phrunt Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 A while ago I put up this story from the Australian news about a giant coil towed around under a helicopter looking for gold in outback Australia, it's a very cool thing some may have missed it The past week or so a helicopter has been buzzing around my area, I'm not sure what it's up to but it also has a giant coil type thing hanging underneath it, It seems to be flying around in the valleys around my general area. A gold mine very close to where I live that they pulled 80,000 ounces of gold out of recently closed, so perhaps they're looking for a new spot? I have no idea. Here is a story about the gold mine near me closing https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/111691272/waikaia-gold-finishes-mining-operations-at-freshford-in-northern-southland Every time the helicopter zipped past I was either driving along or just not ready for a photo but this morning it was going up and down directly behind my house. My house is right next to a river and they appeared to be flying up and down the river. I took these photos from a window at the back of my house as it flew past. The coil in this photo would be right on the river. Not sure if they're looking for gold, but it'd be pretty cool if they are. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 It just did another lap, this time they checked my backyard ? 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 It appears the coil is being used on a GPX 900,000,000 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas 13 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 It just did another lap, this time it virtually went over my roof, that'd set a blast in the guys earphones being a metal roof ? It looks the same as Kostas picture. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Simon tell them to use a smaller coil if they want to pick up your small NZ nuggets. I am sure they are casing you residence, so keep your doors locked. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtman Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 They used to do that in my areas also years ago a Canadian co. I was told. Im in Arizona. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotAU? Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Simon’s little gold collection is throwing them off, they think they found a NZ bonanza, but probably aren’t very happy there’s a house built over what they think is the mother lode! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Ok they're gone from my house now, I think they had a coil error so had to land, they're going to have to send it back to Minelab for repairs, it was terribly noisy when it went over too so probably needs the EMI fix done to it. I should contact them and tell them to inspect their coil for cracks while they're at it. You wouldn't want to courier a coil that size to service too many times. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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