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  1. I live in southern California. The nearest desert area that is open for detecting is a 285 mile round trip and I have gone there for almost 15 years on and off. It’s not a place where big gold is found, in fact it’s known for very small gold. What it also has is tons of hot rocks and weird mineralization so it's a great area for sharpening your skills if you are interested in that sort of thing, and I am. During this insane time we are all sharing I am occasionally able to get out and spend a day detecting while honing my social distancing skills. I never see anyone except the quad riders who never notice me standing on the hillside in plain sight. It’s kind of funny. The specific area I go to has been literally hunted to death and now it has become a shooting range for guys who like to just open up with AR’s into the hillsides. I’ve picked up a fortune in lead. Originally the old timers built a small town there and over the last few decades various clubs have staked claims and hundreds of people with all manner of detectors have combed the hillsides. These days if you find a flake or two and don’t go mad being fooled by tiny shards of lead you are on your game. One evening I was goofing around on Google Maps and I started looking at the ground around this place. I had been reading how extending the area where gold has been found sometimes leads to more finds. When I spotted a near-by similar looking area I thought ‘what the heck’ and the next time I went out I tried it. Imagine my surprise when I almost immediately starting finding the same kind of small gold. I have gone out 7 or 8 times now and each time I have found enough to keep me going back. Now, because I have flogged the first new area, a couple of days ago I spotted another near-by area and again I thought ‘what the heck.’ My third signal was gold. Who knows how long these little areas will last but it’s been a fun experiment and it pays for gas. The largest flake is 1.08 dwt (sorry can’t think in grams). The total amount is 11.25 dwt. This is obviously not trying to impress anyone, but sharing experiences especially when so many of us are not able to get out, is fun, and besides, you have a captive audience. Be well and stay positive.
    14 points
  2. Hello All, A customer of mine shared one of his beautiful gold nugget/specimen finds with me last weekend. The piece was found with a Minelab GPX metal detector and NF EVO searchcoil and weights 88+ Grams. Congrats on the amazing find!
    14 points
  3. I snuck out today in between the rain storms. I have a spot that has been producing smaller gold but this one popped up today. 28.7 grams
    13 points
  4. Hey Guys, A good friend sent this one over to me a few days ago. Said he found it on the edge of a gold bearing creek, but sounded like it was not on bedrock. What a beautiful Minelab find, GPX 5000 with Coiltek 14x9 Elite Mono Searchcoil. The piece looks much bigger than the actual weight, which was 1.9 Troy Ounces. It's still out there ....
    13 points
  5. Hey All, Thanks for the comments. The find was found due to "Teamwork," between a great friend and myself. Yes, I found the gold nugget and it is fact over a Troy Pound in weight, solid. The dirty weight was 13.1 ounces, the clean weight toggles between 12.8-12.9 troy ounces. Without giving too much info, since this is a private area, it was located in Arizona. This is truly a blessing from God, as we both have worked extremely hard prospecting and exploring in this area for many years. A find like this is a lifetime find and very unexpected. As for all the details, I didn't get exact depth and such. We both were so excited, so we spent more time on talking about how the heck it got there and such rather than all the details on depth, settings and such. Thanks for all the comments. I have searched for gold nuggets for over 20 years now and can finally say I joined the "1 Pound Club."
    13 points
  6. Hey All, The pictures are at least 20 years apart. The first picture is taken along a major gold bearing creek here in Arizona, probably in the mid 90's. The second picture was taken a few years back around Central, Arizona. One guys aged gracefully, while the other turned GRAY! I'll let you guess the characters 🙂 Great memories and a lot of gold found over those years together. Rob
    12 points
  7. Been a while since I posted. Found this one last Sunday along with a few others.
    12 points
  8. Hey All, Long time friend and nugget hunting buddy scored a real beautiful 1.93 ouncer recently with his Minelab GPX 5000 Metal Detector. Gold Nuggets like this are not common, so it's a good find for sure. Congrats on Lunker you found! This was an Arizona high desert find.
