boulder dash Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 I had a mining friend pass away very recently and felt I needed to head to the area I ended up meeting him out in the desert all those years ago. Arrived a bit after dark and started night detecting an area the mining friend had turned me onto. I managed 6 small pieces by 11pm. First thing in the morning I headed over to where the big gold had been found... not much luck with all the hot volcanics driving me crazy looking for a source... Someone had drywashed a part of the area and didn't vaccum very well as I scored 7 small bits off bedrock they missed. Around 2pm I headed back to another wash I had found many hundreds of small nuggets in. Boy howdy was I happy I moved as I was picking up piece after piece for about 2 1/2 hours till I had to drive home. Ended up with 34 small pieces with no shortage of targets. So 47 small fun to recover pieces ...total 2.5 grams 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Great story! Glad you made it out. What a haul! My best friend passed away at 48 years old last week. It's been a tough time lately. You have reminded me to get out and find some gold! Detecting sure can take your mind to a better place. Thanks for sharing. Take care. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted August 26, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hey Boulder Dash, Great story and sorry to hear about the loss of a good prospecting friend. Over the years, I lost several myself and find myself prospecting those areas from time to time and thinking about them and what they taught me. I always tell people to cherish the times they get to spend together prospecting, as you never know if there will be another day or even a chance to say something good to them. Congrats on the nice haul of nuggets. Thanks for sharing. Rob Allison 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 great detecting on your part,nice gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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