yes, that was my thoughts after trying it.

[@Magpie_Ian]

Geeeezzzzz Jason, aren’t your feet cold in that water? Good vid mate.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Cheers. Double pair of socks kept the cold away long enough to finish the job.

[@JustinAlbert-ht9mc]

Yes theirs something crazy about gold prospecting in winter nsw.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

I can accept a little madness on my behalf.

[@geoffgeoff143]

In NSW, can you just fossick in any creek or river?

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

It depends on the classification of the area. National Parks are a no-no, Crown Land depends on who has leased it (requires an application regardless) and State Forests require a permit. There are designated commons and public land which sit in fossicking regions as well. My video on where to find fossicking areas using minview covers how to determine these areas.

[@UbuteyAustralia]

Plenty of wild pigs too particularly at mount werong ive roamed over that country for the last 40years

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

That might explain some of the stranger noises I heard at night.

[@geoffgeoff143]

Lots of goat nuggets

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Lol. They were certainly the only nuggets I saw.

[@JustinAlbert-ht9mc]

I've never been because I trusted Adventure golds interpretation of Abercrombie.veey little. But surrounding area can come up hill end level gold if ya keep working their

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

That’s a fair call. I think there may be some good deposits amongst it all there, but you will be working for days to find them.

[@shanesalmo1163]

Very sad to see public camp grounds trashed. Sofala camping surrounds maybe fenced off if this behaviour continues .

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Is Sofala campground left in a similar condition? It is sad that it happens.

[@newman653]

We all get punished for the actions of a selfish few .

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

I hear that.

[@newman653]

When i go camping nowadays i seem to spend half my weekend picking up broken glass , shame on these dills .

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

It's so true. I didn't film half the junk there. That pile of garbage alone was too much for me to clear.

[@newman653]

@@InSearchOf...Australia on the headwaters of the Abercrombie is Mt Werong , you cross it going to Yerranderie an old silver mine , diamonds have reportedly been found around Mt Werong . I have found sapphires in the vicinity.

[@InSearchOf...Australia]

Awesome! Sounds like a future destination for me.