A Sasquatch Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hi AllFind of a lifetime! 28.52 oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathray Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Wow!The golden ostrich egg!Lets hear the story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Something that big has got to have a story behind it. That big I'll believe anything. The Goose that lay the golden egg.Chuck Anders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Dude what????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted October 21, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hey Bruce, Haha ... Great talking with you tonight and that's an amazing find!! I will let you tell the weight and any story behind it, even though I know. P.S. Thanks for all your continued support and friendship over the years. Hope you're able to score some more Monsters with the new equipment you ordered soon. Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Bloody Hell !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 BEAUTIFUL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Unreal!!!!!!!! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubstake1 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Dog gone, you should have hunted for two hours. Ha! Ha! Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Oh, come on... No secretive insider crap ...Looks like Alaska ... Moore's or the other place .... Beautiful, very salable chunk ....What's the story and the real deal here!! Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 OMG!!! Thats unreal! Glad you got it though.Whats the scoop for ? Oh I get it. Kind of like the ball in the cup game. Flipping your nugget up and catching it in the scoop Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Excellent find,.....now for the rest of the story ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgh Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Holy smokes! Glad YOU found that...it would have killed me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 WOWSA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Now that's a cannonball, great find!LuckyLundy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Beauty ... Now what is the story ... inquiring minds need and want to know ... you have us all on pins and needles chomping at the bit to hear! C'mon man spill ... the suspense is killing me! Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Wow, that is one big, nice, round, and heavy nugget, great find, I too would love to hear the story behind finding it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relichunter2 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Awesome!!!......are you going to do a specific gravity test on it? Looks like theirs some rock with it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sasquatch Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Thanks all......The rest of the story, where to start?In 2007 I was in this general area for work, I brought my detector, a 2200, and in the evenings I found a couple of nuggets, 3 & 5 grams if I remember........ Since I returned home from that trip I have been trying to get my boss to move to the area.In 2011 I convinced the boss to try a new location closer to the area. For the last 4 summers we have been chasing nuggets whenever the chance prestressed it's self. We camp in the area on weekends.We have a network of contacts who have active mines, of these we have been able to enter into agreements to check their ground after they finish mining.This particular claim is a new one that we reached a tentative agreement in August to check their workings at the end for the season. The owner called last Thursday and indicated that Saturday would be good for us. We packed up and were on the road early, 5am. 3 hour later, after driving through a blizzard, we had picked up a buddy and were on site. Not knowing the entry point we found our own way into the pit, turn out the entry point we chose was wrong however it worked to my advantage as this was the first signal I got. If I had entered the normal route I would have encountered hot rocks and may not have chased this one! It was down about 18 inches, I had a Joey coil on the 4500 and it was screaming at me. I had to bust through shale bedrock to find a pocket of cobble that included this nugget. It was all alone, usually there are a few together. We did manage to take some other fines.All the best, wishing you all one........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sasquatch Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I am not going to do a SG as the claim owner has the nugget, it's the biggest they have found and will have a special place with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relichunter2 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Sasquatch,Thanks for sharing your story and experience with us all !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendo Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Sasquatch, I take it you're up in B.C., correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbcougartl Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Lucky you! It would happen if I find nugget in one minute LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sasquatch Posted November 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Hi AllBased on the plant this miner was using, I decided to check their waste streams. This is what I found yesterday! It is a bueatiful specimen coming in at just over an ounce (33.7 grams)All the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Beautiful find!You're not kidding when you say it's the find of a lifetime!!You're on an incredible roll.Keep it up, and all the best,Lanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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