    12 points
  9. had my best haul to date a few days ago. thought i was going to pay off my truck with the big one, but had to come back to reality after sg test/ slabbing it. total is right around 2 ounces. my guess is i found where the old timers made a pile and i picked up what was stomped into the ground while they were working.
    12 points
  10. Hello All, Today my Wife, Nephew, Daughter and I escaped to the hills for a quick nugget hunt. We have had both kids bouncing off the walls since Friday, so figured the outdoors would keep them somewhat occupied. We hunted with the Minelab GPZ 7000 and the Kids with the Minelab Gold Monster 1000 for about 3 hours. We rounded up 5 gold nuggets, biggest was a 1.9 Dwter that I found. The other 4 nuggets were about a Dwt for right at 3 Dwt's total. Hope you all were able to escape for a quick nugget hunt this weekend.
    12 points
  11. Hey Guys, Thanks for all the questions and comments. I don't own the video, I should have taken one myself, but was more focused on digging the target which ended up being a large gold nugget. As for price for the nugget, I guess it always comes down to what someone will give you regardless what you think the value should be. That being said, I doubt this nugget will ever leave our hands. A nugget like this is rare, probably a couple thousand small ones for every large gold nugget found. As the nuggets increase from an ounce, to several ounces, to half a pound and better, the price also increases due to the "rarety factor." There are only so many nuggets this size, then the ones for sale. You can buy 1/2 to 1 gram nuggets all day on Ebay and all over the Internet, but I doubt you will find many 1 pound + nugget, and if so, they are not selling for spot. Realistically, I doubt we would have any issues selling this nugget to a Arizona gold nugget collector for double the spot value. As for settings and would the GPX of found it. I highly doubt it, it was just a faint signal on the GPZ and the bedrock was actually really mineralized and caused the GPX fits in some spots. I actually found the piece in High Yield and General, so I'm sure if I wanted to play around with settings I might have gotten a better response in Very Deep or a higher sensitivity. What I can tell you - I have been blessed by the Good Lord with great partners/friends in the gold business. This has opened many doors of locations I would only wish to hunt with a detector. I have accomplished a long time goal of finding a nugget that weighed a pound or greater in my lifetime. I had a lot of doubts over the years that I would never have this opportunity, let along doing it with a great partner and friend. This meant more than finding the gold, the fact someone else witnessed it and we shared the experienced and thought about nuggets like this being found over 100 years ago in the area. There is no doubt, large gold nuggets are out there, many much larger than this. If you set goals, work hard, never give up and grind away, one day you will surprise yourself just like I did. A lot of pressure is now off me, but do I set a new goal of 2 Pounds?
