Hi All, I am a 1/3 owner of NZ Gold Dredging Ltd who are behind this claim application.
We have applied for this ground to add to our group dredging venture - see thread below. We see this area as ultimately being 1, of 3-4 claims, which people can prospect and dredge on an annual fee basis.
Some really interesting comments above re the lack of gold… Two of us spent one afternoon in this area, we got colour in 80% of the pan samples we took, plus I sniped 2.4g of pickers in approximately 1.5 hours in the wetsuit, see photos below.
I have no doubt this area has been picked over in the past (as have all easy to access and well known areas in Otago) but that does not equate to sterilized ground. It just means you have to work, and think, about where and how you prospect.
Glad you enjoyed the name Gavin, its defiantly an interesting time to remember!
