AllenJ

Good luck sir I hope you find a big one!

A small stream nearby but the tailings are not in it. It appears they dug ditches to bedrock then sluiced the pay dirty. Due to the number and location of square nails I think rather than bring the dirt to the stationary sluice they moved the sluice from time to time. Research says they used spring runoff due to lack of water in the area.

Nice job sir!

Outstanding, congrats on a great day!

Nice nuggets, congrats sir and well done!

Explore the area and see what you can find. Sometimes research can be a little confusing, as it is in the spot I'm currently working. In my case it turns out the lode claim, which had the same name as the claim I'm working, was actually a half mile east and is currently private property. Once they closed it the placer operations on public property was worked, which is what I'm detecting on.

I agree that Mr. Southern deserves every shoutout he gets, his videos on the GM1000 is some of the best instructional work I have ever seen concerning metal detectors. As for the young lady I'm impressed that she apparently wanted and got a good VLF for her birthday and looked excited to be out there using it!

I think you and I have a different definition of "decent" lol. Great job SD, that would be an awesome day in my book!!

Great job Boulder Dash!

Where would one see these picks? I'm in the market and would like take a look. Thanks in advance.

Outstanding sir, nice nuggets.

Thank you for posting sir, excellent information. I'm one of the worst for not using sunscreen, something I need to change.

Good luck and be safe.

Hello L Prock and welcome. If you have a store near you have you reached out to see if they rent detectors? Might be something to try prior to buying, I know I wish I would have tried it prior to buying my first detector.

Really sorry to hear this happened to you, I hope it works out for you and the bank takes care of it (as they should).