    12 points
  12. Fresh out of the ground today in sunny southwest Arizona ,found by my brother using the 7000 paired with the nugget finder 12 Zsreach coil , it was under a boulder about 3 feet in diameter one foot back under and one foot deep . it weighs 20.02 grams . second photo
    11 points
  13. Hey Guys/Gals, Here in the Southwest, it's now hot (over 100+ degrees) and higher humidity due to the Summer Monsoon storms. That being said, many are still out roaming the goldfields during the early morning hours in hopes for a few gold nuggets. A friend and I are still out and about, hunting in the morning hours until the heat/humidity or the storms run us out. Spending most of the time in the gully bottoms, the bedrock can get as high as 140-150 degrees making it difficult to stay on the ground too long. This has been a weird year, we have yet to see a single Rattlesnake to date. I have seen just about everything else, lizards, small rodents, bugs and other snakes, but no Rattlesnakes to boot. I'm not sure if it's the drought or what, but normally my friend and I would run across dozens of Rattlesnakes by this time. I'm not complaining, just seems weird this year, but maybe we just have been lucky to miss them. On another note, I stumbled across this nice gold nugget a few weekends ago. We were metal detecting with the Minelab GPZ 7000's in a new area and I got this faint signal right in the center of the wash bottom. I almost didn't dig it, as I haven't found a single nugget prior to this targets, so normally I'm not going to dig deep targets right out in the center of any gulch unless I have a reason to believe there is gold. I guess I have to be happy about this one, it was well over a foot deep on bedrock. The nugget was just over 1/4 ounce in weight, nothing huge, but sure was a surprise to say the least! The nugget lead us into a new area that has potential and paid for gas (almost $6/gallon). A few other smaller gold nuggets were also found not shown. Keep in mind, hunting this time of year, make sure you hydrate well, wear light clothing, pack enough liquids, wear sunscreen, gloves, hat and snake gaitors. These are just some recommendations for all the years of searching the desert regions during the Summer. I also recommend also hunting with a friend if possible and carrying 2-way radios so you can communicate back in forth and tell your buddy when you find that big gold nugget! Wishing you all a beautiful gold nugget under that searchcoil. Keep it swinging, Rob
    11 points
  14. Hey Guys, My friends re-visited the location and found these nuggets below or around the pocket. I believe it's 6.2 Dwts worth of nuggets.
    11 points
  15. Hey Guys, Was out exploring some new ground and stumbled over these pieces. The large specimen was 1.2 ounces. All three pieces were found with the Minelab GPZ 7000 at depth. Weather was beautiful and the Lord blessed me with some great finds for the day. Rob
    11 points
  16. hit the same dig. had to work harder to find them, but managed 5 more for 7.7. not too shabby for play time. what a beautiful day. used stock mono on the 4500. super stable coil.
    11 points
  17. Hello All, A partner and I manged to get out today and do some prospecting/exploring. Working well below some old mines in the alluvial areas we managed to turn these 5 gold nuggets up. We were using the GPZ 7000 and Minelab GPX 5000. We also dug up a small handful of tin, wire, nails, bullet casing and a few bullets. The weather was excellent, looked like it was going to rain a few times, but never did. 1.37 Troy Ounces, biggest was .6 Ounces (just over 1/2 ounce solid)
    11 points
  18. Hello All, Figured there is no better time to start exploration than the beginning of the year. I was able to escape before some family and friends came over to try my luck exploring an area I had my eyes on for some time. I have passed by this spots several times, just kept thinking I'll try it later and never made it back. Sometimes you always want to go to where you found gold, old patches and such to eliminate the skunk. These two nuggets, combined for a total of 11 Dwt's (just over 1/2 ounce) and were found in a new area. I was very surprised I found two really nice chunks and no small gold. Normally it's a bunch of small gold and you get lucky and get a nice chunk. I will have to check this area out more, as I just touched the surface with a quick 2-3 hour GPZ run over the area. I managed to find the typically desert rubbish also, lead, bullet casings, wire, a few boot tacks and some small bits of tin. It's out there! Wishing you all a successful 2019 season.
    11 points
  19. This will be brief as Rob will no doubt want to comment on today's hunt. We met in the dark and headed out to our spot when it was light enough to see. The wind was blowing cold out of the north and yet later, the temperature warmed to almost 80 degrees. If you have seen my posts from the last week you know I was into some gold. When we started the day today, I had Rob use the GPZ 7000 where I had found my gold and he got a warble. I would'have never heard it but Rob is a master at listening. After ten minutes of digging, a gigantic nugget popped out. It was way down in a crack with the thin edge on one sticking up. The huge nugget weighed 12.8 ounces. A little over a pound. I took a video on the phone but it's not letting me send it so ROb can post. We will figure it out. The picture doesn't do it justice and Rob's picture will show how thick the nugget is. Once in a lifetime nugget.
