Admin nuggethunting Posted April 13, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Hello All, It seems like every year I get less and less time to swing the detector. This year, I have only been out a few times with very little gold under the searchcoil. I'm hoping to change that soon, as work is slowing down and the business will follow as the Summer heat starts getting closer. Last year was a Banner year, maybe one of my best seasons overall to date for electronic prospecting. I don't want to discuss numbers, but I Thank God for his blessing. Below is one of many large ones that were found last season using the Minelab GPZ 7000 metal detector. That nugget hit the scale just a shy under 13 Troy ounces. Wishing you all a successful 2019 season! 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) Holy cow that is a monster!!!!!.....if I remember she said it was on an inside bend LOL....What a fantastic find. So, what did you name it? Tom H. Edited April 13, 2019 by oldies1955 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted April 13, 2019 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Hey Tom, Ya, it was a great find with many Sisters and Brothers! That being said, it was not where most textbooks or most people would think a large nugget would be found. It was in fact in an ancient bench, but actually on the far opposite side of an inside bend. I guess this was the most amazing part, as we could have easily missed it. That being said, I guess we can say it has been missed for several hundred years, as there is old placer activity all around the area and they didn't find this one. It kind of reminds me of a small operation back in the 90's around Quartzsite, AZ. A small group of guys were working a gulch with a large excavator and running the material through a crude trommel. They were using VLF's to metal detect, mostly Fisher Gold Bug's. They ended up hitting an old channel deep within an old bench and uncovered a handful of huge gold nuggets on bedrock, one being 26 ounces solid. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuWanderer Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Great find..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing8046 Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 Thank you for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted April 14, 2019 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 Hey Guys, Thanks for the comments. Truly a lifetime find for me. No question large gold nuggets are still out there to be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 I can relate to this. I have found nugs thrown up high, in fast shoots and out side bends. AZ washes run a lot different than regular running steams. Just have to detect ever where. Tom H. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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