Admin nuggethunting Posted July 30, 2012 Admin Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Hello All, Well a partner and I braved the heat, expected the predicted rain that never happened. We both got an early start and went back into the hills a good 6-7 miles hoping to discover a new find. Well it wasn't too long after I found a Lasso Rope hanging from a small tree, the nuggets started to pop out. One here, one there ..... and on and on ....We worked up and down this small gulch, now named "Lasso Gulch," the better part of the day getting what we could. The gulch was pretty small and shallow, only a few deep areas that might have a few more nuggets. The heat finally ran us out, but I would guess we got 99% of the finds working up and down the small gulch several times before we left. Funny, this was the only gulch in the area that had gold. We ran up and down many in nearby area, but we couldn't manage to find another nugget anywhere else. We both were using Minelab GPX 5000 metal detectors. My partner was using a small Coiltek Joey, I was using the NF 14-inch elliptical. Ok, was the discovery today, yesterday, a week or month ago? Well my friends, knowing the gold business, Mums the Word! Hope you understand, but we have guys hot on our tail (nothing new). Take a gander at the gold nuggets and Lasso.Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Nice goin Kiddo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I sure wish you would quit posting this gold stuff..............im itching all over now!!! Great gold you guys found.Lot of that looks pretty hammered down?Glad you got it. Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted July 30, 2012 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Hey Guys, Thanks for the comments. Yes, most of the gold is pretty hammered. We have two ideas on where the gold is coming from, but haven't been able to prove it out in a very short time there. There is a bench looking area with ironstones, quartz and stained soil on one side, then there is a few very rotten quartz veins towards the top of the ridge (gold found right below). We are hoping to spend more time when it cools off exploring the ridge for a patch, or the bench looking area. The area is a bit of a drive and then aways off the main road, probably too much for Summer short hunts. Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubstake1 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Come on cold weather! Of course my heart has to get right too. But makes me wish anyway. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeadair Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Rob,Ihave a patch that sounds exactly like what you described and the gold is hammered for the biggest part.Maybe you guys cleaned it out.I'm going there one day this week,if it's all dug up I'll know who got it. Ha Ha. Thats a very good morning you guys.Rob I can't use my blitz there have to use the coiltec joey.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggetslayer Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Your getting some pretty neat relics out of these new patches Rob! Toy for the kiddo and something for you to keep the kid from running off. Glad your getting some gold too, sure there is a bonus nugget in there somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Rob, I'd be a bit careful if I were you when you go there again. Maybe the rope hanging on the tree was a sign for all that they hang intruders, hehe. I did run into some really bad guys in the Bradshaws many years back. One fellow used to shoot at you if you opened the gate at the swastika mine. The sheriff finally hauled him off for some mental correction. Be careful bud. Old Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Some cowboys just do that to mark a site. a lot of ranchers are getting hip to gold these days. I should explain. We have a lot of ranchers with grazing rights out here in AZ but they don't own the mineral rights. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one4gold Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Awesome finds Rob! Can't wait to get out again! Hopefully next trip I get out I find GOLD,and not bullets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop614 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 way to go guys 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, Thanks for the comments. As much as it might seem easy, it's NOT! If you only knew the amount of research and time exploring we spend, most would probably give up. A matter of fact, I know most would give up. Searching for nuggets is not easy, it's very "Hit and Miss," more misses than hits. The benefit is when you find a good spot, somewhere no one else has found before. One good gulch can produce a minimum of 1-2 ounces of placer gold. Will keep you all updated on what else we might turn up in this area. Talk with you later,Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 It's like going to Vegaseveryone tells you when they winbut nobody tells you how many times and how much they spent before they won the one timefirst a cookie monster now a lasso that gpx 5000 can really find anythingRoger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 "You could say I'm a cowboy on a steel horse I ride, with a Smith and Wesson strapped on my side. Ive seen a million places with a detector in my hand, and I've been to many mountain tops all across this land. I've found a lot of treasures some you just cant hide,some are not so apparent,not to the naked eye.and then there are those,you just have to wonder why,some of them are golden like the sun up in the sky.You can spend many years hunting and digging lots of holes, but finding that gold, never gets old.Yes I'm a cowboy on this steel horse I ride, with a detector on my back,and a new treasure leed to track. but Until I fill my poke, I'll be coming back". AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
way2cool Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 crap now I have Bon Jovi stuck in my head. Thanks alot... Nice round up Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 You got it way2cool, Ah ha ha, Da Da Da Da Da Da,Wanted Dead or Alive. I wrote that poem with Bon Jovi playing in the background. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 "You could say I'm a cowboy on a steel horse I ride, with a Smith and Wesson strapped on my side. Ive seen a million places with a detector in my hand, and I've been to many mountain tops all across this land. I've found a lot of treasures some you just cant hide,some are not so apparent,not to the naked eye.and then there are those,you just have to wonder why,some of them are golden like the sun up in the sky.You can spend many years hunting and digging lots of holes, but finding that gold, never gets old.Yes I'm a cowboy on this steel horse I ride, with a detector on my back,and a new treasure leed to track. but Until I fill my poke, I'll be coming back". AzNuggetBobWell..................................I guess if you give up on nugget hunting you can go intowriting lyrics! Nice Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thanks Tom H. I'm not sure I'm ready to retire yet,but one thing I do know is watching Rob drag home all this gold even in the summer heat is giving me a really bad case of cabin fever. Nice nuggets Rob. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Oh yah.....I hear ya.... Another month and it will start to taper off. I may try one or two trips this month....just have to watch the weather for a daythat will ONLY be 100 out. Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border Boy Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Nice job! always good when homework pays off, I hope my hours of book work pay off on that new dredge spot we talked about. Nice gold bro.Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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