    11 points
  20. Hey Jen and others, Lets just clarify some things, so it's out in the open. (1) I work a day job, normally 50-60 hours per week, then come home and pack customer orders and answer emails for the next 2-3 hours per night. Normally on the weekend, if I'm not working, I'm conducting training with customers. I'm not sure there is another dealer out there that is burning a candle on both ends like me. I sure wish I had more free time to post on the forums, but to be honest, I hardly have enough time to see my family. Most people don't understand how I can even do it. (2) I'm not advertising my business "per say" when I post pictures, but rather protect my pictures. Most of my pictures of larger nuggets end up on other internet sites, even with others claiming them found them. I have seen my nugget pictures, along with others, all over the place if you really search. The ad portion is not to brag or really advertise (you know me or you dont), but to protect my personal pictures from becoming ad on Facebook and other places for other interests. (3) I went back quickly and look at 10-15 other pictures of nuggets and no of them placed the information outside a picture and short story on the find. I don't see many telling others where they found their gold, location and such. I used to do this all the time, then realized I just attracted more attention to my spots and they ended up getting claimed cause those people didn't want help, they wanted a free ticket to a place where they could find nuggets with no effort. I hope you all understand. I personally wish I had more free time to post more info, pictures, videos and such, but I'm just too busy!
    11 points
  21. Hello Everyone, Well haven't been out too much, too busy. What do they say, "Burning the Candle on both ends ...." I did manage to stumble onto a nice target down about a foot below a bedrock ledge. When I cleaned out the ledge, there was a small crack at the bottom edge where I found this beautiful 1/4 ounce gold nugget. The ground was still moist, so the nugget stood out plain as day! I was using the Minelab GPZ 7000 metal detector with the stock 14x13 searchcoil. I also dug plenty of iron rubbish and lead fragments during the day. Hope you all are finding a nugget or two out there. Would love to see and hear your stories. Rob
    10 points
  22. Hi all. I was talking with Rob the other day and the subject of glory holes came up. And is something I’ve never really talked about. Everyone loves finding them. You know one of those spots in a creek or a dry wash or bench where you are finding a small piece of gold now and then, maybe every 10-20-50 feet apart and all of a sudden you hit a glory hole. A pocket of nuggets that somehow all collected together in one spot or crack! But why do they form and where do you look for these glory holes? Well let me give you a few tips that have worked for me in the past and what I always look for when out hunting. This is the way I categorize them. We will start with dikes. Both positive and negative. A positive dike is a bedrock dike that is harder than the surrounding host rock,i.e quartz veins in granite for example and because it's harder it tends to protrude above the granite as it erodes over time and becomes a trap for gold.. In many cases you can spot them from a distance looking at the banks and ridges of a wash. They may be buried in the wash but just look at the sides and in many cases you can see where they cross the wash. You will also find small to large waterfalls under the positive dikes. Speaking of waterfalls, I've seen them trap gold and I’ve seen them blow it all out, seems to depend on the height and flooding in the area. So I consider them a crap shoot. but if the wash is small I'd dig em. Ok let's talk about negative dikes. Negative dikes are dikes that are softer rocks, like gneiss or schist etc. and where the host rock (bedrock) tends to shift, or move up or down creating a trap. These dikes can create cracks or slots in the bedrock as they erode. Sometimes large, sometimes small but even a small crack can collect a lot of gold as it crosses the creek or wash. BTW I personally witnessed a glory hole find that produced about 340 ozs. of pickers and nuggets. And that doesn’t include the fine small gold we had gold wheel out of the black sand for days.. More on these and other types of glory holes as I get time. Take care out there. AzNuggetBob
    10 points
  23. Hey Guys, I got some access to some new ground, so a partner and I decided to check it out. After a long day hunt, we rounded up 26 Grams of the good stuff. The biggest nugget was 6.5 Grams. The gold is a bit rough and has bits of quartz attached to certain pieces. Rob
    10 points
  24. Here’s a few bits from November. I hit a nice pocket. I hope it continues.
    10 points
  25. Hey Guys, Still working in the same general area, raking and exposing bedrock. I'm using the Minelab GPZ 7000 to locate missed gold nuggets down the bedrock cracks and crevices. Hope you enjoy.
