Admin nuggethunting Posted April 8, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Hello All, Well they are out there, but far and few inbetween. This half pound patch was discovered lately using a Minelab GPX 5000 and NF 14-inch coil. Always great to dig the first gold nugget and it turns out to be a multi-ouncer. Biggest nugget was 2.01 ounces, then 1.22 & 1.13 ounces. There are also 3-4 1/4 ouncers and the rest of the gold being about 3 Dwt's and under. Total weight was 6.1 ounces and all the gold was sluggy and solid. Been a long time since I dug three 1+ ouncers in a day of swinging. Just goes to show it's still out there, but requires a lot of field work to find them. I'm excited to get back with a larger searchcoil! Wish me more luck ....Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
way2cool Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Wish you more luck? No way. Thats all skill congrats. Your right they are still out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Rob, That Is a fantastic find, good to see you are still in the zone.Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 CrimmY!! Way to go man.Thats a fantastic bunch of finds.Glad you got em ))Tom H.Oh, btw...6.1 oz is not a half pound. You have to find 1.9 more oz. Dang that is some nice gold!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted April 8, 2013 Author Admin Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Hey Tom, Now I thought you knew more about gold then that ... LOL! A Troy Pound is 12 ounces, heavier than a conventional pound at 16 ounces. All metals are weighed in Troy, so 12 ounces is a pound, 6 ounces is 1/2 of a pound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubstake1 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 yEH, A HALF POUND OF FEATHERS WOULD WEIGH MORE! GRUBSTAKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugbomb510 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I would be drywashing the hell out of that area.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Im still stuck in the old days of a half a pound is 8 oz...Jez.............pounds...oz...dwt....your knocking out some fantastic finds there. What the hey.... get more out of that area.GO geet it! Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyDigger Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Awesome finds Rob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Beautiful! Congratulations Rob!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Wow, three nuggets over an ounce, and solid ones at that. That is some seriously good detecting there Rob, congratulations. Two more months before I can even get out and you have gold already. Six inches of fresh snow yesterday, eight inches more predicted for today.Heck, take the three big nuggets out and I would still be thrilled with those finds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp90macs Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Fantastic Rob, what a great find! I brought the skunk home with me Saturday night, the only thing I found detecting that day was old wires, a flat piece of steel, and a rusted square can. I did find 4 small flakes in one pan sample I took from the creek. 1st time in the area... will have to investigate that creek some more when the water goes down.More Au to you, Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathray Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Damn!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggetslayer Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Nice gold Rob! Lots of gold left, but a lot of humping to find it. Keep at it and turn it into the 6lb patch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Awesome goodies, there Rob ... Journalistic integriety and web forum ownership responsibilities means you have to provide a MUCH better story and detail than that ... Let's hear'em ... er, see um ... Congrats on a beutiful patch find ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primalspirit Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 What an inspiration, Rob, WTG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 and now we know (if we didn't already) why the other batch was "nothing special"...very nice!fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausome Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 OKAY, now that it's getting too heavy to carry, just toss those smaller crumbs back to grow!! BTW: where were you at?!? ausome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border Boy Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Darn nice beepin there Rob! Bet that was a fun day, a half pound usually takes me around a month of hard detecting and digging! Way to go and get in there with a big round there might be a pound nug at depth.Justin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvradar Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 ALWAYS wanted to see what a nug patch looked like! Pretty sweet Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Sweet! WTGLuckyLundy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIM MCCULLOCH Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Done good, Robbie. Best wishes for even greater success, HH Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heybeerman Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 WOW!Nice gold Rob!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkirkll Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Way to go!!!That is nice stuff.....keep it coming.BTW....i got the word today that I will def be going to Anchorage! ---Probably be going to Crow Creek Mine a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Nice gold Rob, I'm sure you'll turn it into a Pound Patch before it's over!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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