Admin nuggethunting Posted March 30, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hello All, Nothing special, just some more gold from gold bearing wash we discovered. Just over 12 Dwt's or 19 Grams shown below on the NF 14x9 Searchcoil. All Gold was found with the Minelab GPX 5000 metal detector and Nugget Finder 14x9 Solid Mono. I'm excited to get back .....Hope you enjoyed. Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Nothing Special???? Jeez, Rob you are bringing a memory of Jonathan Porter to mind...when he was disappointed over a 1-2 oz nugget just because he had to dig more than usual...but, it is all in what one is accustomed to.You do the work, have the country and are successful so the small stuff is not so "special" to you...but, once upon a time...it was.nice goldfred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Well....I hope I find nothing special when I go out tomarow Thats some really nice gold there.Congrats.Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Sure hope I can find "nothing special" when I get out there in April! CONGRATS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border Boy Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Rob,Nice finds! 12 dtw is pretty special, that's a lot of rice and beans I like the mesquite bean looking nugget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 "nothing special"... I have to make a note to look for some of those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retorted Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Nice finds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 That's some very nice gold, Retorted.... How about a bit more story with them? ..Great job ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Retorted....very pretty, foil type gold...usually the minelabs don't care for that type...good detecting.fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retorted Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Thanks Unc Ron, Fred,The total is 36 pennyweight. Biggest piece is 6.5 penny.All was found within 50 yards of each other.Most were dug at 6-10 inches. Some a little deeper.Ive hammered that spot but I think theres more to be had. Diggin got really tough, chippin away an inch at a time now.Broke one pick handle so far and put a pretty good bend in my boulder bar.Hav'nt been able to come up with a good name for my honey hole............maybe now I call it the 'nuttin special" patch.Thanks Rob!!Dern..that is some pretty looking gold. Amazing you didnt bend some of them up pulling them out of the dirt.Deffinently a different type of host rock then anything ive seen here in Az.Good luck to you out there! Hope you get more I know when ive gone back over my areas with a different coil or different settings I always seemto pop a couple more out. Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 very close to the location were it came from drill and blast retort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 very close to the location were it came from drill and blast retortI'd say so. That gold is about as ragged as it gets. Very close to source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravelwasher Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Good on you Rob, way to go!! That one in the upper left looks like a pendant does it have a natural hole going through the top? Hope you make it back out there and hit some more. Thanks for the beautiful pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retorted Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Sorry for highjacking your thread rob.Wasnt my intention.Was wondering if anyone ever got a double signal from a long skinny piece of gold like the one you have pictured.Posted my pic more as an offering in exchange for info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Yes, long thin gold may give a double beep...has happened to me...only digging and identifying will reveal the whole truth...fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted April 3, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hello All, No natural holes on those nuggets. The long bean looking nugget was a double-beeper! I normally don't find them that thin and long from this area, but do have one about the same size from about 10 years ago. All were found in bedrock cracks & crevices. Retorted - You didn't high-jack the thread. Great to see your finds! Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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