    10 points
  26. Hello All, Well we just ended the 2018 season. I have to tell you, I'm blessed. The 2018 season wasn't the best for business, but at the same time it wasn't the worst. The overall economy is much stronger, so hopefully that means business will get better this new year. My wife lost her Mother earlier this year, so that was a very tragic turn of events. Right towards the end of the year, I lost a great prospector friend. You never know what might happen, so you really need to cherish all the time with family and friends. As for gold hunting, it seems like every year my time in the field becomes less and less. I was able to get out a bit towards the end of the year and even found a few decent pieces. I'm hoping I can really get out the first quarter of the year while the weather is still beautiful and do some exploring an maybe working some old patches that could be hiding some better gold at depth. I want to personally thank you all for supporting Rob's Detector Sales. We truly appreciate it and hope we can continue to help new prospectors get out and find their first piece of gold with a metal detector. God Bless you all and hope your 2019 season is Golden.
    10 points
  27. Hello All, It seems like every year I get less time to explore new ground here in Arizona. Recently I finally told myself I'm going to check out a few spots I have researched in the past. This particular spot talked about lode gold specifically, but the nature of the gold per the reports was pocket type. I figured this would be a good place to poke around for the day and I even found some extensive handstacking in one gulch. Working around this area yielded a ton of iron rubbish (old cans pieces, wire, nails and more) along with two smaller gold nuggets. Due to the amount of trash, I might consider a good coin/relic detector such as the Minelab Equinox to help eliminate some of the rubbish. If I had to make an educated guess, I probably dug 20-30 pieces of rubbish for each gold nugget. I had a nice pouch full of junk at the end of the day, even several bullet casings and lead. I'm sure there is more, but I have to save it for a day I'm more willing to dig a lot of rubbish or figure out a way to really just "cherry pick" the gold nuggets among the rubbish (almost impossible I think!). Here are a couple of pictures. I guess the old-timers were right, it's still out there .... somewhere Wishing you all Happy Holidays and some gold nuggets to boot.
    10 points
  28. Hello All, A friend and long time customer shared this picture with me a few days ago. Him, his Wife and a Friend found over 1 Pound of gold nuggets in 1 1/2 days of metal detecting with the Minelab GPX 4500 and SDC 2300. Hope you enjoyed. He wanted the info to be just real general, so respect that please. Thanks for sharing with us!
    10 points
  29. Hello All, Here are some recent additions to the poke. The gold from this area is extremely dense and smaller pieces have an unbelievable amount of weight to them. The nugget on the left is 4.14 ounces and the piece on the right is 3.01 ounces. All of them had some pretty good depth to them, found on bedrock in crevices. It's still out there .....
    10 points
  30. Hit an area I've been detecting for a few years in southern Arizona over the weekend. I've found some nice gold there in the past but it's been about 2 years since I've found anything new there. Found these two in a dirt slide that was eroding down from some hillside placers down into a big wash. Never really hunted a steep hillside like that before but I was in the mood to 'think outside the box' this weekend. First nugget I found was the one on top. Mostly a small gold/quartz pebble. It was sitting right on the surface. Then about 3 feet away the bottom nugget was down a little deeper in the red clay. This nugget is solid gold. I knew it was a nugget as soon as I swung my coil over it. Nice mellow sound we all love. Total weight is 1.86 grams.
