"Mexicans" travel north to---

yep after years of northerners traveling south to plunder the Karratha goldfields --we thought its about time to go North young fella and see what will be delivered.

Don't yah just like these trips that lead on to Virgin country unbeknown to either party what the outcome may bring or who we may come across.

From Golden Valley to the Pehwah onto Indee who knows what may deliver or were the hell we will end up---befor the temps start hovering over 40+

The plot continues.

regards
oneday

We will be ready for you lot...    

Ya mighta missed the boat Ray, it's already 40+ out there. I'd still go :)
cheers
Brett

Talking shade temps Brett--by the time we get up there its arvo so all good.

We can handle up to 48*c then its night shift detecting

regards
oneday

Full moon night detecting is magic, used to do it in summer out Meeka back in the early 80's. Hope ya kill the pig. I'm jealous.
cheers
Brett

oneday wrote:We can handle up to 48*c then its night shift detecting
regards
oneday

Ray, I'd like to see that ya big girl    tell my why ya always sitting in the airconditioned mall in Ktown    

at least I don't have my fridge in my lounge

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oneday

Luvly weather in Perth at the mo, it's wet and miserable  
And I can walk to the kitchen fridge now but it's a 2 can trip  

I wasn't able to man the border today

I hope Nosralt was on patrol to keep you lot out

Hoping to catch up with you guy's tomorrow.

Darren

we got a bit side tracked and a 3.30pm start didn't help but it was still an adventure to take of the bucket list.

regards
oneday

ps--yah gold is safe for now.

Terry has dug up all the Hedland gold

I did an impromptu day trip on Saturday out to Nullagine with the missus, by the time we got to where we wanted to go we had an orange each, kitted up, wandered around for an hour with me showing her the finer details with detecting except for the gold part packed up and came home.

Darren

Ray did you use that chinese compass of yours and get lost  

should have --we might have found something--good fun though and nice garlic prawns last night..

The country looked good and we weren't too far away from finding something..

no dingoes out there which surprised us however we didn't see 1 kangaroo either so that might explain why.

marks a good cook with his prawns.

called into Indee gold mine and had a chat to the geo who is Chinese and the ex station manager of Sherlock who works for the mine now but acts like hes the mine manager--some people..but all good.


regards
oneday

just a few for the trip.

Station Peak Mining area.


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oneday

me old stomping ground nice one ray, keep the pics coming, need to bust out the wipper snipper to deal with that spini!!

great pics ray, another part of the state i must get to.
cheers

Thanks for the pics Ray, whats Mark up to there ?

Darren

HE JUST BROUGHT A GOPRO so he thought he would be a film maker

regards
oneday

ah ok, the chief cook and now cinematographer

so what's your forte Ray ?

Darren

Gday Ray
Is that a big chunk of variscite in ya last pic? Worth dough if you can get a bit of it.
cheers
Brett

I THOUGHT IT WAS "CRYSOPHASE"--something along those lines--heaps up here in a quarry if its the same stuff.
Makes nice jewelery--thinking about it will go and get some and see what can be done..if u know of anyone than tinkes with it ---let me know..

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oneday

Yeah I reckon its "Crysophrase", A couple of Slavian blokes down Yerrilla way have been mining it for years and as far as I know are the only ones that do it commercially. There was a show on tv not long ago in which they featured along with The Grand Hotel Kookynie publicans and others in the area.
The crysophrase leases were up for sale last I heard. They reckon it is worth good coin as apparently the Chinese love the stuff, gets turn into jewellery etc.
RW

I think you might find it's called opalite. found heaps of it years ago and thort it was aussie jade.
I was almost rich but it wasn't to be

the bloke up here calls it aussie jade and exports it to china--however it seems to have fallen in a heap at the moment..there is a heap of it stock pilled.

but all good --I will get some stone and find someone who can do something with it... any takers??

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oneday

Yep looks like a green opalite. Still can be worth a bit. Is there nickel in the area Ray?

Give me a call Ray I have a mate that cuts and polishes gemstones for a living. If you can send me a bit I'll get some polished and see how it comes up.