Admin nuggethunting Posted July 22, 2012 Admin Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Hello All, Here is a collection of gold nuggets I found over several years worth of nugget hunting. All of these nuggets were found within several square miles within the Bradshaw Mountain Range. They are now on their way to a new owner, hope he understands how hard they were to find.All the nuggets were found with several different Minelab PI metal detectors ranging from the SD2100 to the GP series.Not sure what the ratio of expenses vs. gold found, but it was sure fun digging from all the bedrock crevices!Hope you enjoyed.Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border Boy Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Sure are pretty nugz, most people dont understand how much work it takes to become sucessful. Even after you master the sport nuggets just dont jump out into youre pocket. That being said Great job Rob! I am sure all of those beautiful pieces will be well appriciated.Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 O crap! Thats what im looking for?Ive been tossing those back :0 Thats a mess of nugs for sure.Does the ratio of expense to gold ever really equal out? Like you say.Its the fun of getting it.Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beepinpete_WA Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Nice Poke there Rob Ya better have a whisky mate to get over your sad loss of them hahaha.Cheers for the pic.Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 RobYou'll get used to it, let them go. OK maybe not but it does make me want to go out and find more. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted July 23, 2012 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Hey Guys, Ya, I still remember as I glanced through the nuggets, certain nuggets I found in various spots. One of the very water worn nuggets was a nugget my cousin and I dubbed the "Carrot Nugget." Where I found these 300+ nuggets, probably several thousands were found prior. If I had to make an educated guess, I would say the general area produced in the range of 5,000 - 10,000 nuggets. There's still hundreds, if not thousands left for the guy that wants to hike further, hunt harder and spend more time on the ridges and hilltops. Many of the easy nuggets in the small washes and gullies have been "cherry picked" pretty clean. After huge Monsoon or Winter storms you might be able to find a few more small ones, but nothing like the original discovery. Take care,Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggetslayer Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 That's a nice pile of nugs Rob! Just 333 holes is a lot of work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 RobSeriously, I have some I've kept just because they taught me something and I look at them to remind me. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Now , Thats a pile of nuggets Rob.....! Thanks for the inspiration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beepinpete_WA Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 That's a nice pile of nugs Rob! Just 333 holes is a lot of work...And all the junk holes in between em too, better get the pick tickled up to Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 AH HA! You do clean your nuggets! Nice pile..... the new owner is one lucky Dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 El D beat me to it!!! First of your nuggets I think I've ever seen clean, with the possible exception of that big one from Greaterville ten or so years ago ... Nice poke! ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afriscot Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 What's up with the clean nuggets? I thought you liked them dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 You don't have to clean that Bradshaw Mt. gold, I comes real pretty. Old Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted July 24, 2012 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Hey Guys, I clean some nuggets, but keep the majority of them like the way I found them. I cleaned the group of 333 nuggets since they are with a new owner.Uncle Ron - Ya, that was a good find of mine back with the Minelab GP Extreme. The nugget was a solid 9.1 ounces. At today price it's no less than about $15,000. Humm ... Who has that nugget now?Here is the old Minelab ad -Take care,Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexb Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 That must represent a lot of sweat and toil, I wonder what the sweat to gold ratio is? I'm sure mother nature made sure you earned every gram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 nice pile RobRoger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Buying gold is easy, the time and research to pull each one of those out of the ground is the real work. Great finds Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted August 1, 2012 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Hey Guys, Yes, the amount of time, effort, blood and sweat that is involved is intense. It's easy to post a big pile of gold, but what it takes to find them is much harder! I actually hated to part with them, but I can't die with the gold. Hope to find another pile sometime soon. Wishing you all much success. Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Yo Rob ... What was the weight of the whole pile? Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I'll guess 7 oz.AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted August 2, 2012 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Hello Uncle Ron and others, In the picture is exactly 7 ounces of nugget gold from the Bradshaw Mountains, 333 nuggets ranging from a few grains to 3-4 Dwt's in size. Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Dang, Your kidding I got it exactly right!. I thought it would just be fun to guess.AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Those mostly seem to be jewelry quality ... I'm guessing $15K as a good deal ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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