    10 points
  31. Hello All, Sorry the forum is really dropped in attention, but thought I would post a quick one about some gold I found earlier this Summer. Decided to run out with a friend for a half day of hunting before it got too hot and we ended up doing pretty well. I rounded up a handful of small nuggets for over 12 Grams and a friend found I think 7 Grams that day. Since then, we have been back and removed another 20 Grams of gold from the nearly area. We were both using the Minelab GPX 6000's and hunting shallow ground and bedrock. Just some suggestions for Summer hunting - Hunt with a partner if you can, bring plenty of water, hydrate the night before. I suggest some Snake Gaiters, if not Doc's Snake Gaiters/Knee Pad Combo, Light colored clothes, Hat with a good brim and back cover, Sunscreen. If you start feeling hot, get out of there for the day, the gold is not leaving. God Bless,
    9 points
  32. Hey Guys, Due to my limited time, I haven't had much time on the new Garrett Axiom metal detector. However, my first impression on the unit were pretty good. First, the new Garrett sells for MAP of $3995 or 15% discount for USA Active/Retired Vets. I believe Garrett marketed this unit to fit perfectly into the budget of most gold prospectors and treasure hunters. They also give you the option of two packages, one with wireless headphones and a 11" Mono and 13" DD, or wired headphones and a 11 DD and 13" Mono. Many of my customers have been split on the packages, the ones that want more depth out of the box seem to take the larger Mono packages, while the ones that are looking for max sensitivity to small targets and nuggets go with the 11" Mono. Secondly, overall the unit is very light, lighter than any other gold hunting Pulse Induction metal detector including Minelab's GPX 6000. I also believe Garrett built a bit better design, haven't seen issues with a shaft turning or wobbling as of yet, seems like a stronger design from other similar manufactures. Finally, on the Goldfields, the unit was very stable overall. I used the 11" Mono the entire time the first trip out as I wanted to just get used to the performance of the unit before dabbling too much with the DD and Iron ID. That being said, Garrett does offer the Iron ID on this unit, where most other PI's have done away with any type of iron discrimination (GPX 5000 and prior). Many believe there is still a need or use for Iron ID in trashy locations, which I do tend to agree. The unit was simple to understand without even reading the Quick Start Manual. I charged the Axiom the night prior, let it charge overnight and removed in the morning prior to the hunt. I powered on the Axiom, adjusted the sensitivity, placed in Normal mode, Tone around 55, adjusted my threshold, used in Medium Tracking then did the EMI tune and started hunting. The unit ran really smooth and stable, the only time it was a bit unstable, which happens with most detectors is when a airplane flew over. This would last a minute or two, then calm down. Believe it or not, my first target in a very trashy area was a nice nugget (pictures will come). I couldn't believe it, had to yell over to a friend and say, "Dude do you believe this?" That being said, I spent the next hour or so digging through a bunch of trash and didn't find another piece until later. I only had a few small hotrocks respond, which could easily be ID's when seen. I ended the trip with 4 nuggets, two pretty nice ones and two smaller ones. I also had a nice pouch full of iron rubbish, as I was not using the DD or Iron ID on the Axiom at the time. This will be something else I need to experiment with, as I heard the Axiom does very well with the Iron ID mode. I was hoping for a bit more sensitivity to small targets, as I was running the "sensitivity" almost all the way, but realized later I wasn't in "Fine" mode, which I believe will increase the overall sensitivity to small gold even more than the "Normal' mode. Quick Conclusion - Garrett did a great job on this unit, it's priced right, performs well, very lightweight and will have other searchcoil options available. The unit is super easy to use, almost a turn on and Go detector. I know there are a ton of people going to ask, is it better than the GPX 6000, I'm not going to say that, but I think with the price, performance and a USA made detector, Garrett hit a "Home Run" here. P.S. I don't claim to be an expert on this detector, I have had very limited time on it, but do have over 30 years detecting experience now, so I felt I could give a fair, quick field test on this new Garrett Axiom. May all your targets be Golden! Rob
    9 points
  33. Was watching some TV yesterday and I was like this show is keeping me from the gold. So I got my Minelab GpZ 7000 charged up and headed out to find some metal. I dug a couple bullets and then got a sweet mellow sound that turned out to be a half gram nugget. Now it was on and the rake came out so I could get closer to the ground by removing the top layer. After the raking I got a nice signal in the middle of the raked area and out came a 5.5 gram nugget. Great trip out hope you all are finding nice nuggets!!!
