The Morning Star Mine - Woods Point

[frankhammer]

First off, Woods Point is an awesome place to visit,
do it if you ever get the chance
To actually get into the mine & get in-depth with the miners
Is a notable achievement
To actually get them to talk to you about mining the
And their methods for chasing the good shit
Journalistic job well done
That's some quality journalism right there!
Big kudos for all involved

[amckernan]

Thanks for making such an in depth video. As someone who's working in and studying Victorian Gold it was good to see the alteration profile in core, what their underground workings look like, and their modelling.

[erenibrahim]

Thankyou very much for showing lamtion, I found this clip to he very educational on how gold is past through and how it gets deposited...

[shanelocke]

"ONYA ANDY" Another great informative upload.All your content is ABSOLUTELY 100% PERFECT FOR US LEARNING PROSPECTOR'S.CHEERS.SHANE

[kirkc]

Thanks for this top video. So glad to have found your channel. I have a deep interest in geology and mining.

[leehilton]

That last sample was amazing!!! Would love to find something like that here in the States. Watched a couple of your videos and really enjoy them and learning some things to look for out prospectin and lookin in old mines.

[rickshaw]

Hi Clive. It was great to run into you this weekend. I am very much looking forward to seeing some new material over time. Best wishes, Rick Shaw

[sacreed]

My dad and I went there for the sake of it, nice place, pub's definitely got some nice atmosphere. also very beautiful scenery.

[zacktoby]

I spent a two years sabbatical (prior to retirement) researching south east alluvial gold deposits and the history of early European settlement.
What surprised me was that the settlement of most of country Victorian followed gold discoveries. After the initial rush, (1853) there was an influx of Californian prospectors (from the 1849-51 gold rush on the American River US).
They quickly recognised the gold deposits and bought with them high tech recovery kit such as rocker boxes and a device they called the california water pump (which was a rubbish water pump but better than buckets).

Alluvial gold miners needed to collect one troy ounce per week to survive (this was called being on wages). About 60-70 percent of miners never achieved this level and lived below poverty level.

PS while I found gold, I never achieved one ounce per week.

[Janebarnes]

Driving through Woods pint, it is easy to assume that no mining goes on there... until stopping and making the effort to walk the historic area.

[chikhkichk]

Do we find gemstones in the presence of quartz veins or any place where precious stones even if there is no sweat quartz please answer?

[skookydook]

Wow...an air bogger..ancient technology!

[waltertodd]

What the source of that sericite, carbonate and gold? Id be drilling near that...

[ruantengyi]

wow, Woods Point looks like a beautiful place, but it's too far away from Melbourne 

[zacktoby]

I understand that if you can see gold in the rock with the naked eye, it will run a minimum of one oz to the ton.

[lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight]

Bet you never thought there'd be a 6.2mag earthquake there
Epicenter- woods point

[trimetrodon]

How is the gold efficiently extracted from the quartz?

[paulhuver]

As a kid my Dad drove us from Walhalla to Woods Point, even today I am too scared to do it my self, those narrow roads and 3000 foot drop on one side..., I will go to Woods Point via Warburton one day though
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[normanfacy]

Spent some great night at the pub with that old pool table years ago 🤣

[cheforyourpartyprivatehire]

No masks while drilling...Health hazard..