Here are some maps that I made using a piece of software that I originally created for use in another country. I’m in the process of adapting it to NZ conditions and I think it’s coming along nicely.
The data contained within the fossicking areas themselves is derived from a much larger picture, but I am not including that for a few reasons, one of them being that there are often adjacent claims, and it would be indelicate to publish information on those.
I may consider selling it as a service when it’s a bit more mature, but for the time being I’m not asking anyone for any money. I might be interested in having a chat to few of the greybeards on here and see if we can’t refine it a bit etc. All of the data from this would go to the collaborators.
I understand the hobby and the industry operate on trust, and I know how to keep my trap shut.
I’m local, I don’t speak Russian, and I not promise I find you gold, give money.
It’s helpful to know eg the length of the fossicking zones…
You’ve put a lot of work into this…
Did you also insert some colour zones on the files from geological existing maps..or were those vectors your own mapping of zones..
I note it has different geological stratas eg iron bearing areas …eg. On the slab hut map… Eg one could be a pink patch on the satellite river map or orange and you’ve pointed out those are the areas geologically more likely for gold.
Sorry if this is a ramble..
I’m on the right track. I did find an old map of Lyell Creek. And found the old stone walls of the former Lyell valley camp by the 2 pine trees.( as you drive into the doc site )
*IF* there is gold present in the mapped area, the coloured patches tell you where it is likely to be.
Yellow-highest probability, Orange-lower probability, Green-terrace. If there is an exclamation mark on the patch it means the data indicates there is either a highly mineralised area or a known lode/reef either in the watershed of the patch, or directly upslope from it.
The coloured blobs indicate levels of iron mineralisation of the ground. If there is an outright gossan present, it will be marked very loudly.
The map is produced as a synthesis of all sorts of data, it normally also shows the extent of all permits etc.
It currently has quite a few limitations, some of which will be overcome, and some of which are inherent to its nature.
The one thing it doesn’t use is geological maps, as geological maps in NZ are completely unusable in this case (The scale is not sufficient).
It’s not so much the amount of work that went into this, as it is the amount of knowledge from fairly disparate fields. Mine, and others’