    9 points
  34. Just thought everyone needed a little gold flash, get heart pumping. got this the last night.
    9 points
  35. Hey Guys, Yes, that is correct, I believe I have found my smallest one ouncer to date. I'm referring to the size overall of the 1 ounce nugget. Most of my 1 ounce nuggets or larger are flat and much large in size. This slug, it solid and dense and weights 20.4 Dwt's, just .4 Dwt's over an ounce (20 Dwt's per Troy Ounce). I'm not going to discuss how deep it was found, or signal response - It was found with a Minelab GPZ 7000 and it was deep! Wishing you all many gold nuggets. Rob
    9 points
  36. Hello All, Just wanted to wish you a Happy 2021 New Year and say "Good Bye 2020." A lot has happened in 2020 from the Australia Bush Fires burned 47 million acres of land Covid 19 Pandemic causing over 750,000 deaths to date Tried to Impeach President Trump Stock Market Crash, Dow's worst day ever in March Black Lives Matter Protests over George Floyd Death Murder Hornets arrive in the US, killing entire bee colonies within hours Beirut Explosion killing at least 190 people and injuring thousands West Coast USA wildfires from California to Washington Ruth Bader Death, second Lady to be appointed to high court Alex Trebek died, famous for "Jeopardy!" Congress passes a 2.3 Trillion dollar relief bill for Covid and maybe a $600 check .... Well much more happened throughout the year, but those were some of the high points. Studies say that the World is at a all time high for Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, Suicide and much more. Our Nation needs more Prayer. Praying for a wonderful 2021 season for all and a few gold nuggets to boot. Rob
    9 points
  37. Hey Guys/Gals, It's been a bit since I posted anything. The forums are very slow, at least mine here. I have to get all you guys/gals more fired up to post more stuff so we all can learn from each other and share experiences. That being said, the COVID-19 really changed how we do stuff, let alone set out mass FEAR to the World. There is no doubt it's real, but I will just leave it there and talk about gold nuggets! I managed to get out recently and had a nice run of luck with the Minelab GPZ 7000. I rounded up over an ounce in one day working any old channel. All the gold was down on bedrock and it was difficult to get some out of the cracks as they were covered and full of hard pack Caliche (notice the color or caliche on the gold). Just over 31 Dwt's (20 Dwt's = 1 Troy Ounce). Not a bad days work getting 1.5 ounces of the good stuff. God is Great. Rob
    9 points
  38. Hey Guys, A good friend and I escaped into the goldfields for a hunt. I brought my friend into the area where I have been placering down to bedrock, figured another hand would be helpful. We worked a good section of bedrock within 4-5 hours. We ended up with a handful or iron rubbish (pick tips, boot tacks, wire, lead bullets, casings and more) + 4 Gold Nuggets. I ended up with one nice 3.6 Gram Quartz/Gold Specimen and a small 2.1 Grammer. My friend ended up with two nuggets, one was like 3.8 Grams and then another dink. Here are the two I uncovered with the Minelab GPZ 7000, my friend was using the SDC 2300 with the Coiltek 14x9 Searchcoil.
    9 points
  39. Hey Guys, Well it's been months since the last time swinging the detector. I broke away Saturday with a friend to hunt a wash where we found a good amount of gold in the past. That being said, the wash is normally always dry, but for some reason there was plenty of water running this time of the year. The detecting was a bit more difficult as every target was in the mud and iron rubbish didn't want to stick to the magnet very well. After a good day of detecting, I managed a handful of iron rubbish targets, several bullets, bullet casings, a few old buttons and a gold nugget to boot. The nugget was found with the Minelab GPZ 7000 and was approx. 1.2 Dwt's. I thoughts I was working on my first skunk for the season .....
