Tortuga Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Nice! Sounds like you have a lot more ground to cover now that you found it on the hillside Got to have one long leg and one short for hillside hunting though. WTG on the gold. Tom H. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing8046 Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Very nice chunks. I agree with Tom. Just the tip of the iceberg. Thanks for sharing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted November 28, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Hey Bud, It's always nice to return and get a few pieces. I might be exploring a new spot with a lot of potential this weekend. P.S. Hope you didn't talk about the nugget at the outing, I might want to drywash his spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuWanderer Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Nice nuggs....dime looks like it has a mirror finish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted November 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 4 hours ago, nuggethunting said: Hey Bud, It's always nice to return and get a few pieces. I might be exploring a new spot with a lot of potential this weekend. P.S. Hope you didn't talk about the nugget at the outing, I might want to drywash his spot. Yeah good stuff around that lake right... ? Thanks for the comments everyone. I found a nice 3.5 gram nugget just above these two about two years ago and the wash below is gold-bearing too if you can wade through all the trash. Lots of nooks and crannies I still need to check. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbond Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Beautiful pieces, anyone would be proud to bring those home, thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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