Please feel free to contribute to this tread,any information you would like to share on the public fossicking area (Slab Hut Creek))7 km southwest of Reefton… Information may include-vehicle access and parking,track locations,hazards,camping facilities,toilets,accommodation,access and/or local info contact numbers,boundary locations,how bad the sand flies are and last but not least any general locations for finding a little gold.(Or a lot who knows!)
Dont forget to upload any good photos or Youtube links too!!
The more of us who contribute the better so don’t be shy.
This could be an excellent resource for us Paydirt gold seekers!!
Pretty well known amongst fossickers,excellent camping facilities with BBQ area ,Toilets.
Some nice flakes can be found in between the large river bed rock straight out front of camp site although does get well worked!
Anyone else found flakes here,nick named Slave hutt creek as you need to put the work in aye!!
Did a 3 day trip into the upper end of fossicking area…very steep with high waterfalls but found a crievious with my gold monster that had some nice chunky bits total 1.2grams…got pretty beaten up on the way down and was bitten by a huge eel!!!..had a blast…video footage to come!