    9 points
  40. Hello All, It seems like every year I get less and less time to swing the detector. This year, I have only been out a few times with very little gold under the searchcoil. I'm hoping to change that soon, as work is slowing down and the business will follow as the Summer heat starts getting closer. Last year was a Banner year, maybe one of my best seasons overall to date for electronic prospecting. I don't want to discuss numbers, but I Thank God for his blessing. Below is one of many large ones that were found last season using the Minelab GPZ 7000 metal detector. That nugget hit the scale just a shy under 13 Troy ounces. Wishing you all a successful 2019 season!
    9 points
  41. some recent finds with some equipment purchased from rob's detectors. nice being able to use settings other than enhance. need a midget to carry the front of this thing though. man is it cumbersome.
    9 points
  42. i think this may be the last one for the spot ive been working, and the largest of this spot. 7 grams.
    9 points
  43. Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers. My Dad is pretty much in his mind accepted it's Cancer of the Pancreas. It's hard to believe someone can be so strong through these times, over and over with my Dad. He's more concerned with how things will be afterwards, like the family being strong. We will find out Thursday what exactly it is and what options are available, if any. I talked with my Dad today again about Salvation. He said stop worrying about it Son, I'm going to be fine and I know where I'm going if that is what God has planned for me now. I just about broke down in tears .... A good friend sent this to me today, great verse -
    9 points
  44. Hello All, Done some exploring recently on some old ground where we found a lot of gold around 10 years ago. I just happened to turn around a bend in a small wash and see small digs, old footprints and then some rocks tossed out of the wash. I continued to work up the wash a bit, then hit a spot where someone really placered, maybe even drywashed a bit. I focused on this location for a bit, ended up hitting 4 gold nuggets with the GPZ that were either missed or maybe never even detected. Hard to believe someone would have left them behind, but they pretty much did 99% of the work to allow these nuggets to be sitting within detector range. I really hate to cherry pick gold, but if you're going to do all the work and not detect, or detect well, someone will find them ..... I have now dubbed this place the "Footprint Patch."
    9 points
  45. Finally got out to detect the other day after taking a break since January. I even had my GPZ 7000 for sale at one point a couple months ago. After a few buyers flaked out on sending payment I got a little frustrated and ended up keeping it. Found a little half grammer a couple inches deep down in the red clay. I clearly remember detecting the exact same area last year just a few feet away. Goes to show you never know what you'll find under the next swing. Weather was great that day too. Love this beautiful area in southeast Arizona.
    9 points
  46. Hello All, I haven't been doing a whole bunch of prospecting and exploring this year and now it's getting a bit warm. Here are some small batches of gold from 4 different locations. Biggest nugget is aprox. 3/4 of an ounce on the bottom left batch.
    9 points
  47. I have never found any specimen stuff in this area. Only sluggy nuggets. What a treat.
    9 points
  48. Hey Afriscot, Yes, one of the best day ever out detecting with a great long time friend. It's great over the years we have been able to share locations with each other and always seems to come out with some nice gold. I would have never thought it was going to be a "One Pound" Gold nuggets, but when I heard the faint, wobble sounds, I had a good idea it was a good, deep nugget. Congrats to both of us on another successful hunt in the Goldfield.
    9 points
  49. Went out to mid-western Arizona today, the place I have found nuggets before. This time I went about a half mile up the creek from the spot I have found all the black nuggets at and when it was light enough, began to dig. The temperature was in the fifties to start with and ended up in the mid-seventies, typical Arizona winter weather. I could tell the old-timers were here as there were stacked rocks but they didn't have detector and as I began to break open cracks in the stream, here and there a nugget would pop out. In total for the day it ended up at 19 DWT, just shy of the ounce I hoping for. The gold was very chunky and the picture sucks. I hope to make it back out again tomorrow and keep working the creek.
    9 points
  50. Scouted a different ravine this morning and stumbled a little patch that yielded these beauties!!
    9 points