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Digging in the dirt for rocks, nails,bullets and rusty metal
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Was able to get out with my hunting buddy last week. Went to a new area. Found the little guy about 20 yards into the wash. I was happy with just that. Kept on going and got a loud reverse signal. Dug down about 8-10 inches and got into the red hard pack dirt and rotten bedrock. Its always exciting when you get to that level because its either gold or a bullet. Lighter things done work their way down like that. Finally got it in the scoop and work it to just a little bit left. Im not seeing anything yellow. But, when I saw the shape of the target that was setting the detector off.....I knew it was gold. Gave it a good spit bath and WOOHOO! The two are actually 1.5 grams. My scale was acting up. Then we went to our favorite lunch spot and dined. Great way to start the season and the good Lord blessed me with some gold.
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Had a great day out detecting today. Weather was perfect and we were blessed with gold. I found 5 nuggets for a total of 7/10ths of a gram. They were 4-6 inches deep. Mike found two nuggets also. Four of them were found in a 3 ft. stretch of wash. That was pretty exciting. I'm really impressed with the sensitivity on small gold the GPX 6000 has. Enjoy!
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Hey all: Was able to get out over the last few weeks to start off the AZ gold season. Did pretty good! First place that I got 2.6 grams out of was a wash that I have beat to death over the last 6 yrs. Have had many friends in there and they beat it too. I purchased a 6000 from Rob last summer and I think that is what really made the difference. I was using the 5000 before and the monster. The two big ones were about 2 feet up the bank but the little ones were right in the gut of the wash that was even placered out and turned over many times. We have not had any significant rain to change things this year so, these were simply missed. But it seems like the 6000 sniffed them out. The .2 grammer was found on Wed. I went into a new area that looked good from GE but once I got in there it was all volcanics. HOT volcanics! The 6000 was squawking like a banshee. After two old bullets I found the nug. Even though there was a lot of ground noise once the 6000 gets over a target it will let you know. Just have to wrap your head around the background noise and concentrate. Found about 6 more old bullets and a cool horse shoe. This has opened up a LOT of new territory for me to work now Great day out with friends and the good Lord blessed me with some gold. Tom H.
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Wow! A 5.5 is a great find! Congrats. Tom H.
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Bob: I had a bunch of popular science/mechanics magazines from the 50s. In the back they would have advertisements for things to buy. One of them was a metal detector that had a big box on the top end. Basic technology but can you imagine the amount of gold you could have found with it in the 50s Wow! Tom H.
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70s/80s seemed like the perfect time for knocking down the big stuff with detectors. It's still out there. Just got to go a little farther back in to get over patches. I did find my 5 oz wash though in 2002. Pizza wash! Tom H.
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Great advice Bob. Just wish you didn't give it out Haha... I have a spot like that called "road wash". Like you I drove over it many times. I saw a little trib one day and decided to check it out. It ran right into the road. Well, I got a bunch of 1 grammers and smaller ones out of it. Even a couple on the hillside and benches. The next time I went through the area the monsoons had blasted the road out and what was usually a foot or more of overburden was now bare craggy bedrock. I detected the road and found a bunch of small nuggets! Even a sunbaker. Quads/dirt bikes and side by sides come through the area a lot. They would look at us with bewilderment digging and raking and we would just say, Doing some county road maintenance is all 😁 Tom H.
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Epic start of the season for me!
oldies1955 replied to oldies1955's topic in Gold Nugget Hunting & Prospecting Forum
Thanks Bob. Yah I remember that day. Now its my turn to take days to recover But.....im still going to get out! Tom H. -
Dang! Thats a heck of a find! Well done sir. Tom H.
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Went out today for the first time in about 5 months. WOW! What a awesome day! Just under 9 grams in 3 hrs. I hiked 3/4 mile up pizza wash and within 5 min I got the big one. It kept reversing the signal so I was not sure. I guess its just so solid it does that. The big one is 5 grams. Got the other two a little farther down the wash. Its always a good feeling when your digging and you get down to the red hard pack and then hit bedrock and the signal is still there. Good Lord really blessed me today But, my legs are shot! Need to get back in shape from the summer hibernation.
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Need Input - FORUM BUGS/VIRUS ALERTS?
oldies1955 replied to nuggethunting's topic in Gold Nugget Hunting & Prospecting Forum
Im on here almost every day and do not have any problems. On my computer....not on a phone. Yes, the forums have all slowed to a crawl. I have only been out 3 times this last year due to health issues with my wife. So, posting anything about gold has been minimal for me. Things have sure changed in the last few years on how people communicate/share. Might also be that not as many new people are getting into this these days? Tom H. -
Has been a while...only been out 3 times this season. But, did find a new area yesterday that gave me this nice 1 gram nugget. It was only about 4 inches deep on the bedrock. LOTS more tribs and washes to hunt in this area. The .1 gram came from an old area close to the new area. Tom
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Do you need good medical grade masks at my cost?
oldies1955 replied to DOC's topic in Gold Nugget Hunting & Prospecting Forum
Im just asking....what kind of mask do you wear? Tom H.