The chute is being coated with quicksilver, which retains the gold while the water and sand pass into the trough,Gillespie's Beach.1930.

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DescriptionOn Gillespie's Beach, South Westland. The chute is being coated with quicksilver by two men, which retains the gold while the water and sand pass into the trough.

Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19300129-37-01PhotographerAuckland Weekly NewsDate of Photo1930-01-29Map^[1]External LinkAUCKLAND LIBRARYContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)Gillespie's BeachEventThe chute is being coated with quicksilver, which retains the gold while the water and sand pass into the trough,Gillespie's Beach.1930.

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Date Created9th September 2024CommentsJack Devine
Still in our pristine environment. One of the most polluted places on earth… an old goldfield. The greens in this world are very short sited, and would have you believe otherwise

Dennis Gibbs
Jack Devine The Greens?
Trevor Taylor
Quicksilver is mercury

Flag Mckenzie
Mercury from the old mining is recovered in some mining operations, particularly beach sand mining where mercury was extensively used.Some of the gold in creeks on the west coast has a covering of mercury,the first time I struck it was close to throwing it away.

Hamish Gordon
Let hope they weren’t eating the shellfish nearby afterwards!

Linda Hawken
I understood (correct or not) that quicksilver was mercury. A deadly poison which can be absorbed through the skin. Oops sorry I just noticed the post above Trevor Taylor.

Linda Hawken
I understood (correct or not) that quicksilver was mercury. A deadly poison which can be absorbed through the skin. Oops sorry I just noticed the post above Trevor Taylor.

Jack Devine
Still in our pristine environment. One of the most polluted places on earth… an old goldfield. The greens in this world are very short sited, and would have you believe otherwise

Pete Lusk
Mercury used to go into fillings at school dental clinics. We got to play with it.

Mary Edwards
My grandfather and his brother the Bagley brothers.

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Flag Mckenzie
Mercury from the old mining is recovered in some mining operations, particularly beach sand mining where mercury was extensively used.Some of the gold in creeks on the west coast has a covering of mercury,the first time I struck it was close to throwing it away.

Jeanne Thomson
That's a great picture

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The chute is being coated with quicksilver, which retains the gold while the water and sand pass into the trough,Gillespie's Beach.1930.

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