Afriscot Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Very well done. Hard work pays off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Killer gold, great job. Rare to take home that much gold in a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowkiller Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 That's awesome! Way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevada brian Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Congratulations! How deep is it to bedrock? Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afriscot Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Bedrock starts at two feet but dips in places. I always imagine what's down there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 WTG on the gold! Very nice day out for you Congrats. Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevada brian Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 37 minutes ago, Afriscot said: Bedrock starts at two feet but dips in places. I always imagine what's down there Its fun to chase the bedrock, especially when your rewarded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Nice one day score, Afriscot...That's some beautiful gold! ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knifemaker84 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Very nice! Awesome finds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted January 17, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hey Afriscot, Real nice batch of gold you recovered. I would recommend chasing the bedrock down to the deeper bedrock areas if you're getting that on the more shallow stuff. It might be real interesting to see what might be hiding deeper, especially if the old-timers never beat you to it. Keep us updated with your success metal detecting. You always seem to be finding some great gold and inspiring us that it's still out there to be found. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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