Admin nuggethunting Posted May 10, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Quote Tremendous 70+-ounce Gold in Quartz nugget – found in desert country a few miles east of the Colorado River canyon bottom in Arizona during the winter of 1989 by amateur gold hunter Bud Guthrie – estimated at $300,000 or more. The astounding Gold in Quartz nugget, found in Dolan Springs, Mohave County, Arizona, was the find of a lifetime for Bud Guthrie and the nugget has achieved a good bit of fame in the subsequent 20-plus years after its unearthing. After spending hour after hour searching with his “gold bug” metal detector, and turning up little save an occasional stray bullet, Guthrie moved a few miles east into desert country where there appeared to be some old mine workings. Sweeping the open areas between scrub bushes, he was rewarded with a beep and began to dig. A full 16 inches down he ran into something solid and the rest, as they say, is history. Here is the picture below of the great looking piece. Always nice to see some large Arizona gold. I heard around Dolan Springs area, but not 100% certain. Others guys might have heard rumors or know the general area better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 That's a monster. Really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Thats it....im throwing my 5000 away....................:P Its still out there. Just have to get the dang coil over it! Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted May 12, 2016 Author Admin Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Hey Guys, It's a great nugget. I never met Bud in person, but heard a lot of good things about him. It's still out there, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sasquatch Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 If it's the same Bud, I bough a number of GB2'S and gear off him, he has a prospecting shop in Helena, MT. He is a great fellow once you get to know him, he let me hunt on his ground once, even found a small nugget! He used to come up to Canada and hunt nuggets on a friends claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted May 12, 2016 Author Admin Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Hey Sasquatch, I'm positive we are talking the same guy. I never met him, just knew of him. I even heard rumors many years back that the piece never truly came from Arizona, but rather a old mine in Montana. Who knows, but rumors fly when a big nugget is found. Either way it's a beautiful piece of gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Hi Rob, Bud found the piece in the King Tut area. There is an article I believe in one of the treasure magazines from the 90's about it. It was auctioned off a year or two ago. Sasquatch- That is the Bud from Helena MT. Very nice piece.... Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted May 14, 2016 Author Admin Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Hey Dave, Now that you mentioned that, it does ring a bell. I do remember hearing about that King Tut nugget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIAMONDBACKDAVE Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 AMAZING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sasquatch Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Bud told me a story about hunting nuggets at night on a farm that he had been told not to hunt on. He was detecting away and suddenly had an uncomfortable feeling. He turned on his cap lamp a low and behold he was surrounded by a herd of cows, scared the life out of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuWanderer Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 " Bud told me a story about hunting nuggets at night on a farm that he had been told not to hunt on. He was detecting away and suddenly had an uncomfortable feeling. He turned on his cap lamp a low and behold he was surrounded by a herd of cows, scared the life out of him". Quote That's funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 I'll BET it was the Queen Tut area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDomingoJim Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 That was some big news then...even some great pictures in some of the treasure magazines. I met Bud once and all he said was that he found it east of the Colorado river...that narrows it down for me. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted May 21, 2016 Author Admin Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Hey SanDomingo Jim, Ya, I guess we have to understand. I'm not sure I would tell anyone right out of the gate where I found a huge nugget. We all know has it causes a mini-gold rush to the area. I have always been a guy to share and talk for the most part about my finds. However, I have been burned over it many times also for having loose lips hoping someone wouldn't run out and beat your patch up ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDomingoJim Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 1 hour ago, nuggethunting said: Hey SanDomingo Jim, Ya, I guess we have to understand. I'm not sure I would tell anyone right out of the gate where I found a huge nugget. We all know has it causes a mini-gold rush to the area. I have always been a guy to share and talk for the most part about my finds. However, I have been burned over it many times also for having loose lips hoping someone wouldn't run out and beat your patch up ..... Yeah, been there, done that. I have also been burned by sharing too much info about certain finds, and that's my own fault. I generally prospect alone now because of it. Been at it since about 1982 and have met some great people with a ton of knowledge on the subject. Sometimes I'm not sure which is more fun, chasing gold or listening to their stories. It's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted May 22, 2016 Author Admin Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hey Jim, Ya, I guess I have to look back to when I found my first gold nugget, I was hot to trot to find more gold. I guess the "Gold Fever - Gold Bug" gets too you and you don't even know. I'm sure we all get the calls, emails and such about where to go and guys wanting to hunt old patches. I'm all for helping someone out, which I think most do, but it's not a "One Way Street." The old stories are sure great to listen to, regardless of how much true is really in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Was that the total weight of the nugget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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